In September Paige Kennedy released their new single ‘Male Friend’-marking their first new music since2024’s acclaimed Babylotion EP. They also announced headline tour dates for February, with a date at Southampton’s Heartbreakers on the 7th. Leaning into their trademark quirk-pop with a sideways view of awkward social interactions, ‘Male...
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Review: Teenage Waitress Album Launch, Heartbreakers Bar, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Teenage Waitress is the brainchild of Southampton singer/songwriter Daniel Ash, who over the last five to six years has built a reputation for producing melodic indie pop music, centred around sharp lyricism that compares favourably to the likes of Difford/Tillbrook (Squeeze) through to Neil Hannon (Divine...
Devon brings largest headline tour yet to Southampton this autumn
This month, alt-pop artist Devon has released his boldest and most emotionally charged single yet, ‘THIS IS WHERE IM GOING TO DIE’, alongside the announcement of his largest UK headline tour to date this autumn, bringing him to Southampton’s Heartbreakers. The new single captures a stark reflection of life...
JC Stewart at Southampton’s Heartbreakers this month
This month sees JC Stewart hit Southampton’s Heartbreakers on May 14. John Callum, aka ‘JC’ Stewart, has packed a lot into his 27 years. A self-released single when he was 18. A record deal with Warner Music, signed after an old-fashioned bidding war, when he was 21. A Number...
Review: Wanderlust Festival 2025 – Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Additional reporting: Anita Foxall, Russell Foxall and Dan O’Farrell. Saturday After a highly successful first year, Southampton’s Wanderlust Music Festival returned at the weekend. Expanded to two days this time around, it saw well over 50 artists appear, spread over Saturday and Sunday at three local...
Review: Dilettante, Heartbreakers, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Francesca Pidgeon is probably known best for her work as multi-instrumentalist in BC Camplight’s excellent backing band. Her own band, Dilettante, arrive at Heartbreakers in Southampton for a second visit (18/3/25), having jetted back to these shores less than 24 hours previous after playing at...
Review: Coldwave at Heartbreakers, Southampton
By Dan O’Farrell. A Monday night in Southampton might not be the most inspiringly rock ‘n’ roll stop on any Australian band’s tour itinerary, but Adelaide’s Coldwave made the stage their own last night (3/3/25) with a jaw-dropping display of musical intensity that left the gathered music-obsessives feeling both...
Review: Bikini Body & Conscious Pilot – Heartbreakers, Southampton
By Russell Foxall. Photos: Anita Foxall. Having seen the impressive Conscious Pilot before, it was an easy decision to head out on a cold early March Sunday (2/3/25), particularly as I had enjoyed the various songs by Bikini Body I had sampled on line. The opening band was Winchester-based...
Review: Welly: Dork Hype List Tour, Heartbreakers, 13 February 2025
Words by Spring Wise. Photos by Dan Reddick. The Pill – Polly Money – Welly Early on Thursday morning, and this is no word of a lie, I accidentally exposed myself to a man putting up scaffolding at my house. With some kind of cosmic synchronicity, the first track...
Review: C Duncan – Heartbreakers, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. C Duncan burst onto the music scene in 2015, with his Mercury Prize nominated debut album, Architect. He is classically trained as a musician, as are his mother and father, who both feature as backing musicians on some of his music, which I would describe as...