The Student Playlist

Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics

Posts by Ed Biggs

PLAYLIST: March 2020

All the best new music released throughout March 2020, including Four Tet, Lady Gaga, Diet Cig, Empress Of and Viagra Boys.

PREVIEW: Gigs of the Week in Leeds, March 7th-13th

The best gigs coming up in Leeds this week, including Mush, Julia Bardo, Georgia, Louis Cole and the 2020 edition of Inner City Electronic!

REVIEW: Caribou – ‘Suddenly’ (City Slang)

His fifth Caribou album, ‘Suddenly’ is more personal and vulnerable than anything in Dan Snaith’s catalogue, but it also includes plenty of festival-friendly hits.

CULT ’80s: Young Marble Giants – ‘Colossal Youth’

A milestone in the development of British indie in 1980 because of its quiet economy, ‘Colossal Youth’ was the only album from the short-lived Young Marble Giants.

PREVIEW: Gigs of the Week in Leeds, February 29th-March 6th

The best gigs coming up in Leeds this week, including The Wants, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and the Supergrass reunion tour!

REVIEW: Beach Bunny – ‘Honeymoon’ (Mom + Pop)

On ‘Honeymoon’, Lili Trifilio’s Beach Bunny deliver a concise, ultra-economical debut album of accessible and emotionally engaging indie-pop.

An Introduction to Andrew Weatherall

An introduction to the various production and remix work of the late Andrew Weatherall.

PREVIEW: Gigs of the Week in Leeds, February 22nd-28th

The best gigs coming up in Leeds this week, including Field Music, Damien Jurado, Thumper, Ben Watt, Mikal Cronin and Julian Cope.

CULT ’90s: Tricky – ‘Maxinquaye’

25 years on, Tricky’s dense, paranoid and beautiful debut album ‘Maxinquaye’ feels like an avenue that artists are only just starting to explore.

CLASSIC ’10s: Two Door Cinema Club – ‘Tourist History’

Economical, precise and immense fun, Two Door Cinema Club’s 2010 debut ‘Tourist History’ gave indie a commercial shot in the arm at the start of the decade.