ALBUM REVIEW – KEATON HENSON: HOUSE PARTY

Keaton Henson’s latest release, ‘House Party’, is, if not a concept album, one with a strong narrative and lyrical thread. It is written from the perspective of a successful performer who has hollowed himself out in pursuit of fame. This alternate universe version of Henson, portrayed in the pink suit modelled on the album’s sleeve, […]
There is a contrariness to Bar Italia. Choosing a name that is difficult to google, more likely to lead to mid-price high street eateries than music, has a wilfulness to it. Calling their debut album ‘Tracey Denim’ shows a similar awkward streak in selecting a common name (unfairly synonymous with being naff) and denim, one […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BAR ITALIA: TRACEY DENIM

INTERVIEW: BC CAMPLIGHT – WE CHAT ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM ‘LAST ROTATION OF EARTH’, AND HOW HIS MUSIC SPRINGS FROM SO MUCH MORE THAN THE PREDICTABLE TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY TAG.

“Whenever people ask where are you from? I say Manchester”, says Brian ‘BC Camplight’ Christinzio, as we sit in a bar in Chorlton in the late afternoon sunshine discussing his love of his adopted hometown, and the upheavals which have led to his astounding new album ‘The Last Rotation Of Earth’. It’s been a long […]
Having released their first album, ‘Take to the Skies’, back in 2007, it’s fair to say that Enter Shikari have had their fair share of experience in the realm of music that is the rock genre. Putting their own electronic spin on heavier music, the band have built a huge amount of support, with over […]

ALBUM REVIEW: ENTER SHIKARI – A KISS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD

ALBUM REVIEW: SILVER MOTH – BLACK BAY

Let’s face it, for all the good social media can do, it can also be an absolute cesspit of garbage, but thankfully in the case of Silver Moth the power of twitter was actually put to good use as these songs developed following twitter exchanges between multi-instrumentalist Elisabeth Elektra and Abrasive Trees songwriter/guitarist Matthew Rochford […]
I started my musical journey I want to say eight years ago with listening to psych music from the absolute rock gods Smashing Pumpkins. I argue I haven’t dropped the sound or wave, if you will, that entices you into a journey of experiencing music. A kind that widens the horizon of peculiar music genres. […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE SHITS – YOU’RE A MESS

ALBUM REVIEW: THE HOLD STEADY – THE PRICE OF PROGRESS

The Hold Steady may have emerged in the early 2000’s yet what set them apart from the other (also amazing) bands which emerged from NY in that era, was that their sound seemed to come from a different inspirational source completely, less spiky garage rock, preferring instead to drink from a similar well as Springsteen […]
Released on the Drag City label, Cory Hanson’s new single ‘Twins’ is another blast of psyched up rock n roll, taken from his third album, due to be released in June, A uniquely eccentric yet melodic songwriter! Cory Hanson Video – Twins

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ALBUM REVIEW: INSPIRAL CARPETS – THE COMPLETE SINGLES

There are certain bands whose music has the power to transport you back to a particular point in your life, all it takes is a few notes, and your mind drifts into nostalgia, the days and nights out, friends you knew back then. Listening to ‘The Complete Singles’ by Inspiral Carpets I’m instantly back in […]
A first post-pandemic album by the group avoids market rollouts and a concept-heavy narrative in favour of showcasing the band’s effect on pop’s today and tomorrow, to include a strong new future.  I finally won! I finally did it! I listened to a Gorillaz album and absolutely loved it. Involving nuance features that arguably differ […]

ALBUM REVIEW: GORILLAZ – CRACKER ISLAND