Download Pilot – Sunday Review
Sunday morning hangovers are nursed away today by Leeds’s Static Dress - glitchy post-hardcore with massive hooks is more than enough to wake up a sleepy Downlo...
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Download Pilot – Saturday Review
After a night of adjusting to our makeshift yoga-matt sleeping quarters, we definitely need a boost — and nothing fixes up a stiff neck like a bit of headbangin...
Download Pilot – Friday Review
As we stand in Aldi grabbing various cans of sweetcorn and spaghetti hoops, we take a moment to pause… This is real. We are genuinely about to go to a festival ...
“If you were there, you’ll know.” Death Blooms Talk The Magic Of Opening Download Pilot
Download Pilot took place this weekend, and it was nothing short of spectacular in every way possible. Death Blooms were the band to kick things off on the Frid...
“Let’s make a great record at any fucking cost!” Tigercub’s Jamie Hall on As Blue As Indigo
Tomorrow, Tigercub unleash their sophomore full-length album, As Blue As Indigo. Second albums are intimidating at the best of times, least of all when you’re c...
“It’s gonna be intense…” – Death Blooms On Being The Band To Open Download Pilot
It’s coming home – yeah, there’s something we’re bloody excited for on Friday evening. Football? Nah, we’re only going to be having a mosh at the Download Pilot...
“I’ve got a lot to prove, but I feel like I can.” – Delilah Bon on Sisterhood, Power, and Pushing Herself!
Punk and beyond’s baddest bitch is approaching the release of her debut album. Delilah Bon, a.k.a Lauren Tate, a.k.a Hands Off Gretel’s formidable frontwoman, a...
“We don’t just wanna be heavy for the sake of being heavy.” – While She Sleeps’ Loz Taylor talks SLEEPS SOCIETY
It’s been a few weeks since the release of SLEEPS SOCIETY, and it’s fair to say that While She Sleeps have nailed it yet again. With a single in the BBC Radio 1...
“Slut-dropping the choir soloist.” Meet Sadness & Complete Disappointment!
We’ve exhausted every witty comment we can possibly make about Sadness and Complete Disappointment’s band name – they both meet, and don’t meet, the expectation...
“The reaction has been mind-blowing.” Skywalker’s Jay Kucera on Late Eternity
Skywalker’s immense record Late Eternity has been out (and on repeat over here at Bittersweet Press!) for a month now. Pulling in elements of punk, huge melodie...