ALBUM REVIEW – RADIE PEAT: NO HUMAN TONGUE CAN TELL

For the third time in four weeks, I find myself sat reviewing an album containing a version of ‘Hares on the Mountain’. Following its appearance on new releases from Flora Hibberd, and Johnny and Lillie Flynn, it now appears on the debut album from Radie Peat, the vocalist with Lankum. It is an almighty coincidence […]
“We’re nowhere if we never sing” When I first heard about the latest Michael Kiwanuka album due to come out, entitled “FUDGE”, I was. Taken aback to say the least. By everything. The name was atypical. All caps, like it was shouting out at me, and a name that didn’t seem fitting for a Kiwanuka […]

ALBUM REVIEW – MICHAEL KIWANUKA: FUDGE

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 6 NOVEMBER 2026

Yoo Doo Right                 Build and Rest by the Shepherd’s Light           For the latest chapter of their sonic manifesto, Yoo Doo Right engage with deep sonic exploration, purposeful looping motifs, and dynamic walls of sound, reigniting their unwavering connection to experimental music. Party Dozen      21 Bum Salute Sydney experimental psych-noise-pop duo consisting of Kirsty Tickle […]
The second album from Ana Lua Caiano magnificently captures the tension between tradition, the modern and futurism. It merges traditional Portuguese music, Caiano’s classical training, electronics and rhythmic intensity to create an effect that is feverish and spiritual on a record where bagpipes, flutes, adufe and bombo are juxtaposed with stunning choral arrangements, synthesisers and […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ANA LUA CAIANO: DEVAGAR QUE A VIDA E CURTA

ALBUM REVIEW – LOTTIE BRAZIER: ON COURSE BUT NO-ONE THERE TO SALUTE YOU

The debut album from Lottie Brazier exists in its own distinct time zone.  It is easy to imagine hearing John Peel playing it on the wintery early 80s night while I snuggled under blankets, transistor clasped to my ear. Whilst it could in no way be pinned as sounding like any one act from that […]
Four years after Here Is Everything, London indie-rock four-piece The Big Moon return with their fourth studio album, Forever. Fronted by Juliette Jackson, alongside Soph Nathan, Celia Archer and Fern Ford, the band have built a reputation for pairing infectious guitar-driven melodies with emotionally candid songwriting. Drawing on influences ranging from Pixies to David Bowie, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – THE BIG MOON: FOREVER

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 30 OCTOBER 2026

SILVERWINGKILLER     Desperate Struggle EP              Raw African and Asian soundscapes dragged head-on into distorted Manchester electronics, the same illicit pulse as the debut, now with nothing holding it back. Lowly   Softy     Danish quintet blending dream-pop, electronic textures, art-rock experimentation and luminous dual vocals, their music feels both intimate and otherworldly — constantly shifting, yet unmistakably their […]
When an artist has parallel careers in different creative industries, defining their specialism can be confusing. While I think of Johnny Flynn as a musician who also acts, albeit one I first encountered through his music being used on the soundtrack to TV show ‘The Detectorists’, a glance at his acting CV suggests he is […]

ALBUM REVIEW – JOHNNY & LILLIE FLYNN: BEAM COTTAGE

ALBUM REVIEW – RADIO FREE ALICE: WHAT’S IN BETWEEN

Australia has offered many outstanding acts to the music scene from Tame Impala, DMAS, Amyl and the Sniffers to INXS and Crowded House. Now it’s time for Radio Free Alice to have a go. The band first came to my attention with the release of the ‘Empty Words’ EP and the Usher cover (for better […]
During the course of a music business career spanning over half a century, it is inevitable that it will not always run smoothly. After the not-quite overnight success of ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both of Us’ which appeared on their third album, the 1970s was a glorious decade for Sparks where they regularly […]

ALBUM REVIEW – SPARKS: MUSIC THAT YOU CAN DANCE TO