ALBUM REVIEW – KEYSIDE: KEYSIDE

In a generation of music where people search to be seen, needing to feel heard, Liverpool based band ‘Keyside’ has delivered exactly what’s been asked. Authenticity chased by a strong sense of realness. With their long awaited self-titled debut album. I’m sure it will help navigate the youth and help them feel that little less […]
Even if I knew nothing about The Mountain Goats, a glance at the track listing for ‘Days’ would instantly pique my interest. ‘Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds’, ‘Annie Haslam Imperial Phase’ and ‘Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums’ leap out as tales far from the ordinary. According to John Darnielle who is clearly […]

ALBUM REVIEW – THE MOUNTAIN GOATS: DAYS

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 7 AUGUST 2026

Rowena Wise                 Bad Things Feel Good Indie folk artist. Through candid poetic lyricism and raw live band production, the songs explore themes of heartbreak, estrangement and mental health. Sesame Girl     Butterfly Wing In A Silver Locket EP   Citing 90s alt-rock, grunge and shoegaze, pop, and alt-country as touchstones for where their sound lands, they […]
“In any industry, success is measured by climbing as high as you possibly can, but these days I think of music as something more like a public service. You show up in city after city and you bring the music with you, and hopefully it reaches whoever needs to hear it.” Discussing her latest album, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – MARGARET GLASPY: I AM BOTH

ALBUM REVIEW – ARIANA GRANDE: PETAL

Ariana Grande steps back into the music scene once again with her eighth studio album, Petal. The listener is softly guided into this new era through the gentle melodic opening of the first track, ‘kiss me’, one which instantly defies the original expectations of the album as Grande offers an alternative creative scope in comparison […]
The psychedelic, prog and classic rock legends Deep Purple have returned. And boy, have they come back heavy. The rock legends are best known for their hard rock edge, especially on classics like ‘Smoke On The Water’ (you know the riff), and ‘Highway Star’. With the newest release, SPLAT!, they have re-emerged with that sound, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DEEP PURPLE: SPLAT!

ALBUM REVIEW – LUCIA & THE BEST BOYS: PICKING PETALS

There are few bands in Britain’s alternative scene that embrace reinvention quite like Lucia & The Best Boys. Since first emerging from Glasgow, the quartet have steadily blurred the lines between indie rock, gothic pop, electronic experimentation and theatrical alt-rock, refusing to settle into predictability. Frontwoman Lucia Fairfull remains the constant through every transformation, her […]
Shearwater      The New World              A headlong, globe-spanning journey through joy, confusion, defiance, reverence, and tenderness, with Meiburg’s voice as a graceful yet elusive guide. Sir Richard Bishop       Hillbilly Erotica              Hung round the neck of John Fahey’s infamous dubbing of certain traditional American folk sounds as “American Primitive.” Family Stereo                 The Thread        An album of […]

ALBUM ROUND WEEK ENDING 31 JULY 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – MAYA ONGAKU: NOTHING SPACE MUSIC

There are numerous records in my collection that include the command “Play Loud” on their sleeve. It does not appear far-fetched to imagine Maya Ongaku’s latest conveying the suggestion that it should be played quietly. After a period of international touring in support of their decidedly undemonstrative debut album ‘Approach to Anima’ where the audiences […]
The word renascent means to become active or popular again, to be reborn. Therefore, it works flawlessly as the title of The Durutti Column’s first album in 16 years, to be released this month. From their Factory Records origins all the way to influencing Harry Styles’ latest album, The Durutti Column are one of the […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DURUTTI COLUMN: RENASCENT