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

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 […]
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 […]

ALBUM REVIEW – HIGHSCHOOL: HIGHSCHOOL

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

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. […]
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, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – CUBZOA: UNFOLD IN THE SKY

ALBUM REVIEW – FIELD MUSIC: FIELD MUSIC

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 […]
A successful debut can often, wrongfully, define a band. It’s the blueprint of their sound, persona and everything in between. And it can unearth this hype which can haunt an artist as they move forward in their career. Pressure surmounts within the hope that what’s to come is as good as what’s been before. The […]

ALBUM REVIEW – THE LAST DINNER PARTY: FROM THE PYRE

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 17 OCTOBER 2025

Ko Shin Moon  Sin         From their Paris studio, Ko Shin Moon create otherworldly, hybrid melodies where psychedelia meets space disco to thrilling effect. Mozart Estate                 Tower Block In A Jam Jar          Lawrence says: “This is an album for people who have never heard Mozart Estate or Go-Kart Mozart before – it’s for people who […]
Circa Waves complete the final piece to the puzzle with the second half of their upcoming double album Death & Love. The indie-rock veterans are now six albums deep and have the experience to create a record with deep emotional terrain where the themes of morality and connection intersect. Death & Love relishes its raw […]

ALBUM REVIEW – CIRCA WAVES: DEATH & LOVE PT.2

ALBUM REVIEW – BROGEAL: TUESDAY PAPER CLUB

Blending traditional ‘Celtic folk’ and ‘Indie rock’, Brògeal are set to release their debut album ‘Tuesday Paper Club’. Stemming from Falkirk, Scotland the five piece are rejuvenating the genres with a reminiscent flair. Speaking to the Independent last year the band stated, ‘I feel very strongly about my country and culture, and so it’d feel […]
Laura Veirs       Laura Veirs And The Choir Who Couldn’t Say (Live In Angoulême)    The recording documents Veirs’ May 2025 performance of 14 of her songs – as well as one by case/lang/veirs (Veirs’ 2016 collaborative album with k.d. lang and Neko Case) – alongside a French school choir composed of 32 students (30 girls and […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 10 OCTOBER 2025