Words & Photos: Alisha Lawton It's that time of year once again where thousands of people flock to Manchester to run around the city, going from venue to venue, to catch their favourite artists within the Neighbourhood festival line up. The energy throughout the city, even at 11 o’clock in the morning, was energetic, with festival goers in the streets wearing various pieces of different merch from bands on the line-up, and there was already a queue outside of Manchester Acade

Words: Tom Gensler CREDIT : Joe Connor Florence Ellen Arnold, or Florrie, as she’s better known, made a name for herself drumming with the production group Xenomania, playing on Girls Aloud, Alesha Dixon and Kylie Minogue tracks, amongst others. She started a solo career in the 2010s, and released her breakthrough debut album, The Lost Ones, in 2024. Magic For A While is her second studio album, and it arrives after 5 single releases, promising catchy pop hooks and sing-along

Words: Ollie Hopewell Seven years after their 2019 debut, The Howlers have ended their days on the great frontier of music and settled down in a cityscape laden with bright synths, their once ambiguous sound now cemented in a structure of indie pop rock. But there looks to be cracks in the album’s foundations. Heavy kicks off with Cold Sweat and the tonal shift is immediately obvious; gone are the thick basslines and sun-tinged guitar riffs, and it their place land a vibe tha