Rosie Carney: a polite thirty minutes of feathery folk music | Electric Picnic
It’s an altogether pleasant set for sore heads, but it’s difficult to tell the songs apart by the end.
Jape: not resting on laurels | Electric Picnic
Reimagined, fresh set for veteran’s eighth outing at Stradbally
Shamir: a gig too far? | Electric Picnic
While Shamir Bailey’s first outing is ebullient, on the Body & Soul stage he’s let down by muddy sound and over-crowding
Róisín Murphy: surging, sensuous and inspired by gynaecology | Electric Picnic
Murphy is revealed finally as an unapologetic hedonist. She wears it divinely.
Cry Monster Cry: a brotherly act on the wrong stage | Electric Picnic
A burlesque act prove this is not where Cry Monster Cry belong
Blur: Damon Albarn leaps off the stage and leads Saturday night | Electric Picnic
It was never Blur vs Oasis. It was always Blur vs Blur
Natalie Prass: warming vibes | Electric Picnic
Despite her inability to jump the barrier Natalie Prass takes us back to balmier times
Parquet Courts: a song dedicated to the people p***ing on the wall | Electric Picnic
Thee anti-festival, no-show-show band that can’t hide their inner glittery jacket
Hot Chip: a pivotal moment at a pivotal show | Electric Picnic
Much like their 15-year career, Hot Chip's self-assurance has come good
The War On Drugs: one of the moments of the weekend | Electric Picnic
Ladies and gentlemen, our first 5 star review from Electric Picnic 2015
Future Islands: the fascinating shapes of Samuel Herring | Electric Picnic
You’d need a DNA test to decide where one song ends and another begins
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