ALBUM REVIEW – GREET DEATH: DIE IN LOVE

“Singin’ love me when you leave”. The history of modern music is littered with love stories that transcend the art of music. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw ruled the world of 90s country.  Beyonce and Jay-Z have endured challenges of marital affairs, culminating in some of the most lauded music of the 21st century. However, […]
The quietest week in ages, as if everyone is having a well-earned post-Glastonbury rest. Here are the week’s new releases. A prelude to a much longer list next week. Rival Consoles            Landscape From Memory   Ninth album from an artist who has been concurrently in the foreground and background of electronic music since the late 00s; […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 4 JULY 2025

ALBUM REVIEW – BLONDE REDHEAD: THE SHADOW OF THE GUEST

Blonde Redhead have always enforced a haunting quality within their music. Whether that be through the ringing of their melodies or the echoes dragged through the vocals of band members Kazu Makino and Simone Pace. But what happens if you elevate those elements with the presence of a choir? Or even place a focal point […]
“Can I have your attention please, for the last time before I leave.” Yes HAIM you have my full attention. In the fourth studio album by Southern California sister trio HAIM, titled I quit, the trio explore the trivial nature of romantic relationships while primarily focussing on the complexities. In the first track titled ‘Gone’, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – HAIM: I QUIT

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 27 JUNE 2025

Jeanines           How Long Can It Last             A distinctive course through the history of pop, evoking influences as varied as the 60s folk of early Fairport Convention and Vashti Bunyan, the sunshine pop of Margo Guryan and Laura Nyro, and indiepop touchstones like Dear Nora, Marine Girls, Dolly Mixture, and the post-Black Tambourine projects of Pam […]
“This one life and memory” Raw. Unkempt. Undisguised. A few choice words that I feel encapsulate the overall mood of Annahstasia’s debut outing, “Tether”. But another word I feel springs to mind better sums up why Tether lands so strongly. Singular. Growing up, Annahstasia Enuke never saw herself as a singer or a music artist, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ANNAHSTASIA: TETHER

ALBUM REVIEW – TIAN QIYI: SONGS FOR WORKERS

Hearing Tian Qiyi for the first time, in session on 6Music’s Riley and Coe show in 2023, was one of those dumbfounding moments. Here was something outside of the realm of my common experience. While there is a saying about music being a universal language that may really be more a celebration of cultural homogeneity […]
Grounded upon a musical foundation of gloriously youthful indie-rock sounds, four-piece New York based Frankie Cosmos declare their talents with sixth album Different Talking. At first, the 17-song track list appears daunting, but with songs no longer than three minutes, we are met with an almost rapid fire of snappy yet thought-provokingly relatable lyrics set […]

ALBUM REVIEW – FRANKIE COSMOS: DIFFERENT TALKING

ALBUM REVIEW – LOYLE CARNER: HOPEFULLY!

Known for his introspective and sociopolitical lyrics, Loyle Carner has changed the UK rap scene. With beats that wouldn’t be out of place on a The Roots or MF Doom album allowing the listener to truly hear what he is saying. Carner is adored by critics and all of which is shown by numerous award […]
When I was growing up in England, bagpipes were often subjected to ridicule. Whilst this could in part have been due to their tonal contrast with conventional pop music of the time, there may have also been the unthinking residue of anti-Scottish prejudice that led to the instrument’s widespread mockery. Fortunately, in recent months, Glitterbeat […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL: SUNWISE