THE GREAT ESCAPE 2025: VOCAL GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
Brighton’s premiere showcase of musical ones to watch hit the pebbled beach with renewed energy this year, offering another vast lineup to accommodate any style and genre you might fancy - and team VG were there to soak it all in. Here are our fave artists who stood out from the pack.
GREEN MAN 2024: “WE’LL REMEMBER THIS FOREVER”
Green Man is festival that lingers in body and soul long after the final notes have been sung and the final embers of the Green Man has reduced to ashes.
UNFLIRT: ‘APRIL’S NECTAR’ EP REVIEW
April’s Nectar blends dreamy bedroom pop with candid lyricism, and the result is a treat for the ears.
DIVORCE OFFER A GLIMPSE OF GLORY AT MASTERFUL SOLD-OUT LONDON HEADLINER
The Nottingham alt-folk four piece are set to be one of the Hot Tips for 2024, and their live shows and intelligent songcraft prove why. There’s something in the tonic of this band…
BEYOND THE MUSIC 2023: A TRIUMPHANT FESTIVAL DEBUT
Spanning four days of industry talks and an eclectic live music lineup, VOCAL GIRLS went to Manchester’s brand new festival for a packed weekend in one of the north’s most vibrant cities.
GREEN MAN 2023: A TRANSFORMATIVE WEEKEND IN THE BRECON BEACONS
Green Man, set within the magnificent mountains of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, is as wholesome as they come
HEADBOY: ‘WAS IT WHAT YOU THOUGHT’ EP REVIEW
The north London trio are upfront and energetic on their debut EP
LAMBRINI GIRLS STIR UP A FEROCIOUSLY FIZZY RUCKUS AT SOLD-OUT LEXINGTON HEADLINER
Lambrini is a drink that holds memories for most, especially of messy teenage years. Those fizzy bottles stir up thoughts of first hangovers and house parties - so it’s a fitting name for this fiery punk trio, whose show at the Lexington on Wednesday was so unpredictable, it was impossible not to live in the moment
WIDE AWAKE REVIEW: THE SIREN CALL OF SUMMER
Cementing its place as the best London day fest for emerging artists and alternative music, Wide Awake 2023 deftly proves that the third time’s the charm.
THE LAST DINNER PARTY SERVE A FEAST TO REMEMBER AT SOLD-OUT CAMDEN HEADLINER
Obeying the theme of “A Night at the Opera”, the crowd gathering inside Camden Assembly are decked out in frothing lace and embroidered shirts, corsets and kid gloves, and clutching their tickets (at least figuratively – e-tickets just don’t carry the same dramatism, do they?) to one of the hottest shows in town.
BILLIE MARTEN: ‘DROP CHERRIES’ ALBUM REVIEW
Billie Marten’s fourth record, Drop Cherries, is a comprehensive love letter that trusts its own instincts.
M(H)AOL: ‘ATTACHMENT STYLES’ ALBUM REVIEW
With punchy tonality, dissonant instrumentals and raw, abrasive vocals, ‘Attachment Styles’ is an important piece of political art in post-punk form.
NILÜFER YANYA: ‘PAINLESS’ DELUXE ALBUM REVIEW
PITCHFORK FESTIVAL LONDON 2022: A DYNAMIC AND TRIUMPHANT RETURN
Spanning 14 events across 5 days, Pitchfork Festival London brought an eclectic mix of artists to a range of venues across the capital, proving just why the platform is lauded for taste-making and artist-breaking.
WITCH FEVER - ‘CONGREGATION’ ALBUM REVIEW
‘Congregation’ captures what makes Witch Fever one of rock’s most exciting prospects
WIDE EYED 2022: AN INTIMATE AND AWAITED RETURN
VOCAL GIRLS went to Leicester for this year's Wide Eyed festival and caught up with Grandmas House about their newest single ‘Body’, as well as what they got up to during their first full festival season.
GREEN MAN 2022 REVIEW: THE PERFECT MIX OF WHOLESOME AND HECTIC
VOCAL GIRLS headed to Green Man Festival - perhaps Wales’ worst kept musical secret - to discover just what makes this unique weekend so special.
LAURAN HIBBERD: ‘GARAGEBAND SUPERSTAR’ ALBUM REVIEW
Sarcastic, nostalgic, and vibrant, Lauran Hibberd’s debut LP is packed with artistic growth.
SOPHIE MAY: “I PRIDE MYSELF ON GIVING THINGS MY ALL WHEN I COMMIT”
VOCAL GIRLS chat to Sophie May about her debut EP, literary inspirations, and her first run of live shows.
DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL 2022 ROUNDUP
If you happened to find yourself in Nottingham city centre on Sunday 29th May, you will have been met with hoards of people broadly divided into two crowds…