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The Guide #145: Performers on their must-watch Glastonbury sets, from Charli XCX to Yard Act

In this week’s newsletter: From exciting new acts to the big names, this year’s lineup is packed to the rafters. Here’s who Paul Heaton, Nia Archives and more recommend

The Guardian - UK

The biggest set clashes for Glastonbury 2024: from Avril Lavigne to Coldplay

The clashes are here, and they’re gnarly

Evening Standard

TV tonight: a Swedish psychological thriller about a murky murder

Jana Berzelius is a steely public prosecutor with a mysterious past. Plus: Gabrielle, Yard Act and Jordan Rakei play their new hits. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

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Yard Act review – a punk-funk workout for overthinkers

Touring their exuberant second album, the Leeds band are embracing their dancier side as their barbed observational songs get ever more intimate

The Guardian - UK

Yard Act review – a band having fun in the midst of an identity crisis

Seeming to play their jagged post-punky early material with some reluctance, the Leeds band strike out into bold new territory with hypnotic electronic grooves, disco stompers – and a Napalm Death collab

The Guardian - UK

“My tone is already destroyed by the time it gets to the amp”: Yard Act are redefining post-punk guitar with plugins and ‘cheapo’ gear – and they reckon a Squier Bullet Tele sounds great DI’d

In a radical new album, Yard Act are blurring the lines between post-punk and hip-hop. Guitarist Sam Shipstone reveals how it was made – with sampling, budget gear and an experimental approach to tone

Guitar World

Yard Act: Where’s My Utopia? review – a leap forward for Leeds post-punkers

The band’s expanding ambitions encompass disco, strings and David Thewlis, as frontman James Smith gets reflective

The Guardian - UK

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The Guide #128: Yard Act kick off our latest guide to the best music

A spotlight on the Leeds music scene, from visionary tracks about broken Britain to early Beefheart-meets-Disney

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: James Smith of Yard Act’s cultural highlights

The singer on the power of trespassing, a life-changing film, and the one item of clothing he never takes off

The Guardian - UK

Mick Mars: “I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Mötley Crüe. I don't regret anything we've ever done – good, bad or ugly” – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Eddie Kramer, Marco Pirroni, Stone Mecca, Adrian Belew, Yard Act, DragonForce, history of the MXR Phase 90, Drop Nineteens, Blondie's Frank Infante, the Darkness and more!

Guitar World

On sale now! Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: Queen's Greatest Songs Track By Track – By Brian May

Also in issue 381! Interviews: Yard Act, Sleater-Kinney, Ihsahn and more. Reviews: New gear from Gibson, Fender, Shergold and more. Learn songs by Queen, Bring Me The Horizon and U2

Guitar World

Here are the best alt. rock songs you'll hear this week, featuring Demi Lovato, Royal Blood, Wargasm and more

Here are eight great alternative songs you may have missed this week: vote here for your favourite!

Louder

Five new bands you need to hear if you love Pulp

Pulp have had one of the most fascinating careers in British music, so it figures they've inspired a legion of fans to create their own take on the Sheffield legends' legacy. Here, five of the best new bands to do it

Louder

Is it lights out for Brixton Academy?

From The Clash to Rihanna, the legendary venue has hosted them all. Then tragedy struck and it closed. Shannon Mahanty looks at whether it will remain shut forever

Evening Standard

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Manchester Evening News

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival lineup, tickets and all you need to know as it returns to Manchester

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival is returning to Manchester this weekend

The Independent UK

Reading and Leeds 2023: New names announced for festival line up

New acts including Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Yard Act have been added to the billing

Nottingham Post

The Nottinghamian: Ghost museum on the move and hometown return for Jake Bugg

Take a look at the Nottinghamian newsletter from Friday, November 25

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's Dot To Dot festival announces first wave of artists for 2023

Next year's festival will be headlined by rising post-punk band Yard Act

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Bristol Post

Dot To Dot Festival 2023 announces first wave of line-up for May bank holiday

The festival first started in 2005 and is back with a brilliant line-up for next year

Evening Standard

15 musicians on the albums that changed their lives

To celebrate National Album Day, we asked artists about the records that shaped them

The Guardian - UK

‘I was blown away!’: readers on their best music discoveries – and listening habits

Concluding our Discovery Channels series, Guardian readers share the music that’s new to them – and how they came across it

The Guardian - UK

‘This should not be normalised’: Why musicians are cancelling tours to protect their mental health

High-profile acts from Justin Bieber to Arlo Parks have cancelled gigs recently, prioritising mental health over the demands of a relentless industry

The Independent UK

Yard Act: ‘There were a lot of good reviews for our debut that we disagreed with’

The Leeds-formed band are up for this year’s Mercury Prize with their bristling first album, ‘The Overload’. Frontman James Smith and bassist Ryan Needham meet with Roisin O’Connor to talk about playing with northern stereotpyes, songwriting, and how they wrong-footed the music industry

Manchester Evening News

Bluedot Festival 2022 - tickets, lineup, camping and everything else you need to know

The UK's most 'intergalactic festival' returns to Jodrell Bank next weekend after two years of cancellations

Leeds Live

Sir Elton John collaborates with Leeds band Yard Act as artists spotted in recording studio

Many fans are very happy the two artists are working together on music

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