Yellow Brit Road

American punks Vundabar never expected their 2015 album Gawk to take off the way it did. Stemming from success in the indie world, the album took on a life of its own online during the pandemic, leading the band to bigger stages across the world, TV and festival appearances and more. Even at the time, "we felt like it was a good record," singer and writer Brandon tells us. Even still, th...

We're back in Canada! This week's show brings you new bands I discovered (and some not-so-new discoveries) and saw while over in the UK, including at the iconic grassroots venue the Windmill in Brixton. We're also talking about the final dates of the Super Furry Animals reunion in London, and we catch up with Boston punks Vundabar at their Toronto show! I've also got you reviews of...

This week's Yellow Brit Road is live from Cardiff! Fresh from Super Furry Animals' homecoming show on their reunion tour not 24 hours ago, I am joined by friends Jaz and Nathan to review the first Furries comeback in 10 years. We also bring highlights from Focus Wales festival this year. We also bring you a live set and interview recorded a few weeks ago with Irish rockers NewDad from thei...

This week, we caught up with the Irish alternative and shoegaze band NewDad . Singer, lyricist and guitarist Julie Dawson came with our little team to Kops Records in Toronto for a quick interview, where singer, lyricist and guitarist Julie walked us through their latest album ‘Altar’, we talked about the album being inspired by their hometown of Galway, their feelings after playing a very success...

This week, the Yellow Brit Road asks, did Charli XCX troll us all? Is difficult music good art? We look ahead to the Super Furry Animals reunion that kicked off this weekend in Dublin and Glasgow and bring you reviews from here in Toronto: The Cribs , Concrete Vehicles, Cam Kahin and more. Look out for our live session with NewDad , recorded at the Danforth next week. Music this week by: Fontaines...

If you're swamped in the flood of Bandcamp Friday releases, we got you. This week's Yellow Brit Road takes you through some of our highlights for albums released this Friday, big and small. We also review Dry Cleaning's recent show in Toronto and bring you an exclusive interview with NYC rising rockers Telescreens, whose third album 'Why The Lights Flicker' comes out on 12 June. We've also got a s...

NYC four-piece rock band Telescreens believe in the power of connection and serendipity. "Every time I would write songs [at home], the lights would flicker in my room. It was the moment right before a song would happen, there was a moment of stillness... you can feel it before a song comes," songwriter, guitarist and frontman Jackson Hamm tells me. And so came the inspiration for the ba...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we bring you reviews from seeing The Last Dinner Party live, pay tribute to the Grad Club that has announced its closure, dealing another major blow to Kingston's live music scene. (PS I Love You's iconic music video for 'Get Over' was in fact shot there... and at CFRC!) We remember some beloved shows there - Death From Above 1979, Arcade Fire, Th...

It's all about gigs this week! The Yellow Brit Road brings you live performances from weekend 2 of Coachella, some new releases and reviews from recent shows in town by Alice Phoebe Lou and the OBGMs. We're looking ahead to upcoming shows by The Last Dinner Party , Heavenly, Telescreens and Cootie Catcher , and are joined by Gabe from Trashwyre ahead of the band's debut EP release show at the Arca...

To call Dublin post punk five-piece band Gurriers "outspoken" could refer to a few things. They are unapologetic in their lyrics, hitting home on themes ranging from hypocricy to nihilism, extreme rhetoric, online abuse and desensitisation. Musically, they make you sit up and listen. Their live shows are electrifying, loud and alive. And they practice what they preach, having led the ent...

Festival season is here! As week 1 of Coachella 2026 comes to a close, we look back at some of our favourite performances at the festival by UK and Irish artists (and Geese, because turns out I'm like that), talk about the significance of Justin Bieber's return to music at Coachella (aka Bieberchella, which as a Canadian show we feel compelled to discuss), and the incredible Dublin post pu...

Toronto shoegaze 5 piece band Mad Iris bring together harsh, loud guitar noise, softer, intimate sounds, both screams and whispers, while evoking a certain hazy, nostalgic 90s image that brings to mind artists like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine. They also have a unique sound through layering up 3 guitars, all adding something new. We caught up with the band at Wavelength Festival 2026, where...

Packed show this week. Back from the Junos and back on track, we review new albums from Raye and the new Quebecois funky microtonal sensations Angine de Poitrine. Paul McCartney's back with music and he's getting back to the beginning, 6 Music Festival kicks off the British summer festival season and we are joined for a live session by Toronto shoegaze band Mad Iris, back from when we met...

This week's show is a little different: we come to you live from on the ground in Hamilton, ON for the 55th annual JUNO Awards ! The Yellow Brit Road takes you behind the scenes of Canada's biggest night in music with coverage from Junos Week events including JunoFest and Songwriters' Circle , including interviews with performers, JUNO nominees, performances from the Junos Gala and Juno Week! We a...

Lots on the Yellow Brit Road this week. We bring you coverage from Wavelength music festival in Toronto: some sessions and interviews we did (coming soon!), Melissa Auf der Maur 's 90s rock memoir launch on her time in Hole, Paul McCartney's photogallery on 1963-64 with the Beatles, review from seeing Gurriers live this week (interview to follow soon!), Prodigy's breakthrough 1996 hit...

This week, we are joined in session by the Montreal-based four-piece punk band Truck Violence ! Truck Violence go beyond the confines of punk: drawing on influences from back home in Alberta, where vocalist Karsyn Henderson and guitarist Paul Lecours are from, the band paint visit pictures of life in the prairies with both their music and words, centred around Karsyn’s captivating poetry. Musicall...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're talking a lot about live shows: we're talking upcoming shows and interviews, and we bring you an interview and live set with Montreal punk band Truck Violence! The band joined us before their set at The Handlebar in Toronto on 21 February 2026 to talk art, poetry, Alberta and their 2024 debut album Violence. Songs played on this set are 1. Undressed...

This week, we are joined by the Brampton based metal band Dear Evangeline ! We caught up with the band at their recent show at The Handlebar in Toronto to talk new music, inspirations, opening for Kittie, why they were destined to be musical stars and The Dichotomy ever-present in their music. The songs you hear played live on this session are, in order, are ‘Other Side’, a new, untitled song, ‘Wh...

A busy week on the Yellow Brit Road! We celebrated 25 years of Muse's iconic single 'Plug In Baby', taken from their breakthrough second album Origin of Symmetry , review the new Gorillaz album The Mountain , walk through the making of War Child's new charity album Help (2) : is it the album of the year already? Not a special show for International Women's Day (if people weren&...

This week's show was all about the biggest night in British music. We brought you all the coverage of Saturday's events, the performances, winners, our thoughts, and even dig through the archives for the best of BRITs past. And of course, we're treating you to an hour of the best new British, Irish and Canadian music through the rest of the show. Music by Pulp , Harry Styles , Raye (al...

This week, we introduce you to Liz Uninvited! The Toronto based songwriter, who recently released her third album ‘i don't have to do anything.’ joined us before her full-band set at The Piston bar a few weeks, to talk about her new album, songwriting, Elliott Smith, supporting the band Pony live, OCD and drawing inspiration from Toronto foxes for her breakthrough single Mr. Fox! You will hear...

This week, we're marking Dydd Miwsig Cymru, the annual celebration of Welsh and Welsh-language music with an hour of some of the best music from Wales on the Yellow Brit Road (not in the least exhaustive, only vaguely guided by things I haven't played in past years)! From icons to new artists, from miwsig Cymreig to intriguing multilingual songs pushing the boundaries of genre, it's on...

In light of the passing of Fred Smith, bassist in NY punks and art punk pioneers Television (on a weekend of a number of monumental losses in rock music), we played some of Marquee Moon, which turned 49 on Sunday. We've got new music on the show and Karla Chubb from SPRINTS joins us for an interview! I'll also fill you in on their incredible live set. Music by Television, Skindred , ALT BLK ERA ,...

This week, we introduce you to Trashwyre , a new Toronto four-piece band bringing the lo-fi, rebellious electro-clash to punk rock. Boasting 'shambolic', exciting live shows with a steadily growing local audience, we are joined by frontman, singer and guitarist Gabe Vitale to talk about the band's unusual origins, writing and influences, dumpster diving for guitars and their upcoming d...

Lots on the show this week. Whilst I was away seeing Sprints on Sunday, on the show we had album anniversaries, reviews of the new Cribs album, our review (and pictures) from the Shame show from last week, and a live session with Canadian electro-glam punk four piece Trashwyre, recorded at Toronto's Raven Underground. Music this week by Fleetwood Mac, The Cribs , PVA , Coach Party , Chalk , De...