SENSER // DJ Ant Chapman

Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

TICKET LINK Senser exploded onto the scene amidst the chaos of free festivals, squat parties, and political unrest, forging a sound that defied easy categorization. Their politically charged lyrics and seismic live performances quickly established them as a force to be reckoned with. By ’94, they unleashed their debut, ‘Stacked Up,’ crashing into the UK […]

Stages At The Venues: Distant Listening // A23a // BDGR

Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

TICKETS While Stages Festival lights up Sunderland, Pop Recs is hosting the weird, the wired and the downright uncompromising. On Sat 27th Sept, three acts step sideways into the fringe: A23a, BDGR, and Distant Listening. Expect fractured voices, electronic chaos, DIY fury, and drum machines that think for themselves. This isn’t background music — this […]

MODERN NATURE // LIVE // POP RECS // SUNDERLAND

Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

TICKET LINK When Modern Nature toured their last album, 2023’s No Fixed Point In Space , it became apparent to Jack Cooper – the band’s main creative force – that they were already pulling away from the free, open ended approach they had spent five years working towards; almost as if the music had become […]

Mercury Fringe: Sunderland

Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

TICKET LINK Sunderland Music City are hosting a Mercury Fringe event, which will be a fantastic showcase of Sunderland based artists at different stages of their evolution. Featuring live performances from The Last Time, Ruby Kelly and Patrick Gosling. Tickets are completely FREE!

Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout) – Steve McQueen 40th Anniversary

Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

TICKET LINK To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Prefab Sprout’s seminal album Steve McQueen, founding member Martin McAloon will be touring the whole album in 2025.

The Fire Doors at Pop Recs

Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

TICKET LINK The Fire Doors faithfully bring to life the music of Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore; a celebration of The Doors’ six classic albums, from […]