Annabel Benton

After releasing her sophomore album Crazymad, For Me seven months ago and embarking on back-to-back tours across the UK, Europe, and US, you could forgive CMAT for wanting to take a break. However, the Brit Award nominee is showing no signs of slowing down, releasing her new single ‘Aw, Shoot!’ on the 7th of May.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), CMAT described her latest release as a song “about drinking three bottles of wine a day and completely losing my mind.” Crafting tracks out of tough per

“I hope it feels like a warm hug.” Olivia Dean’s address to the crowd between songs was true for her entire performance as the artist justified her recent successes on tour and in the release of her 2023 debut album Messy. With a mix of songs, percussion, dancing, and beautiful vocals, Dean wowed the packed crowd at Manchester’s Albert Hall on Saturday April 27.

Walking onto the stage to perform ‘UFO’, Dean both looked and sounded angelic. As a debut album, Messy is a relaxing and comforting re

As a student, it’s hard to know what to cook. In between lectures, essays, socialising, and going to the pub, cooking can often fall to the bottom of our to-do list. Beyond the cheffing itself, it’s hard to be creative with meals when you have 15 other things on your plate, and I’d bet the majority of students have reached for pasta and a jar of pesto at some point during their degrees.

Enter TikTok (or Reels if you’re uncool like me). Virtual recipes are all the rage at the moment and can be t

Two years on from his stop in the city to tour sophomore album Zeros, Declan McKenna returned to Manchester with a new record. After the February release of his third studio album What Happened to the Beach?, fans were eager to reconnect with an artist who’s already been releasing music for almost ten years.

What Happened to the Beach is certainly an experimental album and a departure from the outer-space sound of Zeroes or the youthful debut What Do You Think About The Car?. McKenna received p

As the seasons change from winter to spring and the weather warms up, it’s time to throw off the thick coats and jumpers of colder months. Seasonal change can be both exciting and daunting in the fashion world, as the different weather requires different outfits. Altering your style with lots of new clothes is both expensive and bad for the environment, which is why we’ve come up with a few tips for transitioning to spring style sustainably.

You don’t have to limit the annual spring reset to a