-SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER- Arriving early, I dawdle at the unmanned merch stand. Jack Cooper’s debut solo record Sandgrown is for sale. The cover is black and white and carries the effect of a woodblock print. A drawing of a straight-faced Cooper with his eyes closed foregrounds the silhouettes of key Blackpool architecture, notably the tower. […]
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ALBUM REVIEW - BLACK MARKET KARMA: MELLOWMAKER
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 13 JUNE 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - VAN MORRISON: REMEMBERING NOW
ALBUM REVIEW - LITTLE SIMZ: LOTUS
ALBUM REVIEW - HAYDEN PEDIGO: I'LL BE WAVING AS YOU DRIVE AWAY
ALBUM REVIEW - SHURA: I GOT TOO SAD FOR MY FRIENDS
ALBUM REVIEW - PULP: MORE
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 6 JUNE 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - KATATONIA: ON NIGHTMARES AS EXTENSIONS OF THE WAKING STATE
ALBUM REVIEW - MCLUSKY: THE WORLD IS STILL HERE AND SO ARE WE
