ALBUM REVIEW – IDLES: TANGK

IDLES’ fifth studio album, TANGK, is an interesting snapshot of where the band are now. To me, this was the album that would indicate their quality as a unit. 2017’s Brutalism and 2018’s Joy as an Act of Resistance were teeth-clenched post-punk records that confronted the frustration and revelry available in daily life. The band […]
I Got Heaven, the latest album by Mannequin Pussy, sees the band continue to balance radio-friendly alt rock with visceral emotional honesty and in the process come away with some of their most rewarding material. Title track ‘I Got Heaven’ combines gritty, barked verses with a shimmering, gliding chorus that in combination set a great […]

ALBUM REVIEW – MANNEQUIN PUSSY: I GOT HEAVEN

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 1 MARCH 2024

As we emerge bleary-eyed into springtime (though it still feels like winter here), there are plenty of new releases to keep us company.   The Pheromaons             Wyrd Psearch    Upset The Rhythm release the band’s 13th album, a brew of  loose electronics, refractory rock and humdrum musing which tackles subjects such as mid-life crises, male pattern […]
Lime Garden are Chloe Howard, Annabel Whittle, Leila Deele and Tippi Morgan and they formed in Brighton a few years ago and since have had a stellar run of singles and non-stop touring, gaining nominations and endorsements along the way. With each release Lime Garden are furthering their reputation as one of indie’s best newcomers […]

ALBUM REVIEW – LIME GARDEN: ONE MORE THING

ALBUM REVIEW – CHERYM: TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

Sitting down with this album and turning it all the way up has the power to transport me to much simpler times. A time when my biggest concern was waking up early enough to watch Kerrang! TV or Scuzz before my parents got up. Take It Or Leave It, by CHERYM is giving nostalgic pop-punk […]
Have you ever watched cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s seminal film ‘The Holy Mountain’ or even heard of it? I doubt it. So to save you from watching it, I watched it for you and to summate it’s really weird. Like think of the oddest, strangest thing and then turn the dial on that up until […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BO NINGEN: THE HOLY MOUNTAIN LIVE SCORE

ALBUM REVIEW – YARD ACT: WHERE’S MY UTOPIA?

Leeds’s homegrown post-punk sons Yard Act are back with a new striking addition to the vinyl collection following 2022’s critically acclaimed debut, The Overload. Building on from their first album has come a well-crafted and polished piece of work, with that same pronounced satirical lyricism combined with James’s unique style of delivery, reminiscent of a […]
Real Estate offer a light and summery record filled with charm and many smile inducing refrains. The jangly guitars and effortless vocal delivery provide a pleasant listen which really helped bring me down from a few grim cliff edges this week. It acted as a tool to calm down with after listening to entitled pricks […]

ALBUM REVIEW – REAL ESTATE: DANIEL

ALBUM REVIEW – SHEHERAZAAD: QASR

‘Qasr’ is a difficult record to categorise. It reflects how migration and flux can lead to the integration of sounds that create fresh hybrids. Sheherazaad was born into a musical Asian-American household to parents who were band members and a grandmother who was an Indian classical music producer. Having absorbed the portfolios of Lata Mangeshkar […]
It is a journalistic cliché to describe an artist releasing new material after a hiatus as making a welcome return. However, after all Nadine Shah has been through since the completion of 2020’s ‘Kitchen Sink’, on this occasion it is surely warranted. The intervening years have seen the death of Shah’s terminally ill mother, followed […]

ALBUM REVIEW – NADINE SHAH: FILTHY UNDERNEATH