ALBUM REVIEW – WILLIAM DOYLE: SPRINGS ETERNAL

On his latest album ‘Springs Eternal’, William Doyle introduces a cast of narrators encountering a dizzying array of issues: global disaster, mental illness, addiction, heartbreak and death. Yet such is the melodic and musical accomplishment that it is a pleasure to accompany these characters on their troubled journeys. Aided by producer Mike Lindsay, who took […]
While songs are often referred to as soundtracks to the summer, it can be argued that there is greater value in vibrant tunes brightening the winter months. London Afrobeat Collective’s latest album, ‘Esengo’, certainly fulfils the function of adding colour to this season’s otherwise short, dark, dank and dismal days. The second word in their […]

ALBUM REVIEW – LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE: ESENGO

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 9 FEBRUARY 2024

Introducing this week’s charming selection of new releases. Imperial Wax     Tranquilliser      Band consisting of guitarist Pete Greenway, drummer Keiron Melling and bassist Dave Spurr, formerly known as the last and longest serving line up of The Fall release their second album showcasing a more complex style of song. Chelsea Wolfe                   She Reaches Out To […]
1,253 days later, a new Declan McKenna album is here. Returning with his third studio album, ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, alongside 14 UK and Ireland tour dates, it is time for McKenna to soundtrack our upcoming summer once again. The whole album has a weirdly wholesome note to it. Despite the success Declan’s achieved […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DECLAN MCKENNA: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEACH?

ALBUM REVIEW – CHELSEA WOLFE: SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE

‘She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out To She” sounds like a repetitive, devilish tongue-twister.  My brain feels addled after attempting to repeat it ten times! However, it ideally reflects the album’s theme of interaction between past, present and future selves, changing patterns of behaviour and escaping toxic situations. Even played at a volume to […]
I am always suspicious of hype. The build them up to knock them down process seems unhelpful to all involved. Add in that the choice of acts or scenes for mass championing has often been bewildering with, in many cases, the recipients being distinctly ordinary. The buzz surrounding The Last Dinner Party has grown deafening […]

ALBUM REVIEW – THE LAST DINNER PARTY: PRELUDE TO ECSTASY

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 2 FEBRUARY 2024

A week in which the ethos is quality over quantity with many of these warranting a close listen. Plantoid               Terrapath            New Bella Union signing who harnesses multiple subgenres at once to concoct a sort of primordial soup, the molecules of which are built as much from progressive rock as they are jazz, fusion, folk, and […]
Ty Segall is a name unlikely to be foreign to many modern alternative rock fans. Forging his legacy in psych-garage (both solo and in Fuzz), Segall’s name became synonymous with the genre along with the likes of Thee Oh Sees/Osees and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. As the brood of this big three have […]

ALBUM REVIEW – TY SEGALL: THREE BELLS

ALBUM REVIEW – J MASCIS: WHAT DO WE DO NOW

I don’t need to introduce J Mascis do I? You know, Dinosaur Jr, one of the greatest guitarists of all time, etc.? Yeah, I thought so. As the voice and lead guitarist in one of the most iconic, influential and long-lasting alternative rock bands of all time, it’s really a formality to go over who […]
Armed with an acoustic guitar and an army of devoted fans, Dylan John Thomas has taken the music scene by storm – due to his hard graft, selling out of venues like there’s no tomorrow (even three nights at Glasgow’s prestigious ‘Barrowlands’.) Life hasn’t always been kind to him being in and out of care […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DYLAN JOHN THOMAS: DYLAN JOHN THOMAS