Will Fisher, Author at The VLM

Florence + The Machine release new single ‘Sky Full of Song’ for Record Store Day

April 12, 2018

The rumours have proven true: Florence Welch and co. are back and just in time for Record Store Day on the 21st April. The brand new track 'Sky Full of Song' premiered today in partnership with Record Store ...

Live Review: Pale Waves at The Leadmill, Sheffield

Will Fisher

March 6, 2018

Manchester’s goth-pop behemoths Pale Waves, returned to The Leadmill with their infectious blend of bubble-gum hooks and post-punk presence. The dream-pop quartet hypnotised fans with their small collection of ...

Keen to Zine: Five Artists Who Have Gone DIY

Will Fisher

October 22, 2017

FKA Twigs recently released her Instagram zine, AVANTgarden, formatted for the new swipe feature of the platform, but she is not the first to dabble with DIY mags, many artists before her have had a go at creat...

Listen: Everything is Recorded featuring Sampha and Syd – Show Love

Will Fisher

October 20, 2017

Mercury winner Sampha and former Odd Future member Syd, have teamed up for ‘Show Love,’ released by ‘Everything is Recorded’ the pseudonym of XL Recording’s Richard Russell. While phonetically ‘Sampha and Sy...

Best of 3: Strong Asian Mothers, Banks & Isaac Gracie

Will Fisher

October 4, 2017

We're serving you up three more delicious new tracks from the past week from a trio of artists who couldn't be more different. They're all ear worms though. Strong Asian Mothers - 'Hard To Find' About a year ...

Best of 3: Gengahr, Maggie Rogers & Bad Sounds

Will Fisher

September 26, 2017

In a week when Friendly Fires and Brother, sorry Viva Brother, have both announced comebacks, we're trying not to wet our 16-year-old indie pants and have decided to focus on a fresh crop of artists. We present...

Introducing: GRACES – Premiere of New Single ‘Glamour’

Will Fisher

July 20, 2017

The rising indie-pop four piece from The Lake District premiere their new single 'Glamour' exclusively on The VLM ahead of their busy string of festival dates. Originating from the quaint town of Penrith in ...

Album Review: Sheer Mag – Need To Feel Your Love

Will Fisher

July 14, 2017

‘Need to Feel Your Love’ is a debut showcasing not only Sheer Mag’s prolific experience from their time governing the American DIY punk scene, but also their open influence from funk and pop in conjunction with...

Jagwar Ma on Sheffield, Sydney and Adele in a library…

Will Fisher

March 11, 2017

Returning last year with their second album Every Now and Then Jagwar Ma, cemented their sound in psychoactive synths and Madchester driven hooks. The Sydney based band are less cemented in location however – i...

Four things we learnt at Outlines Festival 2017

Will Fisher

March 7, 2017

Following its successful debut last year, Outlines returned last weekend (3-4 March) delivering new music and local talent to the Sheffield crowds along with headliners Jagwar Ma. Like great musical watering ho...

Kano, Primal Scream and The Big Moon join Sheffield's Tramlines Festival

Florence + The Machine release new single ‘Sky Full of Song’ for Record Store Day

Ben Howard returns with new single ‘A Boat to an Island on the Wall’

Let’s Eat Grandma announce new album I’m All Ears and share intergalactic track ‘Falling Into You’

Listen: The VLM March ’18 Playlist

The VLM: February ’18 Playlist

Pale Waves release blissful new track ‘The Tide’

Live Review: Jake Bugg at Manchester Albert Hall

Album Review: Cloud Castle Lake – Malingerer

Album Review: Hinds – ‘I Don’t Run’

Album Review: Tom Misch – ‘Geography’

Album Review: Cabbage – ‘Nihilistic Glamour Shots’

Album Review: Fickle Friends – ‘You Are Someone Else’

Live Review: Pale Waves at The Leadmill, Sheffield

Photos: JAWS at Sound Control, Manchester

Photos: SHEAFS at the Harley, Sheffield

In Conversation With Will Varley

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The VLM’s Eyes On 2018: Childcare

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The VLM’s Eyes On 2018: Girlhood

Florence + The Machine release new single ‘Sky Full of Song’ for Record Store Day

Live Review: Pale Waves at The Leadmill, Sheffield

Keen to Zine: Five Artists Who Have Gone DIY

Listen: Everything is Recorded featuring Sampha and Syd – Show Love

Best of 3: Strong Asian Mothers, Banks & Isaac Gracie

Best of 3: Gengahr, Maggie Rogers & Bad Sounds

Introducing: GRACES – Premiere of New Single ‘Glamour’

Album Review: Sheer Mag – Need To Feel Your Love

Jagwar Ma on Sheffield, Sydney and Adele in a library…

Four things we learnt at Outlines Festival 2017

Author Will Fisher