ALBUM REVIEW – CAROLINE: CAROLINE 2

Every now and again, you come across an album so breath-taking that just the thought of articulating the profound sensations and emotions it evokes in you is enough to deter you from doing it at all. Perhaps irrationally, you fear, in trying to describe the music, failing to do it justice, or even taking away […]
A busy week full of top-quality releases. Here is our round up. Goddess           Goddess           A new collaborative project curated by Fay Milton, drummer with Savages. It an epic 10-track opus of post-punk, electronica, dream-pop and indie-rock, the album is performed by a revolving cast of vocalists, bringing their own unique flavour and flair to each […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 30 MAY 2025

ALBUM REVIEW – AMINE: 13 MONTHS OF SUNSHINE

“I had to grow my own garden”. The Spring season is in full swing; the flowers are blooming, the sun is out and shining, the weather is perhaps ever so slightly too warm for my liking. All of these aspects have returned to our life. But something is missing, something is yet to be added, […]
Anyone listening to Trembling Bells for the first time would have been struck by Lavinia Blackwall’s vocals. A classically trained soprano, she brought a purity of voice to their freak folk music, soaring with grace yet also having a lived-in edge. It would not be hyperbole to draws comparisons with Sandy Denny. Unsurprisingly, her second […]

ALBUM REVIEW – LAVINIA BLACKWALL: THE MAKING

ALBUM REVIEW – RIVERS OF NIHIL: RIVERS OF NIHIL

Rivers of Nihil are a band that has never been scared to experiment between different metal subgenres. Even though they are considered a progressive death metal band, they often blur the lines between progressive metal, death metal, and on their self-titled album, jazz and blues as well. This combination of different music genres creates a […]
If ever there was a time for calming and uplifting synth riffs to ease the tensions of a world on edge, then it’s now, and so welcome back into the musical landscape the uniquely groove laden tunes of Stereolab! 2025 is fast shaping up to be the year of the reunion and although not strictly […]

ALBUM REVIEW: STEREOLAB- INSTANT HOLOGRAMS ON METAL FILM

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 23 MAY 2025

Marc Ribot      Map of a Blue City     While it’s not a traditional singer-songwriter album, it is his first to centre his plaintive, wise voice quite so prominently throughout. Map of a Blue City showcases songs colliding disparate traditions: roots, bossa nova, no wave, noise, free jazz, and sounds that have no genre associations. There is […]
AMMAR 808’s ‘Club Tounsi’ is a classic example of a culture clash that works magnificently. It is a mix of bass-heavy, floor-shaking dance rhythms from the TR-808 drum machine of Denmark-based producer, Sofyann Ben Youssef, combined with the Mezoued folk tradition of his native Tunisia. Mezoued takes its name from the goatskin bagpipes that provide […]

ALBUM REVIEW – AMMAR 808: CLUB TOUNSI

ALBUM REVIEW – SPORTS TEAM: BOYS THESE DAYS

Offering chaos and a distinctive style of music impossible to categorise, Sports Team’s upcoming album ‘Boys These Days’ might be their boldest release yet. With a constant infectious energy, Sports Team aren’t comparable to any other artist currently. Really slotting into their own niche of Indie-Rock laced with Saxophone and Keyboard, ‘Boys These Days’ is […]
As Robert Forster’s solo songwriting usually proceeds at a methodical pace, it is an unexpected delight to be welcoming a new album a mere two years after ‘The Candle and the Flame.’ This latest record, ‘Strawberries’, is out of the ordinary compared to Forster’s recent output. It was recorded in Stockholm and produced by Peter […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ROBERT FORSTER: STRAWBERRIES