Sophie founded Music & Gigs because she saw a gap and decided to fill it. She leads all editorial direction, has interviewed the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pale Waves, and Tom Grennan, and has a reputation for spotting great artists early. Writer, photographer, designer — Sophie wears a lot of hats, but the thread running through all of it is the same: a lifelong obsession with music and the people who make it.
Single Reviews
AFTERDRIVE Release Bold New Single ‘Necklace’ After Ed Sheeran Support Slot
The band themselves say it best: "It’s more driven, more physical, more intimate." And it shows. There’s a certain heat...
Album Reviews
Sanoi Teases Forthcoming Album with Hypnotic New Track ‘When You Ready’
Built around a soft, flowing groove and glowing synth work, “When You Ready” captures the feeling of standing still while...
Album Reviews
Mumford & Sons Drop New Single with Hozier and Announce Album Prizefighter
Marcus Mumford puts it plainly: “We’re putting everything we have into this. Prizefighter is us going for it, serious and playful,...
Single Reviews
‘The Day That I Die’, Lewis Capaldi’s Most Personal Song Has Arrived
From the moment he sings “On the day that I die, tell my mother I was smiling,” you know exactly where you...
EP Reviews
NF’s FEAR EP Review: Burnout, Grief and the Battle for Faith
Because let’s be real, NF could’ve come back with big production, punchy hooks and a couple of radio-safe tracks just...
Album Reviews
5 Seconds of Summer’s Everyone’s a Star! Is Their Most Honest and Unhinged Album Yet
What makes Everyone’s a Star! so compelling isn’t just the shift in sound, it’s the intention behind it. This album isn’t trying...
Live Reviews
Will Linley Brings 80s Pop Nostalgia and South African Soul to The Garage, London
Will hit the stage sharp at 9pm. He was joined by his guitarist and drummer bandmates, and the trio were...
Live Reviews
As December Falls Set the O2 Ritz on Fire (Figuratively… and Almost Literally)
Bethany’s voice, equal parts grit, sweetness and straight-up rage, carried the night, but the band’s chemistry made it all feel...