Spacey Jane — A Band Making Waves from Australia to the UK
When Spacey Jane stepped onto the stage at Manchester Academy, the atmosphere shifted. The lights dip, the crowd hushes, and
Resona is a music publication dedicated to thoughtful reviews of albums, singles, and live performances. More than ratings, we explore the echoes, emotions, and cultural impact that make music matter.
Informed by ongoing design and research at Manchester School of Art, we recognise the vital role of fans, their energy, devotion, and presence, in shaping the live music experience and giving performances their lasting resonance.
We bring these stories to life through graphic design, photography, art direction, and data visualisation, collaborating with other creatives to craft a presentation that is as visually compelling and insightful as it is editorially rigorous.
The Pulse of Music
Our reviews and galleries are at the heart of Resona. From the latest album drops to unforgettable live shows, we dig deep into the sounds that move us. Every review is more than a rating, it’s a story of how music resonates, connecting emotion, culture, and experience.
When Spacey Jane stepped onto the stage at Manchester Academy, the atmosphere shifted. The lights dip, the crowd hushes, and
At the heart of Resona lies the desire to document how music feels, not just how it sounds. Our Reviews
Resona Recommends
Discover the sounds shaping our world. Resona Recommends is our handpicked Spotify playlist, curating the albums, singles, and hidden gems that move us — from the stage to the studio. Updated regularly by our contributors, it’s more than a playlist: it’s a soundtrack to the stories, emotions, and cultural echoes we explore in Resona. Tune in, turn it up, and let the music resonate.
Why Resona?
Music is more than sound, it’s an experience that resonates long after the last note. Resona was created to capture that impact through thoughtful, incisive reviews and features that go beyond surface impressions. Our focus is on albums, singles, and live performances, but our mission is bigger: to explore how music makes us feel, why it matters, and the cultural spaces it creates.
Informed by ongoing studies at Manchester School of Art, Resona also examines the often-overlooked dynamics of the live music scene, especially the role of fans. Audiences don’t just consume music; they complete it. The energy of a crowd, the rituals of fandom, and the devotion of communities are as vital to a performance as the artist on stage.
What makes Resona unique is the way we present our stories. Our outputs are shaped by photography, graphic design, art direction, and data visualisation, giving each piece a distinctive aesthetic and narrative clarity. We go beyond text, combining disciplines to create story telling that is as visual as it is verbal.
Resona is also a collaborative platform, featuring and working alongside other creatives, photographers, artists, poets, designers, and beyond. Together, we weave words, images, and ideas into a visual tapestry like no other, where every contribution amplifies the resonance of music and culture.
Resona exists because the memory of a gig should do more than review, it should resonate. By blending sharp writing with striking visual storytelling and creative collaboration, we aim to shine a light on the artists, performances, and moments that leave a lasting echo in culture and memory.
In this section we collaborate with artists, photographers, and creatives to explore music beyond sound. From festival spotlights to live reviews and
in-depth interviews, we uncover practices, stories, and moments that resonate.
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Music doesn’t exist in isolation, it thrives in collaboration, creativity, and shared experience. The Features & Interviews section of Resona brings this to life, working
Music isn’t just heard, it’s felt. It lingers in memory, shapes moments, and connects people in ways that are almost tangible. Resona was born from
There’s a clear and definitive feeling and rhythm to belonging. It’s in the rituals that we have as music fans and concert goers whether that
Plug in. Turn it up. Resona Recommends is our handpicked Spotify playlist of the hottest new music, hidden gems, and tracks that linger long after
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Stay up to date with the latest tour announcements, festival line-ups, and live music news from across the UK and beyond. Resona brings you breaking updates, key reveals, and exclusive insights as artists take their sound on the road. From small-venue tours to major festival returns, we cover the stories behind the stages, spotlighting the performers, fans, and creative energy that make live music a cultural heartbeat.
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Resona is built on collaboration. Our writers, photographers, designers, and artists each bring their own perspective, helping us explore music as a cultural and emotional force.
From thoughtful reviews to striking visuals, our contributors shape Resona into a space where words and images resonate together.