ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 30 OCTOBER 2026

SILVERWINGKILLER     Desperate Struggle EP              Raw African and Asian soundscapes dragged head-on into distorted Manchester electronics, the same illicit pulse as the debut, now with nothing holding it back. Lowly   Softy     Danish quintet blending dream-pop, electronic textures, art-rock experimentation and luminous dual vocals, their music feels both intimate and otherworldly — constantly shifting, yet unmistakably their […]

ALBUM REVIEW – JOHNNY & LILLIE FLYNN: BEAM COTTAGE

When an artist has parallel careers in different creative industries, defining their specialism can be confusing. While I think of Johnny Flynn as a musician who also acts, albeit one I first encountered through his music being used on the soundtrack to TV show ‘The Detectorists’, a glance at his acting CV suggests he is […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – RADIO FREE ALICE: WHAT’S IN BETWEEN

Australia has offered many outstanding acts to the music scene from Tame Impala, DMAS, Amyl and the Sniffers to INXS and Crowded House. Now it’s time for Radio Free Alice to have a go. The band first came to my attention with the release of the ‘Empty Words’ EP and the Usher cover (for better […]

ALBUM REVIEW – SPARKS: MUSIC THAT YOU CAN DANCE TO

During the course of a music business career spanning over half a century, it is inevitable that it will not always run smoothly. After the not-quite overnight success of ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both of Us’ which appeared on their third album, the 1970s was a glorious decade for Sparks where they regularly […]

LIVE REVIEW – UTAH SAINTS: CHESTER, LIVE ROOMS – 23/10/2026

Utah Saints, a name etched into trance music history since the early days of its conception. Their debut album reached the record store shelves in 1992, and since then they’ve contributed to plenty of tunes that have made people bounce until the early hours. Tonight, they make an appearance in front of an eager audience […]

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

LIVE REVIEW – PERSONAL TRAINER: BAND ON THE WALL – 22/10/2026

Personal Trainer has established a reputation as one of the best live bands around. Despite loving the band’s three albums, I had not been able to see them perform until their visit to the stalwart of Manchester’s gig itinerary, Band On The Wall. As I took up my vantage point on the venue’s small balcony […]

EP REVIEW – STRANGE PINK: GUEST ROOM

Guest Room is a release that is extremely rough around the edges, but it is certainly not a case of inexperience. Strange Pink seem to be finding a way to carve out their own corner of the alternative scene, and don’t feel the need to make everything neat and easily digestible. Strange Pink are operating […]

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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 30 OCTOBER 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – JOHNNY & LILLIE FLYNN: BEAM COTTAGE

ALBUM REVIEW – RADIO FREE ALICE: WHAT’S IN BETWEEN

ALBUM REVIEW – SPARKS: MUSIC THAT YOU CAN DANCE TO

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 23 OCTOBER 2026

Clara Mann       Wishbone          On her second album, she leans deliberately into the songwriting tradition, reaching for the rough-edged, performance-driven spirit of artists like Fiona Apple and Tom Waits while keeping faith with an older lineage of plainspoken English balladry. Kelley Stoltz     Writing The Thread       Artist who has followed his own path—moving easily between psychedelic pop, […]

LIVE REVIEW – UTAH SAINTS: CHESTER, LIVE ROOMS – 23/10/2026

LIVE REVIEW – PERSONAL TRAINER: BAND ON THE WALL – 22/10/2026

EP REVIEW – STRANGE PINK: GUEST ROOM

ALBUM REVIEW – SHOVEL DANCE COLLECTIVE: EVERYTHING IN READINESS

ALBUM REVIEW – MANIC STREET PREACHERS: THE HOLY BIBLE LIVE

For those living in their own world of eyeliner, leopard print, boredom and despair, Manic Street Preacher’s ‘The Holy Bible’ is an absolute life source. In 2014, the band marked 20 years since the album’s release and embarked on a sold-out tour, finishing at London’s Roundhouse. Despite lead singer James Dean Bradfield’s bout of flu […]

LIVE REVIEW – COURTNEY BARNETT: AVIVA STUDIOS – 17/10/2026

“Yeah, she opened for Foo Fighters a couple years back. She was very good; she reminded me heavily of Bob Dylan.” These are the words of a very beloved friend of mine, upon asking what I was up to this weekend. To say I didn’t expect those words, in more than one sense would be […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 23 OCTOBER 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – MANIC STREET PREACHERS: THE HOLY BIBLE LIVE

LIVE REVIEW – COURTNEY BARNETT: AVIVA STUDIOS – 17/10/2026

ALBUM REVIEW – ORCHESTRA BAOBAB: MADE IN SENEGAL

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