Gareth O'Malley

ALBUM REVIEW: Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

ALBUM REVIEW: Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

“Quite a show for a loner in LA / I wonder how I managed to end up in this place?”…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Nelson Can – So Long Desire

There are bands who take a while to get a handle on their sound, and then there are those who…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Wolf Parade – Thin Mind

Sometimes you have to reckon with where you came from to figure out where you’re going. Introspection is rarely easy,…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong

As Neil Young once opined, maybe it’s better to burn out than to fade away, but Bombay Bicycle Club had…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Georgia – Seeking Thrills

The stark contrast between the two eras of Georgia Barnes’s musical output to date can be seen even in the…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Girl Ray – Girl

On their 2017 debut Earl Grey, Girl Ray marked themselves as ones to watch with their brand of infectious, breezy…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Coldplay – Everyday Life

Clocking in at a shade under 53 minutes, the eighth studio album from Coldplay subverts expectations of typical double album…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: The Vegan Leather – Poor Girls / Broken Boys

There’s something refreshingly organic about the career path Scottish quartet The Vegan Leather chose for themselves in the lead-up to…

5 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Anamanaguchi – [USA]

The much-delayed third album from New Yorkers Anamanaguchi can be viewed as a direct reaction to what’s come before. You…

5 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Jimmy Eat World – Surviving

On a fundamental level, change comes from within. We may be influenced or pressured by external forces - friends, acquaintances,…

5 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Telefon Tel Aviv – Dreams Are Not Enough

‘I dream of it often: a younger version of myself, standing at the bottom of the ocean; arms aloft, mouth…

5 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: 65daysofstatic – replicr, 2019

Sheffield-based instrumental outfit 65daysofstatic have never stood still. The quartet’s sound has been pushed and pulled in different directions since…

5 years ago