It’s been 10 years since the first indie band from Sheffield to break America and subsequently make a name for themselves across the globe released their lovestruck 4th album ‘Suck It and See’

Everybody has to start somewhere — independent music websites are the key to growing your audience. When I caught wind of a band degrading independent music sites, it made me wonder how many people see them as inferior to the likes of NME, a music publication that was founded in 1952.

With increased talk of smaller bands’ albums not “being big enough” to merit a review, we look into what could be a divisive subject—should new bands be releasing albums so soon?

A definitive guide to the artists destined to achieve great things in 2021.

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Our editor, Kamala, narrows down her favourite releases from 2020.

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