inSYNC | 2017 January

The xx: ‘I See You’ Review

January 31, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

After a period on hold, and a whole Jamie xx solo album later, The xx’s third studio album comes in the form of ten brand new songs. ‘I See You’ is in keeping with the band’s themes of intimacy, but is somewhat more varied in sound. It uses different instruments

inSYNC’s Weekly Top Announcement Picks (January 30th 2017)

January 30, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

It has been a mad week of headliners and lineup announcements. 2017 is going to be another massive year for the UK festival marathon. This week London festivals Citadel and Field Day gave us a headliner and more of the lineup, whilst Reading & Leeds, We Are FSTVL, Lost Village,

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘I Give You Power’ by Arcade Fire

January 27, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

After being announced for a number of dates in Europe and given the Saturday headline slot at Isle of Wight Festival, Canadian six-piece indie band Arcade Fire have released a new song. It’s the first new music from the band since the release of their Number 1 2013 album ‘Reflektor’.

inSYNC’s Weekly Top Announcement Picks (January 23rd 2017)

January 23, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Blissfields As Hampshire goes, as a county, it’s got some incredible festivals and events. Blissfields is one of those and has now been going strong since 2001. The festival moved sites in 2011 (now situated closer to Winchester) and although a site move is not an easy task for any

Our Interview With Gradual

January 21, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Hailing from Spain, drum & bass production duo Gradual has been busy formulating their own unique style within the genre. Drawing influences from neuro and tech, the pair have just released a free EP for music lovers to experience their most advanced work to date. 1 / So Gradual, you

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘No Reason’ by Bonobo Feat. Nick Murphy (FKA Chet Faker)

January 20, 2017 No Comments George Hall

If you haven’t caught onto the hype of the new Bonobo album entitled ‘Migration’ released last Friday 13th then you’ve probably been living under a rock. The album is a colourfully varied piece which takes on influences from sounds around the world, hence why Simon Green (Bonobo) gave it the

New Year’s Day at Motion, Bristol

January 19, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

We started 2017 much the same as we started 2016; in style at one of the UK’s best techno events. New Year’s Day at Bristol’s Motion is becoming something of a tradition. Much like last year, the 2017 edition of the event was to mark the end of the Bristol

inSYNC’s Weekly Top Announcement Picks (January 16th 2017)

January 17, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

This week two big annoucnements from London; We Are FSTVL boast their second installment of acts and South West Four gives us their first headliner along with a number of other names. We Are FSTVL We Are FSTVL is Essex’s biggest annual party. The day festival has been a big

Pendulum Return to Headline SW4

January 16, 2017 No Comments Luke Jackson

Pendulum have announced their first UK live show in almost six years after it was confirmed they will headline the Saturday night of London’s South West Four festival in August. The six-piece, who headlined Ultra Music Festival in Miami last year as a one-off, released 3rd album Immersion back in

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Back for Me’ by Electric Guest

January 14, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Los Angeles-based duo Electric Guest are back. Today saw the release of a new single, named ‘Back for Me’, which has been taken from Electric Guest’s upcoming second studio album ‘Plural’. The new album is set to be released on February 17th. The band’s debut album was released in 2012