ALBUM REVIEW – GINA BIRCH: TROUBLE

“My dad was in charge, and my mum never wanted to cause any trouble and, you know, was quite depressed and unfulfilled.” Many women who came of age in 1970s England will nod along when reading this description that Gina Birch, bassist of legendary post-punk band The Raincoats, gave some years ago about growing up. […]

SINGLE REVIEW – HOTEL MERCY: LUCKY

California’s Gabriel Hart and Tim Paul Gray convey through this lyrical gem lights fading and despair hitting deeply. The talented duo also try to escape the mundane, a humdrum existence, and their song Lucky bolsters their chances of making it through to a utopia fit for living in. The song is weaved with sweet chords […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – GREET DEATH: DIE IN LOVE

“Singin’ love me when you leave”. The history of modern music is littered with love stories that transcend the art of music. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw ruled the world of 90s country.  Beyonce and Jay-Z have endured challenges of marital affairs, culminating in some of the most lauded music of the 21st century. However, […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 4 JULY 2025

The quietest week in ages, as if everyone is having a well-earned post-Glastonbury rest. Here are the week’s new releases. A prelude to a much longer list next week. Rival Consoles            Landscape From Memory   Ninth album from an artist who has been concurrently in the foreground and background of electronic music since the late 00s; […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BLONDE REDHEAD: THE SHADOW OF THE GUEST

Blonde Redhead have always enforced a haunting quality within their music. Whether that be through the ringing of their melodies or the echoes dragged through the vocals of band members Kazu Makino and Simone Pace. But what happens if you elevate those elements with the presence of a choir? Or even place a focal point […]

FEATURE: WHO ARE YA – DREAMWAVE – BRISTOL BAND TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE LIKES OF OSEES, KING GIZZARD, PINK FLOYD, AND ADDING THEIR OWN MELODIC TWISTS TO CREATE A DAZZLING PSYCH ROCK MINDMELT

INTERVIEW: REGENT

ALBUM REVIEW – HAIM: I QUIT

“Can I have your attention please, for the last time before I leave.” Yes HAIM you have my full attention. In the fourth studio album by Southern California sister trio HAIM, titled I quit, the trio explore the trivial nature of romantic relationships while primarily focussing on the complexities. In the first track titled ‘Gone’, […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 27 JUNE 2025

Jeanines           How Long Can It Last             A distinctive course through the history of pop, evoking influences as varied as the 60s folk of early Fairport Convention and Vashti Bunyan, the sunshine pop of Margo Guryan and Laura Nyro, and indiepop touchstones like Dear Nora, Marine Girls, Dolly Mixture, and the post-Black Tambourine projects of Pam […]

A QUICK CATCH UP WITH HUNNYBEES

ALBUM REVIEW – GINA BIRCH: TROUBLE

SINGLE REVIEW – HOTEL MERCY: LUCKY

ALBUM REVIEW – GREET DEATH: DIE IN LOVE

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 4 JULY 2025

ALBUM REVIEW – ANNAHSTASIA: TETHER

“This one life and memory” Raw. Unkempt. Undisguised. A few choice words that I feel encapsulate the overall mood of Annahstasia’s debut outing, “Tether”. But another word I feel springs to mind better sums up why Tether lands so strongly. Singular. Growing up, Annahstasia Enuke never saw herself as a singer or a music artist, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BLONDE REDHEAD: THE SHADOW OF THE GUEST

ALBUM REVIEW – HAIM: I QUIT

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 27 JUNE 2025

EP REVIEW – DEADLANDS: SEVEN

ALBUM REVIEW – TIAN QIYI: SONGS FOR WORKERS

Hearing Tian Qiyi for the first time, in session on 6Music’s Riley and Coe show in 2023, was one of those dumbfounding moments. Here was something outside of the realm of my common experience. While there is a saying about music being a universal language that may really be more a celebration of cultural homogeneity […]

ALBUM REVIEW – FRANKIE COSMOS: DIFFERENT TALKING

Grounded upon a musical foundation of gloriously youthful indie-rock sounds, four-piece New York based Frankie Cosmos declare their talents with sixth album Different Talking. At first, the 17-song track list appears daunting, but with songs no longer than three minutes, we are met with an almost rapid fire of snappy yet thought-provokingly relatable lyrics set […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

ALBUM REVIEW – ANNAHSTASIA: TETHER

ALBUM REVIEW – TIAN QIYI: SONGS FOR WORKERS

ALBUM REVIEW – FRANKIE COSMOS: DIFFERENT TALKING

ALBUM REVIEW – LOYLE CARNER: HOPEFULLY!

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