Donovan Livesey

Westside Cowboy: “We didn’t care, we just wanted to play music”.

Four uni mates messing about in a grimy Manchester bedroom playing covers to kill time. That’s how Westside…
Paul Weller – Find El Dorado

The former Jam frontman’s covers album reflects impeccable taste but offers less in terms of nuance or invention…
Barry Can’t Swim – Loner

The Scottish producer trades sun-soaked bliss for emotional introspection – without losing the big drops “Change” is the…
Wet Leg – Moisturiser

Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome When Wet Leg first emerged in 2021,…
Big Special – National Average

A charged mix of hard and delicate, the Black Country duo’s second album teeters on the edge of…
Loyle Carner – hopefully !

Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation Loyle…
Charli XCX @ LIDO, London review – “A thrilling summary of a year-long cultural phenomenon”

While last November’s O2 Arena show served as Charli XCX’s Brat-era homecoming, today’s PARTYGIRL edition of LIDO Festival is more…
Sports Team interview – “You can’t make 50 pub-rock albums”

With their third album Boys These Days, Britain’s silliest guitar band Sports Team trade their pub-rock roots for a newfound ‘60s…