Escalate: Vinyl LP Laura Mvula The Armand Hammer

The Armand Hammer

What began as an acoustic album evolved into a grand re-imagining of ATREYU classics

Lee Chesnut

Though some critics are harsh on No Need For Alarm and claim it's not as strong an effort as Del's debut

Escalate: Vinyl LP Laura Mvula The Armand HammerEscalate: To increase rapidly, to make something more serious or greater. A statement of intent, a reflection of everything around us. So goes the title, and the inherent energy the interior, burning fire of the fiercely thrilling debut album from Glasgows VLURE, due to be released by Music For Nations on 26th September. In April, the five piece Hamish Hutcheson, Alex Pearson, Conor Goldie. Niall Goldie and Carlo Kriekaard released their first new