Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: SUEDE – NIGHT THOUGHTS

ALBUM REVIEW: SUEDE – NIGHT THOUGHTS

Suede's 2013 album Bloodsports was a sensational comeback for a band whose last album, 2002's underwhelming A New Morning seemed destined…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: VILLAGERS – WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?

“Farewell to my only friend, you’ve been so good to me,” sings Conor O’Brien. These lyrics open Villagers’ new album,…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: OST & KJEX – FREEDOM WIG

Ost & Kjex are a Norwegian electro duo whose new album Freedom Wig amply shows how difficult it can be…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: DAUGHTER – NOT TO DISAPPEAR

Daughter is the name for the three piece indie-folk band from North London. The band formed in 2010 and since…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: MYSTERY JETS – CURVE OF THE MOON

Indie, New Prog band Mystery Jets releases their fifth album, The Curve of the Moon January 15, 2016. The band has…

8 years ago

REVIEW: CAPTIVA – CAPTIVA EP

Captiva, a four piece alt. rock band from Kansas City (not to be confused with the trance act of the…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: THE ANCHORESS – CONFESSIONS OF A ROMANCE NOVELIST

What a way to begin the year?! We are barely into the New Year and already a contender for best…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: TUFF LOVE – RESORT

Tuff Love are the sound of rainy mornings spent in cafes at the threshold of adulthood. Bonfires on the beach…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: THE COLOURFLIES – BEEN THERE, SEEN IT, LIVED IT, LICENSED IT

Somewhere Dave Grohl is smiling; he has frequently opined the fact that rock and roll are no longer kids picking…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: CAGE THE ELEPHANT – TELL ME I’M PRETTY

Somewhere along the line I’ve missed this band. How so? I must have had my back turned. However I’m glad…

8 years ago

REVIEW: HABITATS – JUNGLES EP

If the new tropicalia movement began with Beck’s underappreciated 1998 track of the same name, it finally reached critical mass…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: HURRICANE #1 – Find Out What You Love and Let it Kill You

Hurricane #1 formed in Oxford in 1996 by Andy Bell, formerly of Ride, and vocalist/guitarist Alex Lowe. The band also…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: ROB BRAVERY – ESQUE

The end of the year release list is commonly a bit of a desert when it comes to noteworthy original…

8 years ago

REVIEW: RARE MONK – RARE MONK EP

The self-titled EP from Portland based quintet Rare Monk is only the band’s third outing, following their own self released…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE – THINGY WINGY

There are few bands from the 90’s Neo Psychedelic era still active and fewer still who are as prolific as…

8 years ago

REVIEW: LUSH: CHORUS – THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION

It’s been almost 20 years since we’ve heard anything from the inimitable indie band Lush. Not since their split in…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: COLDPLAY – A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS

Since first breaking into the music scene in 2000 with the widely acclaimed Parachutes Coldplay have gone from strength-to-strength breaking…

8 years ago

A look back at the U2 / BRIAN ENO collaboration – PASSENGERS: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS 1

For those too young to have been there and for those of us getting too old to remember, I want…

8 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: ADELE – 25

One would have to be living in an unknown galaxy far far away to be unaware of the media hype…

8 years ago

CLASSIC ALBUM REVISITED: MORRISON HOTEL – THE DOORS

Some might argue that the Doors Morrison Hotel album was not their best as no hit singles came from it.…

8 years ago