New Album Reviews, LP, CD, Mp3

REVIEW: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Black Star Dancing EP

June 17, 2019 Ben P Scott 0

Resurgent former Oasis chief Noel Gallagher surprised quite a few listeners and critics with his excellent 2017 album ‘Who Built The Moon’. Leaving behind the well-trodden path of stadium anthems and indie rock singalongs was […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Bastille – ‘Doom Days’

June 13, 2019 Phoebe Hedges 0

In their third studio album, ‘Doom Days’, Bastille creates “an apocalyptic party album”, which captures and reflects upon the turbulent political atmosphere of the last three years. Unlike its predecessor, ‘Doom Days’ is not concerned […]

ALBUM REVIEW: The Divine Comedy – Office Politics

June 4, 2019 Ben P Scott 1

Although much of their post 90’s output has met with critical acclaim, this particular writer hasn’t warmed to any of the albums The Divine Comedy has released since 2001’s reinventive ‘Regeneration’. Aside from a few […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Richard Hawley – Further

June 3, 2019 Sandra Blemster 0

2019 is quite a year for Richard Hawley. As well as releasing his eighth studio album Further, a musical has been released based on his songs. Standing At the Sky’s Edge premiered at his hometown, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Delta Mainline – ‘Bel Avenir’

May 31, 2019 Ben P Scott 0

Those seeking music with layers, depth, atmosphere and melody should seek out Delta Mainline’s new record. ‘Bel Avenir’ is the Edinburgh band’s second album, and follows on from the acclaimed 2013 debut ‘Oh! Enlightened’. Recorded […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Sam Wickens – All I’ve Seen

May 28, 2019 Daniel Lynch 0

Finally a glimpse into the mind of one of Northern Ireland’s most exciting rising talents. Anyone following Sam Wickens closely might have had a frustrating wait since his emergence a few years ago. Since 2016, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Duncan Lloyd – Outside Notion

May 28, 2019 Lori Gava 0

Duncan Lloyd, UK guitarist and lead songwriter for the esteemed band Maximo Park, has over the last decade established himself as a deft solo artist. At first, he released his independent works under the moniker […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Honeyblood – In Plain Sight

May 21, 2019 Lori Gava 0

Glaswegian musician Stina Tweeddale had always intended to recruit a full band in her creation of Honeyblood, but as the saying goes, “things don’t always turn out as planned”. Instead, she entered into a duo […]

ALBUM REVIEW: The National – I Am Easy To Find

May 17, 2019 Fionn Crossan 0

2017’s ‘Sleep Well Beast’ was a huge moment for The National, winning them their first Grammy. The tense, dark record was so impressive it seemed hard to imagine a follow-up. However, ‘I Am Easy to […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Clinic – Wheeltappers and Shunters

May 16, 2019 Ben P Scott 0

It’s been seven years since the innovative Liverpool four-piece Clinic last released an LP. After live dates this year confirmed a return to action, hopes for a new album have also finally been rewarded. The […]

ALBUM REVIEW: The Waterboys – Where the Action Is

May 15, 2019 Lori Gava 0

Mike Scott’s inspired creation of the legendary band The Waterboys has produced a storied discography that defies genre labels. The band has wholeheartedly participated in the Big Music movement, redefined themselves as raggle-taggle folkies and […]

REVIEW: Permafrost – ‘Permafrost EP’

May 14, 2019 Amanda Stock 0

If you are a fan of the sinister menace of Interpol, the jagged guitar lines of Gang Of Four or the grandiose gloom of The Cure, here is a band which is a mix of […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Mavis Staples – ‘We Get By’

May 9, 2019 Phoebe Hedges 0

Smooth, soulful and resonating with a message of revolution, ‘We Get By’ is Mavis Staples’ twelfth studio album, but her first collaboration with GRAMMY Award-winner Ben Harper. The Rock’n’Roll hall of famer turns 80 next […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Mac DeMarco – ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’

May 6, 2019 Fionn Crossan 0

The return of indie rock slacker icon Mac DeMarco comes in the form of ‘Here Comes the Cowboy’. While his Viceroy smoking, baggy jean wearing aesthetic can be a turn off for some people the […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Maps – ‘Colour. Reflect. Time. Loss’

May 6, 2019 Amanda Stock 0

Mercury-nominated Northampton composer/producer Maps (James Chapman) releases his highly-anticipated fourth album ‘Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss.’ on the 10th May 2019 through Mute – it is his first album since 2014’s self-cathartic “Vicissitude”. Three years in […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Lydia Ainsworth – ‘Phantom Forest’

May 6, 2019 Amanda Stock 0

Art-pop experimentalist Lydia Ainsworth returns with her self-produced album “Phantom Forest” on May 10th. Ainsworth’s third album introduces a lush, complex dream world that the singer, composer and producer created and inhabited pretty much independently. […]