ALBUM REVIEW – HILARY WOODS: NIGHT CRIU

Following two densely atmospheric instrumental albums, her latest record sees Hilary Woods making a welcome return to a song-based structure and giving primacy to her voice. ‘Night CRIÚ’ takes as its stated influences Czech and early Italian cinema, processions and parades, early music, indigenous language, the joy in dance, the immediacy of sound and the […]
Combining music genres in alternative music is very rare and, when it is done correctly, the results can be mind-blowing. Witch Fever, in their short career thus far, have always been aiming to push the boundaries of alternative music, by combining shoegaze esque soundscapes with heavier guttural vocals at times which sound like yells. Fevereaten […]

ALBUM REVIEW – WITCH FEVER: FEVEREATEN

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 24 OCTOBER 2025

Jim Jones All Stars       Get Down ~Get With It – Jim Jones All Stars (Live)      Recorded live and pieced together by Jim Jones from live shows between 2023-2025, ‘Get Down ~Get With It’ perfectly captures the bubbling swamp curse of unholy rhythm and the frenzied fury of their live shows. The music, an intoxicating, exciting […]
In the issue of 3 May 1982 of Libération, Serge Daney created a diagram showing different film directors in various parts of the body: Kazan, groin; DeMille, feet; Ozu, anus or bladder, etc. A year prior, as an ending paragraph of an article on Francisca by Manoel de Oliveira, he would add:  What can cinema? […]

ALBUM REVIEW – JESSICA MOSS: UNFOLDING

ALBUM REVIEW – TAME IMPALA: DEADBEAT

After five years, Kevin Parker releases his fifth album ‘Deadbeat’. A chameleon when it comes to the creation of his music, as he states in an interview with Zane Lowe, “That’s always something that I get a kick out of: just shaking up expectations.”  Even with the everchanging sound, one thing stays the same; vibes […]
For those with an interest in music from the punk era and its varied aftermath, Cargo Studios has legendary status. John Peel confided that he would often play a track, having not previously heard it, just because it said “recorded at Cargo” on the label. It started to gain its reputation when ‘Anthrax’ by the […]

BOOK REVIEW – CARGO RECORDING STUDIOS 1977 – 1985 BY CHRIS CONNELLY

ALBUM REVIEW – HIGHSCHOOL: HIGHSCHOOL

The self-titled debut album by HighSchool, is not one to be ignored. Since releasing their debut EP in 2021, the pop-punk duo from Melbourne has put out hit after hit, snappy songs with an electrifying energy behind them, despite having a rather grungy and gothic sound throughout their music – a sound which so many […]
When my Editor invited me to this event and stated that I’m in for a good night filled with original punk rock bands, they were not wrong! This gig couldn’t have been more perfect for my own comeback in reviewing, since moving into the outer skirts of Manchester I crave going back to the city. […]

LIVE REVIEW – THE STRANGLERS + BUZZCOCKS: MANCHESTER APOLLO – 18/10/2025

ALBUM REVIEW – CUBZOA: UNFOLD IN THE SKY

There is a strong sense of place to Cubzoa’s debut album, ‘Unfold In The Sky’. Jack Wolter takes the listener to his current home (Brighton), his previous home (the Isle of Man), Barcelona and even outer space. In comparison with the more straightforwardly shoegaze based music that he releases with his sister as Penelope Isles, […]
Reissues are an ideal opportunity to take stock and evaluate a group’s career. It is twenty years since Memphis Industries issued the first, self-titled Field Music album. Over the ensuing period, the Brewis brothers have released 21 albums, either under the band name or in various solo guises. They have racked up a Mercury nomination […]

ALBUM REVIEW – FIELD MUSIC: FIELD MUSIC