JD Roots are putting on a handful of homecoming gigs this year, and local(ish) Wakefield lads The Cribs are set to return to town on 16th May, when they play the Theatre Royal to lucky fans who managed to bag a ticket.

Support comes from The Black Belles, a likely looking group of lasses who are signed to Jack White's Third Man Records. We're very excited to catch these girls!

Fear not if you love the northern kings of indie but don't have a ticket, you can still get in on the action. The gig is going to be streamed live on the website (here) from 7.30pm on Wednesday for all to see.

Check back here on Plus One Magazine for a full review coming soon!

Words - Faith Castle

So, another year, another Live At Leeds Festival which boasts an impressive line-up. I started off the day with Richard Parker, a band who have been around in Leeds for a while now, a band who I knew very little about other than they fell under the scope of post-rock. They’ve been described by one fellow musical friend as “The best band in Leeds” so I thought I should check them out. It’s only 1pm and already main room of Cockpit is packed out. Richard Parker do not disappoint and deliver a near perfect set with their melodic noise rock, their songs evolve from sparse introductions to gargantuan epic climaxes with huge Deftones-esque drum beats driving them forward. These are definitely ones to watch out for. (FFO: 65daysofstatic, Pelican & Mogwai).

Trailer Trash Tracys is a moniker you might expect to see plastered across posters for punk all-nighters. Yet this London four-piece evoke a far more measured and sober sound than the headline suggests. For those who misinterpreted the misnomer, the set is lacking in thick riffs and gun-slinging, but for fans of TTT’s debut record ‘Ester’, released this year, it’s a chance to attach a visual element to the angular soundscapes of the album.

The production on ‘Ester’ flattened slightly what were otherwise well-crafted tracks, evincing the kind of minimalist indie rock which bagged The xx the Mercury Prize in 2010. While that album was drowsy and rather plain in places, ‘Ester’ is a touch more arresting, awakening the listener from their dream-pop-induced slumber with piercing interludes which prompt a more physical reaction than some of the more experimental, synth-saturated releases. A relative of 80s shoegaze, dream-pop is a genre which has roused considerable interest in recent years, with albums by M83 and Bat For Lashes garnering critical acclaim. But where those records can occasionally get lost in the clouds, Trailer Trash Tracys are much more firmly rooted with an earthy, rustic tone throughout. The English cousin of bands such as Beach House and Animal Collective, TTTs similarly profess a love of song-orientated pop music, while gently nudging melodies into more experimental territory.

Leeds very own BLACK MOTH have released their debut album "The Killing Jar" through NEW HEAVY SOUNDS record label.

Buy it HERE

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Leeds heavy rockers Black Moth have been growing steadily over the past few years, making waves in the underground rock scene and racking up lots of support. All sorts of awesome bands have been caught sporting Black Moth t-shirts from DZ Death Rays to Truckfighters and Turbowolf, surely they must know what all the noise is about? They’ve released their debut album The Killing Jar through independent label New Heavy Sounds and here it is. Immediately the first track, The Articulate Dead, comes chugging along like Satan’s steam train possessed, relentless in it’s entrance. It’s a full on fuzz attack with an infectious hook. The hairs on your arm are left feeling wet with some sort of ectoplasm. Poltergeists have taken over your soul and a whirlwind solo lifts your empty frame towards the ceiling. You have opened The Killing Jar.

Loveable Leeds riff merchants Hawk Eyes have put out a new non-album track for free download, following their triumphant Live At Leeds gig.

You can get the delightfully speaker rumbling 'Just One More Thing' from their Bandcamp page here.

Their new album Ideas is out now, definitely one of our favourites of the year so far. Bringing the PROPER metal back!

One of our favourite combos Blood Red Shoes are gracing our fair city this Saturday (12th May).

Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell will rock up to Leeds Cockpit to churn out some dark tinged catchy tunes for us, from their recently released album 'In Time To Voices'.

To coincide with their tour, they're releasing the single 'Lost Kids' next Monday. Take a sneaky peak at the video here.