ALBUM REVIEW: THE 1975 – NOTES ON A CONDITIONAL FORM

The new album from The 1975 is finally here, after numerous delays it launches during the strange days we currently inhabit and provides another solid album, but not the magnum opus some were building this up to be. Their last full-length album was critically acclaimed by the majority of the press and went straight to […]
The band who put the drama into indie rock are back with their eighth album. The big sounding orchestral backings are in place as are the soothing melodies, yet the explosive riffs and uplifting choruses are never far way either. The Montreal band led by husband and wife duo of Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE DEARS – LOVERS ROCK

ALBUM REVIEW: CALEB LANDRY JONES – THE MOTHER STONE

Pointless. No, not the quiz show with the very tall man and a slightly shorter man. No, this is the word I am using to describe this debut from Caleb Landry Jones. This is a big statement, but you’re asking, how bad can it be? Well, to put it one way, it’s like walking into […]
Whether you’re a die-hard Fall fan or someone with only a vague interest in their music, you can’t help but admire the way this band rose from the ashes time and time again, with so many band line ups (around 66!) and numerous punch ups, they always managed to be The Fall. With each new […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE FALL – REFORMATION POST TLC: FOUR CD BOX SET

ALBUM REVIEW: DANZIG: DANZIG SINGS ELVIS

When a band or an artist sounds like their influence in a striking way, it always leads to “Why don’t you cover that”. The problem with this, is it’s always interesting to hear the performers influences that began them on their musical career. Danzig is no exception. From fans of The Misfits to Samhain (post […]
The Monochrome Set are an indie band who seem to have swallowed the rule book of pop music, spat it out and produced two albums which, while on the surface exude the flippant, light attitude of pop, for example most songs are three minutes or under, below the shiny surface, they display brilliant musicianship and […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE MONOCHROME SET – LOVE ZOMBIES & STRANGE BOUTIQUE

ALBUM REVIEW: HARKIN – HARKIN

Being a touring member of bands such as Sleater-Kinney, Wild Beasts, Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett, guitarist for Sky Larkin, as well as venturing into the pop world by being a backing vocalist for Dua Lipa on U.S. show Saturday Night Live, have all somehow fed into Katie Harkin’s debut solo album.  The album was […]
Ed O’Brien, famed guitarist from Radiohead, finally releases a solo album, taking things back to a more guitar oriented sound as opposed to the experimental forays into electronica which his band mates have become known for. It’s a refreshing surprise. He’s probably had these tunes knocking around for years, trying unsuccessfully now and again to […]

ALBUM REVIEW: EOB – EARTH

ALBUM REVIEW: THE LOVELY EGGS – I AM MORON

Psych punk duo Holly Ross and David Blackwell are back to poke a huge rock n’ roll shaped stick at the world as we know it and jolt us all into Eggland. ‘I Am Moron’ is once again produced by Dave Fridmann, whose ear for all things a bit psych (as demonstrated on his work […]
In the year of 2020, seeing a release by a band called Drain is just oh-so relatable. With the future of new releases facing its own dilemmas, it’s time to plough through every new release, in hope one is going to stick with me. After my first listen through I discovered that my face ached! […]

ALBUM REVIEW: DRAIN – CALIFORNIA CURSED