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The cover photo of Rodeo Clown, the debut long player of Montreal-based country outfit the Nora Kelly Band, alludes in some measure to the theme running through the album. Band leader Nora Kelly explains, “We […]
It’s hard not to be an admirer of Hozier. His songs have an innate ability to penetrate even the most cynical of hearts and strike a chord. Even if you’re not a fan, you’ll recognise […]
San Francisco band Osees released their 27th studio album, Intercepted Message. The Osees, fronted by John Dwyer, describes the release as a “Pop record for tired times”. The band was founded by Dwyer in 1997 […]
Leave your television on for an hour, and you will be greeted with a barrage of world issues. Whether it’s climate change, war, extreme weather, the uprising of fascism, pollution, or the existence of ITVBe […]
Swedish gritty garage rock/punk outfit The Hives release their first new album in more than a decade, The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons, via Fuga. The title refers to the band’s fictional founder, mentor, and songwriter, […]
Who wants some indie bangers? Is anyone here craving a few songs to sing along to at a festival? Perhaps some highly energetic guitar melodies to dance around in your skinny jeans? Alright, look no […]
Nicky Wire, bassist and lyricist for Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, has released a solo album as a follow-up to his 2006 debut, I Killed the Zeitgeist. Intimism is 12 songs released on Bandcamp, produced by […]
I still recall when Dexys Midnight Runners appeared on Tiswas in 1980. The much-loved Sally James asked where the band got their name from. When Kevin Rowland said, “You know what Dexys are?”. James sheepishly […]
When Blur released their last LP, The Magic Whip, there was much joy since it was their first album since 1999’s 13, where each track featured all of the original band members. Furthermore, The Magic […]
We will start with the boring bit. That same old repetitive narrative that gets dusted off and shovelled out any time Greta Van Fleet releases something new – ‘obsessed with the past’, ‘Led Zeppelin Lite’ […]
On this, their fifth album, Local Natives, embraces growing older, fatherhood and the passing of time with reverence and belief. Having spent over fourteen years together as a band, the Californian sun-kissed indie rockers focus […]
Reinvented. It’s an irritating word often thrown around like a dog’s old tennis ball. Your coffee reinvented. Booking your holiday reinvented. The smartphone was reinvented. Driving reinvented. You get the general idea. In reality, it […]
In the last four years since their debut album Dogrel, Fontaines D.C. have enormously impacted the post-punk scene. Their debut received a Mercury Prize nomination, then a year later, A Hero’s Death earned a Grammy […]
“Hey, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter! Swing, batter!”. Those of a certain age will know this line from John Hughes’ 1986 classic movie ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’. For many in the UK, that is about […]
After a hair-raising set at Download Festival last year, Ayron Jones is looking to accelerate his growing international reputation with his fourth studio album, Chronicles of the Kid. Though the Seattle native has a tremendous […]
Far From Saints sees Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics team up with Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker of The Wind and The Wave to present an album that successfully freewheels through genres from country to […]
For fans of indie folk, Ben Howard needs no introduction. In his 15-year career, he’s released four successful studio albums and a handful of EPs, with The Burgh Island EP massively helping his upward trajectory […]
Whilst this poignant album celebrates 35 years of hits for the pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys story dates back to 1982 when vocalist Neil Tennant became the news editor of the former British teen […]
I wish to register a complaint. This is not about a dead parrot but concerning the passage of time. It is moving far too quickly, and I’m unhappy. How on earth can it be that […]
Israeli musical artist Duda Tassa and legendary Radiohead guitarist Johnny Greenwood release Jarak Qaribak. The album is a love letter to Arabic music that crosses Middle Eastern barriers as it re-imagines Arabic songs and challenges […]