Reviews

Solo albums are, more often than not, a strange proposition. A singer or musician in a band feels ignored and decides to let the world hear his or her own songs simply to get their […]

Here is installment two in my continuing series reviewing young indie bands from Seattle, WA, I ask your patience with my latest obsession. ‘Posse’ has released their second disc of exceptional tunes called “Soft Opening”.  […]

In Glasgow we are really lucky to have as exciting an electronic music scene as there is anywhere else and at the forefront of that are Machines In Heaven. Whilst they have been touted by […]

Let me start with a rhetorical question, why is it American music lovers do not know more about Manic Street Preachers?  This is a band that has been around for a long time and has put […]

Its been five years since Elly Jackson graced the airwaves with her self titled Grammy winning debut album, and what a tumultuous time it has been for the London born singer/songwriter since then. From starting […]

Well well, well, what a busy boy our Andy has been of late, first collaborating with US House producer Dave Audé back in April on the single “Aftermath (Here we go)” then recording with dance […]

With appropriate fanfare Morrissey has released his first recording in five years.  Following 2008’s ‘Years of Refusal’, with his latest dose of sardonic wit and despair. ‘World Peace Is None of Your Business’ was produced […]

I missed seeing Husker Du, Bob Mould’s original band, by a whisker in 1988; the band was on a college tour for their excellent disc “Candy Apple Grey”.  The suicide of manager David Savoy and […]

Following up a recording as phenomenally successful as their sixth disc El Camino, could not have been an easy task for Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, the duo that makes up The Black Keys. The […]

For those of you unfamiliar with the multi-instrumentalist super composer Kaoru Ishibashi, this is his 2nd album, released on Joyful Noise Records. Hailing from Seattle WA USA, a classically trained violinist who has toured with […]

Ultraviolence is the third studio album from New York’s queen of sadcore – Lana Del Rey. Despite the success of Born To Die, Lana Del Rey hinted that there wouldn’t be a follow up album at […]

Based in Toledo, OH, Citizen, who has already amassed a good following in the US’s Alt-rock and underground punk scene, are ready to take on the world with their post/alt-rock Debut album “Youth”. I think […]

Damon Albarn, front man for Blur, Gorillaz, and numerous other permutations and groups, has released his first solo recording. Albarn has always come across as the friend you know who is never busy, yet does […]

Relaxing on the Sunset strip in San Antonio waiting for that glorious moment when the Mediterranean swallows up that white hot ball of fire in the Ibiza sky, all the while eclectic beats emanate from […]

Hailing from the Do It Yourself music culture of Seattle, Washington, via Philadelphia PA, the band Neighbors has released a new album titled, Will You Please Be Quiet,Please?, with hat tip to author Raymond Carver providing […]

First a disclaimer, I am a total Pixies fan. I admit to being old enough to remember the original releases of all the Pixies discs and confess to buying all of them and playing them until […]

When Kasabian were announced as the closing act for Glastonbury at Worthy Farm, reactions were mixed. The controversy surrounding Metallica’s headline slot on Saturday night—being the first heavy metal band to top the bill—briefly shifted […]

Echo & The Bunnymen return with their 12th studio album, Meteorites, marking their first release since The Fountain five years ago. During the band’s downtime, frontman Ian McCulloch released his well-received fourth solo album, Pro […]