Reviews

Following-up 2013’s critically-lauded “The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas” (which, as the title suggests, collected her first two self-released EPs to beguiling effect), “Sometimes I Sit And Think…” cements Barnett’s standing as one […]

Admirers of Aphex Twin have had a 13 year sojourn waiting to see if Richard P. James would ever again release music under the storied moniker. Starting in September of last year a spate of […]

Orphan Boy have announced details of the release of a new single, the first to be taken from their forthcoming third album. Beats Like Distant Tides will be released digitally though Concrete Recordings on Monday […]

Sick of living in a time where money, rather than talent, warrants success and minimum wage jobs won’t pay the rent? So Are SHINERS. SHINERS grew up at the height of Britpop with their parents’ […]

Under the moniker Mylets, Henry Kohen takes on the roles of several musicians at once. The wunderkind guitarist who, at 17, became the youngest artist signed to Sargent House has since established his reputation as […]

Even in today’s instant download, Bandcamp upload world where even Beyonce can drop an album out of nowhere while you went to bed early for work the next morning, 2 years from your first ever […]

Anchored by a minimal beat amidst pulsing synths and stuttering drums, ‘Pluto’ is the debut offering from Australian native, Grace – out now via Liberation Music. Produced by Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Pluto […]

Supergrass were one of the leading lights of the 90’s Britpop scene but this second solo effort from Gaz Coombes is as far away from that as can be which is a good thing. The […]

Writing about current events without coming off cliché, preachy or cynical is a tricky business. During the struggle for civil rights and the protests against Vietnam, the adaptability of the folk genre to political statement […]

The Australian Psychedelic rock group Pond have released their sixth album, Man it Feels Like Space Again. Pond are the front, left and center of the Australian Psychedelic Pop scene. They put the fun in […]

The latest chapter in the electronic evolution of guitarist John Frusciante features a new project under his Trickfinger guise and has him utilizing the classic hardware that spawned the eternal acid template. Frusciante’s desire to […]

When legendary Nirvana producer Butch Vig announced he had formed his own band in 1993 many in the music world figured it was a hobby project he would be complete before moving on to another […]

From their new EP released 23 January. Engineered and Mixed by Matt Labozza Produced by Matt Labozza and Phone Home Written and Performed by Phone Home. Phone Home are an instrumental duo consisting of Michael […]

She Makes Me Want to Die’ is the story of a relationship breaking up, but in place of bleak reflection the track is driven by kinetic, agressive and infectious energy. This is a tale of […]

Produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Kaiser Chiefs), ‘Get Closer’ is an upbeat indie-pop song that fuses a blues sentiment with introspective lyrics, catchy hooks and propulsive rhythms. The track was written over the […]

All hail and let the banners unfurl, Portland band The Decemberists have released their seventh album, What A Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. Those eclectic literary pedants are following up the critically acclaimed The […]

Lost treasure needn’t be found in the distant past; the 21st century hides many artists who disappeared into the great wide yonder. BC Camplight is one such example. The alter-ego of American songwriter Brian Christinzio […]

Rush released due to stupid arses leaking the album, Bjork’s Vulnicura arrived suddenly on Thursday 22 January, immediately plunging the listener into a world of orchestral pain and suffering. Written in the aftermath of her […]