Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: WOLFMOTHER – VICTORIOUS

ALBUM REVIEW: WOLFMOTHER – VICTORIOUS

Eleven years after the release of their eponymous début, Sydney hard rockers Wolfmother drop their 4th studio album, Victorious, on…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: POLICA – UNITED CRUSHERS

American synth indie band Polica are releasing their third long play album, United Crushers on March 4th. The album condenses…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: DIIV – IS THE IS ARE

Is The Is Are is the highly anticipated and long awaited sophomore album from the New York Jangle Pop pioneers,…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: STATES OF EMOTION – BLACK & WHITE TO GOLD

After a tumultuous start in the music business, Rainham, Essex ’s States of Emotion had what seemed like an amazing…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: SUNFLOWER BEAN – HUMAN CEREMONY

Sunflower Bean are the moniker of the Brooklyn three piece, who have been successfully growing with each move they make.…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: FIELD MUSIC – COMMONTIME

Brothers David and Peter Brewis are best known for their primary musical entity Field Music. On February 6 Field Music…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW – CHOIR OF YOUNG BELIEVERS – GRASQUE

Recently, XS Noize featured the song Serious Lover from Copenhagen –based Choir of Young Believers as its Track of the…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: THE JEZABELS – SYNTHIA

The Jezabels were conceived almost 10 years ago when students Hayley Mary (vocals), Samuel Lockwood (guitars), Heather Shannon (pianist/keyboardist) and…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: MT DOUBT – MY PAST IS A QUIET BEAST

Mt Doubt was created at the beginning of last year by Edinburgh-based Leo Bargery and his debut album My Past…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: NZCA LINES – INFINITE SUMMER

London musician Michael Lovett or as he is better known Nzca Lines released his second album Infinite Summer on January 22.…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: EMMA POLLOCK – IN SEARCH OF HARPERFIELD

With her work initially with the wonderful The Delgados and after that as a solo artist, Emma Pollock has made…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY – WHAT DO PEOPLE DO ALL DAY?

Manchester based Working for a Nuclear Free City return from a five year silence with What Do People Do All…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: BLOC PARTY – HYMNS

North London quartet, Bloc Party return with their eagerly anticipated new album, Hymns this month. Since 2012’s Four the band…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: KULA SHAKER – K2.0

London’s 60’s revivalists, Kula Shaker, are set to release K2.0, their first album in almost 6 years on 12th February.…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: TINDERSTICKS – THE WAITING ROOM

The veteran Alternative band Tindersticks released their latest effort The Waiting Room on January 22, 2016. The Waiting Room is their…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: MONEY – SUICIDE SONGS

Manchester trio, MONEY, release their sophomore album, Suicide Songs on 29th January. Their critically acclaimed début will be a hard…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: SAUROPOD – ROARING AT THE STORM

Norwegian alt-rockers SAUROPOD combine elements of a variety of punk sub-genres on their debut album. Channeling Pixies and Sonic Youth,…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: ELECTRIC EYE – DIFFERENT SUN

Recorded in Broen Studio in West Norway January 2015 in the aftermath of a hurricane that ravaged Bergen on New…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: David Bowie – Blackstar

Reviewer’s Note (I was in the midst of reviewing this album when the news was announced that David Bowie had…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: TURIN BRAKES – LOST PROPERTY

Turin Brakes release their 8th Studio Album, Lost Property on 29th January 2016. Always evolving, the London duo-come-quartet strive to…

8 years ago