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Indie Music Blog
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About
Welcome to Beyond the Grooves. An independently run music blog.
Dedicated to celebrating the best of indie music past and present, while embracing the timelessness of vinyl records.
Expect to see: album reviews, concert reviews, in-depth articles, music news, concert videos, festival announcements and a whole lot more.
The blog was set up in September 2019, on an Instagram page with the same name and in November 2022, this website was set up to coincide with the Instagram blog and bring you even more content.
The blog has been viewed and shared by some of the very best musicians. From Jamie Webster, to Liam Fray, Gerry Cinnamon, Blossoms, Young Fathers, Rick Astley, Wolf Alice, Fatboy Slim and even musical legend Elton John!
From humble beginnings in a student-house bedroom to where we are today, it’s been an incredible journey, and we’re only getting started. Whether you’re here for vinyl recommendations, the latest indie releases, music history or festival updates. I'm sure there's something for you!
Dedicated to celebrating the best of indie music past and present, while embracing the timelessness of vinyl records.
Expect to see: album reviews, concert reviews, in-depth articles, music news, concert videos, festival announcements and a whole lot more.
The blog was set up in September 2019, on an Instagram page with the same name and in November 2022, this website was set up to coincide with the Instagram blog and bring you even more content.
The blog has been viewed and shared by some of the very best musicians. From Jamie Webster, to Liam Fray, Gerry Cinnamon, Blossoms, Young Fathers, Rick Astley, Wolf Alice, Fatboy Slim and even musical legend Elton John!
From humble beginnings in a student-house bedroom to where we are today, it’s been an incredible journey, and we’re only getting started. Whether you’re here for vinyl recommendations, the latest indie releases, music history or festival updates. I'm sure there's something for you!
News
“We are being strip-mined by the powers that be/ We are being strip-mined by the new bourgeoisie
Read MoreAn unlikely collaboration
Read MoreKris Leonard, River Reeeves, Tomas Lowe, Jack Dakin and Craig Tarry
Read MoreThe second single from 'Help (2)'
Read MoreNoel Gallagher wins Songwriter of the Year
Read MoreThe record store day releases for 2026
Read MoreWolf Alice return to the capital with a few friends for their biggest show yet
Read MoreThe biggest artist in the world announces tour dates, and the mad thing is. This is just the start!
Read MoreArctic Monkeys, Damon Albarn, Olivia Rodrigo, and more unite for 'Help (2) and War Child
Read MorePlease don’t fall in love with everything on opening night Flash back to infinity just one more time
Read MoreThe Woman We Need, The Boy Who Played the Harp, Britain's Best Band, The Finest Songwriter of a generation and a West End Girl. The Brits 2026
Read MoreBlog
My take on Greatest Hits Albums
Read MoreDon't accept the old order, get rid of it
Read MoreFrom Beatlemania, to Blur Bursting Britpops Bubble The Sex Pistols wanting Anarchy to Joy Division urging us to dance to the radio
Read MoreThe greatest charity albums ever.
Read MorePerhaps the most important British Gig ever. The Greatest Party We’ll Never Be Allowed to Throw Again: Big Beach Boutique II
Read MoreMy favourite songs of the 2020s so far.
Read MoreAlbum Reviews
A review on the the band approved compliation of The Stone Roses.
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A review of the fourth album by Coldplay.
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A review of the debut album by Dead Dads Club.
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A review on the debut album by Bloc Party.
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A review on the debut album by The Clause
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A review of the fourth album by Wolf Alice
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A review on the latest album by Courteeners
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A review on the latest album by Sam Fender
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Top 10's
Song Stories
And I wrote for luck and they sent me you And I sent for juice, you give me poison I order a line, you form a queue
Read MoreI heard he lives down a river somewhere With six cars and a grizzly bear
Read MoreAnd what about you? In fact, don't answer that Wouldn't want it any other way 'Cause this feels, bestie girl
Read MoreThere's the moon asking to stay Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
Read MoreWe said we'd all go down together Yes, we would all go down together
Read MoreDo you wait for your dancing lessons, to be sent from God?
Read MoreThe emptiest of feelings, disappointed people Clinging onto bottles When it comes, it's so, so disappointing Let down and hanging around
Read MoreHow was the feeling? It was out of control I had the opinion, it was out of control
Read MoreAnd she said that together we could take on the world
Read MoreNo time to apologise, fury to tranquilise / Weapons to synchronise, cities to vapori
Read MoreI'm scared to face the music alone In my big fuckin' mental head
Read MoreConcert Reviews
Vinyl List
A-
ABBA Greatest Hits Vol 2
Arctic Monkeys- Whatever People Say I am That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys- Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys- Humbug
Arctic Monkeys- Suck It & See
Arctic Monkeys- AM
Arctic Monkeys- Live at the Albert Hall
Arctic Monkeys- The Car
B-
The Beatles- Help
The Beatles- Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles- Red Album
The Beatles- Blue Album
Bee Gees- Greatest
Blondie- Parallel Lines
Blossoms- Blossoms
Blossoms- Cool Like You
Blossoms- Foolish Loving Spaces
Blossoms- Ribbon Around the Bomb
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Legend
Blur- Modern Life is Rubbish
Blur- Parklife
Blur- The Great Escape
Blur-The Ballad of Darren
Blur- Live at Wembley Stadium
C-
Catfish & The Bottlemen- The Balcony
Catfish & The Bottlemen- The Ride
Catfish & The Bottlemen- The Balance
Circa Waves- Different Creatures
Circa Waves- Sad Happy
Circa Waves- Never Going Under
Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to the Head
Courteeners- Greatest Hits (Special One of a Kind Album)
Courteeners- Falcon
Courteeners- St Jude (Blood Records Zoertrope Vinyl)
Courteeners- St Jude Rewired
Courteeners- Mapping the Rendezvous
Courteeners- More. Again. Forever
Courteeners- Pink Cactus Cafe
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David Bowie- Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
David Bowie- Legacy
DMA's- Hills End
DMA's- The Glow
DMA's- Live at Brixton
E-
Electric Light Orchestra- Discovery
Electric Light Orchestra- Out of the Blue
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Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
Fleetwood Mac- Tango in the Night
Foals- Part 2 Everything Not Saved Will be Lost
Foals-Life is Yours
Foo Fighters-Greatest Hits
Fontianes DC- Dogrel
Franz Ferdinand- Franz Ferdinand
G-
Gerry Cinnamon- Erratic Cinematic
Gerry Cinnamon- The Bonny
Gerry Cinnamon- Live at Hampden Park
Gorillaz- Cracker Island
H-
Haim- Women in Music PT III
I-
Inhaler- It Won't Always Be Like This
Inhaler- Cuts & Bruises
Inhaler- Open Wide
J-
Jamie T- The Theory of Whatever
Johnny Marr- Call the Comet
Johnny Marr- Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
K-
Kasabian- For Crying Out Loud
The Killers-Direct Hits
Kings of Leon- Walls
The Kooks- Inside In Inside Out
L-
The La's- The La's
Liam Gallagher- As You Were
Liam Gallagher- Why Me Why Not
Liam Gallagher- MTV Unplugged
M-
Morrissey- Viva Hate
N-
New Order- Power, Corruption & Lies
New Order- TOTAL
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds- Chasing Yesterday
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds- Who Built the Moon
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds- Back the Way We Came Vol 1
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds- Council Skies
O-
Oasis- Definitely Maybe
Oasis- What's The Story Morning Glory
Oasis- The Masterplan
Oasis- Knebworth 1996
Oasis- Time Flies 1994...2009
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Peter Gabriel- So
Peter Gabriel- Live in Athens 1987
Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here
The Police-Greatest Hits
Pulp- Different Class
Q-
Queen- A Night at the Opera
Queen- Greatest Hits
R-
Red Rum Club- Matafor
Red Rum Club- The Hollow of Humdrum
Red Rum Club- How to Steal the World
The Rolling Stones- Story of the Stones
Royal Blood- How Did We Get So Dark
Royal Blood- Typhoons
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Sam Fender- Hypersonic Missiles
Sam Fender- Seventeen Going Under
Sam Fender- People Watching
Sam Fender- Me & the Dog
The Stranglers- Greatest Hits 1977-1990
Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bollocks
The Sherlocks- Live for the Moment
Shack- HMS Fable
Simon & Garfunkel- Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Smiths- Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths- The Queen is Dead
The Smiths- Rank
Stereophonics-Performance & Cocktails
Stereophonics- Decade in the Sun
Stereophonics- Scream Above the Sounds
Stereophonics- Kind
The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses
Supertramp- Breakfast in America
The Sundays-Reading Writing and Arithmetic
Styx-Pieces of Eight
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Tame Impala- Lonerism
Tame Impala-Currents
Tame Impala- The Slow Rush
Tears for Fears- Songs From the Big Chair
The 1975- The 1975
The 1975- I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
The 1975-Being Funny in a Foreign Language
The 1975- At Their Very Best Live in New York
Thin Lizzy- The Hit Singles Collection
U-
U2- The Joshua Tree
V-
The Verve- Urban Hymns
The Verve- This is Music
Viola Beach- Viola Beach
W-
The Who- Who Are You
Wolf Alice- My Love is Cool
Wolf Alice- Visions of a Life
Wolf Alice- Blue Weekend
Wolf Alice- The Clearing
The Wombats-Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Wunderhorse- Cub
Wunderhorse- Midas
Y-
Young Fathers- Heavy Heavy
Concert List
Below is a list of the Artists and Bands I have seen. The list is ever growing. Music is my hobby, and going to gigs is my favourite thing in the world. The feeling of being stood in a room, or a field waiting for the band to come on stage is something I cannot describe. I guess if I had to try to, it's where I feel most at home.
Stereophonics x9
Oasis
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds x6
Liam Gallagher x3
Arctic Monkeys
The 1975 x2
Blur
The Killers
Blossoms x10
Courteeners x7
Gerry Cinnamon x5
Catfish & The Bottlemen x3
Wolf Alice
Richard Ashcroft
Royal Blood x2
The Coral x3
Circa Waves x2
James x2
Red Rum Club x5
Sam Fender x2
The Wombats x2
Inhaler x3
Johnny Marr x3
Scouting for Girls
New Order
Kasabian
The K’s
Peace
Bloc Party
Sleep Token
Travis
Razorlight
The Hives
DMA's
The Kooks
Jake Bugg x2
The Sherlocks x2
Jordan Allen
Pale Waves
Fuzzy Sun
The Bootleg Beatles
The Lightning Seeds
Milburn
Jade Bird
Orla Gartland
Shed Seven x2
Sports Team
Wet Leg
The Magic Gang
The Lathums
Gayle
Example
Cast x2
The Reytons
Confidence Man
Black Honey x2
The Mysterines
Zuzu
Thank You
So you have made it this far down. First of all well done!
This part of the website is reserved for a few thank you messages. Although I write all of the content myself there is a number of people who have helped along the way. A few who deserve some special thank yous!
So here goes
I'd like to thank:
Dan: My unbelievable graphic designer. Without him the Instagram side of Beyond the Grooves would look nowhere near as professional
Archie Liv and Katie: Three of my university friends, who have been supportive of both me and the page since the very beginning. Who have given me ideas, and constantly been there throughout the whole process
My Mum, Dad and younger sister: Who have facilitated and supported the whole process. From buying me vinyl records, created backdrops, read and helped write posts.
Sean for being one of the first to tell me to run with the idea!!
All those at FP 190 past and present, you all know who you are!
Finally anyone who has ever, read, liked, commented, viewed, or shared any of the content I have ever made it means a lot. Some of you have been there from the beginning and others are just joining the party but you’re all heroes.
Jack x