We’re out in Iceland’s breathtaking capital preparing for one of the country’s most up-and-coming independent music events.
Merlin Jobst
Eels – Brixton Academy, London 21/03/13
We watch E and his timeless band bring a surprisingly rocky and utterly enjoyable show to Brixton’s Academy in support of new album Wonderful, Glorious.
Ólafur Arnalds – Barbican, London 11/03/13
One of the most widely-discussed neo-classical composers of recent years fills and enraptures London’s Barbican with superb grandeur.
Sigur Rós – Brixton Academy, London 07/03/2013
Sigur Rós prove just why they were so picky about their daylight Bestival slot last summer with a performance unlike any other.
Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse
On which Frightened Rabbit make a triumphant return to the magnificent songwriting present on their lauded second album.
Bon Iver – Wembley Arena, London 08/11/12
The heart breaking intensity of Justin Vernon’s smaller shows is replaced with an all embracing humour and a surreal sense of jubilation that despite prior scepticism manages to fill Wembley Arena.
Keaton Henson – The Cinema Museum, London 04/10/12
Keaton Henson’s performance at The Cinema Museum may just have been the most special, intimate show we’ve witnessed all year. Merlin Jobst reviews.
Best Fit on Bestival 2012
For all its phenomenal vision, Bestival may want to consider re-establishing its niche before it becomes just another soulless festival giant.
Quiet Buzzes and Afterlives: Best Fit speaks to The Unwinding Hours
Merlin Jobst speaks to Glasgow’s The Unwinding Hours about their critically acclaimed second album, Afterlives.
Green Man Festival 2012
This year’s Green Man Festival proved, and not for the first time either, that independence in entertainment is worth struggling for.
She Keeps Bees – Cargo, London 25/07/12
She Keeps Bees treat a stifling Cargo to a superb performance. Merlin Jobst reviews.
Festival Diary: 2000 Trees 2012
Refusing to throw in the incredibly soaked festival towel, Merlin Jobst spent last weekend watching the likes of Three Trapped Tigers, Brontide and Future of The Left in the fields of Gloucestershire.