Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: THE ENEMY – ‘It’s Automatic’

ALBUM REVIEW: THE ENEMY – ‘It’s Automatic’

Back from a three year break, ‘The Enemy’ return with their fourth studio album, ‘It’s Automatic’, an eleven track affair…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: CITY AND COLOUR – IF I SHOULD GO BEFORE YOU

Canadian singer songwriter Dallas Green adopted the moniker City and Colour as a twist on his name. He figured it…

9 years ago

EP REVIEW: THE LIVING STRANGE – 2 AM Freak Show

From time to time I encounter baby bands that are taking their first steps towards what they hope is a…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: JOHN GRANT – GREY TICKLES, BLACK PRESSURE

John Grant's last album, Pale Green Ghosts, was a superb thing with its feet firmly rooted in electronica, moving his…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: NO DEVOTION – PERMANANCE

In the music realm true second shots at success are few and far between. Especially when your previous project (LostProphets)…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: WAVVES – V

Wavves are a band I have followed since I heard their brilliant third album, King of the Beach, it was…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: NOVA HEART – Nova Heart

Chances are that Beijing would not be anyone’s first guess at where the current coolest electro act hail from but…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: REVEREND AND THE MAKERS – MIRRORS

Never one to mince words, Noel Gallagher falls all over himself in typically garrulous fashion to praise Reverend and The…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: LOW – ONES AND SIXES

The improbable career of the Duluth, Minnesota based band Low is entering its third decade. They have spanned the globe…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Lana del Rey – Honeymoon

Much has been written about the singer/songwriter Lana del Rey (born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant) since the much-acclaimed release of her…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: SWIM DEEP – MOTHERS

Following on from 2013’s ‘Where the Heaven Are We’, indie-pop five piece Swim Deep from Birmingham are back with their…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: DEAFHEAVEN – NEW BERMUDA

New Bermuda comes after a two year studio album silence from the American Black Metal band. Deafheaven took the world…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: DEXTERS – ‘We Paid for Blood’

There are many perils for young bands on their sophomore outings. Usually the songs that have been reworked and trialed…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: SEXWITCH – SEXWITCH

If you have never heard of Sexwitch, you might be forgiven for thinking that this album is full of lyrics…

9 years ago

WIN a signed copy of the THE ORDINARY BOYS new album

THE ORDINARY BOYS - NEW ALBUM IS RELEASED ON 2ND OCTOBER 2015, we have 2 x CD albums (signed) of…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: ERASURE – Always…the very best of Erasure

Traditionally around late Autumn time the waft of 'Greatest Hits' and 'Best Of ' Albums start to flood into record…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: KURT VILE – B’LIEVE I’M GOIN DOWN

The constant hit maker that is Kurt Vile follows up his fantastic Wakin on a Pretty Daze with a collection…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: YOUTH LAGOON – SAVAGE HILLS BALLROOM

I can hear the elitist critics up in arms now; “This is not Youth Lagoon!?” In many ways they’re right.…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: CHVRCHES – EVERY OPEN EYE

Chvrches arrival on the music scene in 2013 was a wonderful thing. Their debut, The Bones of What You Believe,…

9 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: NEW ORDER – MUSIC COMPLETE

Firstly, a couple of New Order confessions. I've never been that upset about New Order carrying on without Pete Hook.…

9 years ago