ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 4 SEPTEMBER 2026

 Arab Strap         Half-Told Tales               Their ninth album comes almost thirty years to the day since their first single was released. The most prevailing theme across the record is time. “The album title sounds like a fairytale book, until you get to the end of the record and you realise that I’m talking about lives that have […]
For some, three years is a long wait, but for others, a release every three years is more realistic. This is a tradition that Theory Of A Deadman have had for the majority of their career, and with each release, the American rock band claim that the new music is always worth the wait. For […]

EP REVIEW: THEORY OF A DEADMAN – FUNERAL SONGS: PART 1

ALBUM REVIEW – PULP: LIVE

An encore is an extra performance given at the end of a concert or show, or a call by the audience for the performers to return. After a career spanning almost five decades, Pulp make their debut at the O2 to prove what exactly they would do for an encore. ‘Spike island’ begins, welcoming an […]
The music of Dylan Young, who performs under the moniker Way Dynamic, had only really passed me by prior to this show. To my shame, I didn’t think to check out his latest record, last year’s ‘Massive Shoe,’ which having listened to since (before the show, obviously) and heard live points towards a promising career […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – JAMIE WEBSTER: RUNNING ROUND THE SUN

Since he burst onto the UK music scene in 2019 with his first single, Weekend in Paradise, Jamie Webster has turned the busy streets of Liverpool, football terraces, and everyday human struggles into songs that feel so personal yet so universal at the same time. His newest record, Running Round The Sun, embodies that yet […]
One of the biggest bugbears of 21st century gig going is all the adds-on to the supposed ticket price. Generally, the larger the event, the greater the booking fee and sometimes other charges that are initially hidden. It is rare to find an occasion where the extra charge is not at least 10% of the […]

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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 28 AUGUST 2026

ANYX    Starline              Anchoress front-person’s solo debut. She takes a sculptural approach to her songs, starting with her voice and words as internal navigation from which she works outwards. Around this core, she builds minimal instrumentation – harp, keys, guitar, double bass – until each song is muscular and multi-dimensional. midori jaeger   (Re)planted      A counterpart to […]
“Flying like you’re limitless, headed for oblivion” Cosmic Americana. Ever heard of it? I would bet a fiver you haven’t. And for the record that isn’t a serious bet, I can’t possibly wager 5 quid to everyone reading. Until a few days ago the concept was foreign to me, one of the small minute things […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ALEX AMOR: HEAVENLY BODIES

ALBUM REVIEW – PERSONAL TRAINER: HUMAN ASSHOLES

The inevitable question arising from reading this title is, “who are the human assholes?” There are plenty of candidates. Is it anyone specific, the entire human race or Willem Smit, the band’s frontman and songwriter, accusing himself? Anyone familiar with Personal Trainer’s oeuvre thus far will not expect any definitive answers to be forthcoming as […]
Mastodon have never been particularly interested in staying within the boundaries of heavy metal. Formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1999, the Grammy-winning band built their reputation through a restless combination of sludge, progressive and psychedelic metal, pairing intricate guitar work with unconventional structures, sprawling compositions and Brann Dailor’s famously frenetic drumming. Alongside Dailor, the band’s […]

ALBUM REVIEW – MASTODON: MARROW DEEP