ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 10 JULY 2026

Tengger              Sky        Blurring the lines between psychedelic, New Age, and drone, guided as much by intuition and ritual as by composition. Fabienne Delsol            Indigo Red        Artist who has been finessing her unique blend of neo- and classic psych, ye-ye, and ‘60s beat inspired pop since releasing her debut solo album No Time For Sorrows in […]
It sounds like something out of a romantic novel. Ray Sonder and Saxon Gable were brought up in sleepy Australian beach towns to parents who were hippies and rockers. Spoon fed Nirvana and The Beatles on the car stereo, they both became self-taught musicians. They moved separately to Berlin within two weeks of each other, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BABY SMITH: LATELY, LOVE IS DEAD

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 3 JULY 2026

The Heavenly Bodes    Green Hills       Recorded on reel-to-reel in a friend’s living room between trips to the beach, it features a collection of lo-fi garage-psych numbers that vary in feel – sometimes twisting and erratic, sometimes sedated and meandering – but all drenched in tape hiss and left out on the pebbles to dry. Sailing […]
deary have become one of the most talked about names in shoegaze’s recent resurgence, following the release of their debut record ‘Birding’ I had the chance to sit down with the band ahead of a sold-out show at Manchester’s Pink Room earlier this year, the band discussed their influences, working with Bella Union, how they […]

INTERVIEW – DEARY

ALBUM REVIEW – MORTIIS: GHOSTS OF EUROPA

Music is and always will be subjective. That is why it is so unique and we all adore it. Sometimes, despite this subjectivity, there will be an artist who comes along and revolutionises the craft of songwriting, and that is exactly where the Norwegian dungeon synth, and former black metal legend Mortiis comes in. After […]
Downtown Boys            Public Luxury   Punk and indie roots mix with Latin traditions, drum machines blend with acoustic drums, saxophones both support and interject between riffs, and layers of synths blend with guitars, doubling or tripling melodies to create blankets of melodic texture. Alewya               Zero      Alewya is an Ethiopian Egyptian, singer, producer and visual creative whose […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 26 JUNE 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – IAN PROWSE: NO NAMES

As Elvis Costello observed in 1981’s ‘Big Sister’s Clothes’, “passion went out of fashion.” It is a complaint that has been commonly raised since but, judging by ‘No Names’, no one has told Ian Prowse. On his twelfth album, he has produced a work that is politically committed, outspoken and highly passionate. Every bit as […]
It’s always a quietly wonderful moment when, in or outside of the venue, you pass the artist you’re there to see play. It happened back in April at The White Hotel, when Cameron Picton of My New Band Believe weaved his way through the crowd during opener Kiran Leonard’s set. Here, too, outside YES, I […]

LIVE REVIEW – SKULLCRUSHER + JO FROM SCHOOL: YES PINK ROOM – 18/06/2026

ALBUM REVIEW – CHAINLACING: MESSUAGE

The US based shoegaze/dreampop duo Chainlacing are the new kids on the block. Honing into sounds similar to that of Slowdive, the band are looking to make their mark in the dreamy soundscapes that ruled the late 80s and throughout the 90s. Lauren Crosser and Rick Martel are both enthusiastic musicians and are hoping their […]
Placebo’s 1996 self-titled debut album was a cultural reset in Britain. While the laddish Britpop boys were sporting Adidas and mod cuts, Placebo singer Brian Molko was being questioned over his gender. No-one could tell if he was a man or a woman. He both looked and sounded androgynous with a black bob, feminine clothing, […]

ALBUM REVIEW : PLACEBO – PLACEBO RE:CREATED