The Student Playlist

Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics

Tag Ed Biggs

Highlights from the Radiohead Public Library

A brief overview of the masses of content in the new Radiohead Public Library!

PREVIEW: Gigs of the Week in Leeds, February 15th-21st

The best live music coming up in Leeds this week, including gigs from Dry Cleaning, God Damn, Girl Ray, Black Midi, William Doyle (fka East India Youth) and DIIV.

PLAYLIST: February 2020

Our selection of the best new music released throughout February 2020!

REVIEW: Drive-By Truckers – ‘The Unraveling’ (ATO)

Explicitly political and unflinching in its analysis of American society’s malaise, ‘The Unraveling’ is a barely disguised expression of revulsion.

CLASSIC ’90s: Leftfield – ‘Leftism’

Leftfield’s 1995 debut album ‘Leftism’ was one of the finest major achievements in British electronica, as influenced by dub reggae as much as house.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Brooders @ RIFFFEST 2020

The Student Playlist caught up with Leeds psych/grunge act Brooders at their own RIFFFEST evening at the Belgrave Music Hall.

REVIEW: Pet Shop Boys – ‘Hotspot’ (x2)

While innocuous on first impression, ‘Hotspot’ is as intelligent and reflective an album as Pet Shop Boys have made in their long and iconic career.

CULT ’10s: Beach House – ‘Teen Dream’

Beach House’s 2010 album ‘Teen Dream’ was the joyous sound of a band finally discovering the full extent and power of its own voice.