Feature
Reading & Leeds 2012: Blood Red Shoes: ‘Our Band Has Never Been An Overnight Success’
25th August 2012, 7:59am
Bevis Man
EP Review
The 1975 - Facedown
An effort worth celebrating.
7th August 2012, 10:01am
Album Review
General Fiasco - Unfaithfully Yours
An inoffensive mix of rounded guitars and sparkling melody.
1st August 2012, 10:13am
Album Review
Family Of The Year - Loma Vista
A handful of very good pop songs, but not an album worthy of longevity.
30th July 2012, 11:03am
Album Review
The Hundred In The Hands - Red Night
A passable if disappointing montage of mid-tempo electro-pop.
8th June 2012, 4:03pm
Album Review
Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
As a first collection of work from the band this is a stunning release.
20th May 2012, 10:02am
Album Review
Photek - DJ Kicks
Lonely and desolate at times, the album would benefit from being reigned in slightly.
26th March 2012, 11:56am
Album Review
Papier Tigre - Recreation
A rather beguiling if underwhelming listen.
5th March 2012, 2:58pm
Album Review
Three Trapped Tigers - Numbers 1-13
A thrillingly unabashed, often noisy mix of heavy electronica and guitars.
5th March 2012, 9:01am
Album Review
We Are Augustines - Rise Ye Sunken Ships
Their strength lies firmly rooted in the earnestness of their lyrics.
4th March 2012, 2:01pm
Album Review
Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled With Light
There is intelligence and creativity on display here that other bands would do well to pay attention to.
27th February 2012, 2:04pm
EP Review
Listing Ships - The 100 Gun Ship
There are moments that the band are thoroughly entertaining.
3rd December 2011, 10:03am
Interview
The Twilight Sad: ‘I Didn’t Think Our Music Could Get Much Darker…’
Vocalist James Graham tells us about the new sound they’re championing.
12th November 2011, 10:00am
Album Review
Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
An affirming and confident second album.
11th October 2011, 11:41am
Album Review
The Subways - Money & Celebrity
A band who may be starting to rely more on formula rather than fresh ideas.
23rd September 2011, 1:55pm
Album Review
A Winged Victory For The Sullen - A Winged Victory For The Sullen
In small doses, this lonely Eno-esque world with strings is calming and undeniably emotional.
9th September 2011, 8:49am
Album Review
The Icarus Line - Wildlife
Finding a succession of decent melodies amidst the sea of mid-tempo fillers proves quite a task…
30th August 2011, 1:57pm
Feature
Starshapes
We catch up with Andy Hobson, drummer and backing vocalist for electronica indie band Starshapes.
22nd August 2011, 1:53pm
Feature
Nerina Pallot: ‘I’m Probably The Happiest I’ve Ever Been’
We catch up with Nerina Pallot for a quick Q&A.
29th July 2011, 12:06pm
Album Review
Nerina Pallot - Year Of The Wolf
An album that revels in its own romanticism.
13th June 2011, 12:11pm
Album Review
Sons & Daughters - Mirror Mirror
Indie minimalist art-rock of the purest kind.
13th June 2011, 9:17am
Feature
Adam Buxton: ‘If I Met Bowie I Genuinely Think I Would Cry’
Karaoke, jingles, and not meeting David Bowie.
31st May 2011, 8:57am
Album Review
Soundgarden - Live On I-5
A potent reminder of the power and sway the band had in their heyday.
21st March 2011, 11:32am
Album Review
Funeral For A Friend - Welcome Home Armageddon
There are some serious flaws in the album’s twelve tracks.
14th March 2011, 4:27pm
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