Whisper it quietly, but there’s something stirring on the banks of the River Trent. Whether it be the excellent Divorce (who released one of the best albums of last year in Drive to Goldenhammer), post-grungers Kagoule or the dreamy indie-pop of Vona Vella, it can’t be denied that the Nottingham music scene is in rude health right now.
It could well be that Do Nothing end up being the biggest draw of the lot. When their debut album, Snake Sideways, was released in 2023, they set themselves apart from the usual gaggle of post-punk bands with a certain anxious elegance – it was an album with bags of promise. Now, three years later, Friend World delivers on that promise and more with a collection of tracks that feel looser, bolder and strikingly confident.

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