Live Review
Suede, The Garage, London
This is no mere greatest hits run-through.
22nd October 2013, 8:33am
Shefali Srivastava
Live Review
Foxes, XOYO, London
Like her namesake, Louisa Allen proves hard to pin-down at an impressive London live gig.
11th October 2013, 12:32pm
Album Review
Kids In Glass Houses – Peace
It’s party time in South Wales.
27th September 2013, 12:29pm
Album Review
Gogol Bordello - Pura Vida Conspiracy
A charming and invigorating release of gypsy-folk rhythms, punk spirit, positive philosophy and muddled syntax.
26th July 2013, 10:04am
Album Review
Queens Of The Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
Enough to make you fall to your knees and weep.
1st June 2013, 11:10am
Album Review
Arcane Roots - Blood & Chemistry
Like a toddler on E-numbers who can’t decide what he wants to play with.
2nd May 2013, 1:00pm
Live Review
The Joy Formidable, The Phoenix, Exeter
The Joy Formidable stroll on at 9:45pm and pound our ears with loud and quiet for a solid 90 minutes.
21st March 2013, 6:10pm
Album Review
Thought Forms - Ghost Mountain
An intensely insular world of cavernous sounds, punctuated by forays into generic post-rock.
5th March 2013, 5:09pm
Album Review
The Joy Formidable - Wolf’s Law
Their leaning towards the epic hasn’t been cast aside; it’s just been deployed with more precision.
17th January 2013, 12:10pm
Album Review
Cats & Cats & Cats - Catsalogue
‘Catsalogue’ is not totally unlike listening to a band your fifteen-year old brother has thrown together with his mates.
29th May 2012, 3:03pm
Album Review
The Dandy Warhols - This Machine
This is far from a bad album, but it’s also far from matching their best.
23rd May 2012, 10:07am
Live Review
Sweet Sweet Lies, The Lexington, London
Sweet Sweet Lies finish with a flourish, leaving behind only a sense of regret that they didn’t have more stage time.
24th April 2012, 11:58am
Live Review
Mystery Jets, The Rainbow, Birmingham
It’s clear that despite their progression, Mystery Jets haven’t messed with the magic formula.
11th April 2012, 1:21pm
Review
Blood Red Shoes - Cold
The Brighton pair are still very much on fire.
21st March 2012, 6:02pm
EP Review
Lianne La Havas - Forget
This is one voice we won’t forget in a hurry.
6th March 2012, 5:01pm
Album Review
Frank Turner - The Second Three Years
An essential addition to any collection for both ardent Frankophiles as well as those just discovering him.
23rd February 2012, 1:02pm
Album Review
Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
If you’re hoping for a fix of that seminal Seattle sound, you’re better off plundering the archives from that time.
22nd February 2012, 11:37am
Album Review
Sweet Sweet Lies – The Hare, The Hound & The Tortoise
The running theme – the ugliness of men in love, tales of guilt, revenge, and desire – makes for compelling listening.
20th February 2012, 12:58pm
Review
Naomi Hates Humans - My Love / Death Of A Party
Twanging guitar that turns into reverb-drenched riffs and spectral vowel sounds; it’s all very Bat For Lashes.
27th January 2012, 12:03pm
Album Review
Casiokids – Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen
The undoing of ‘Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen’ is its lack of consistency.
16th January 2012, 12:05pm
Review
The Penelopes – Now Now Now
Spacey and energetic, airy and atmospheric.
29th December 2011, 2:03pm
Live Review
Bombay Bicycle Club, O2 Academy, Birmingham
They play for 90 minutes with an enthusiasm only youth can lend.
21st October 2011, 1:51pm
Interview
We Are Scientists: ‘‘Brain Thrust Mastery’ Is A Really Fucking Great Record’
Musical memories and literary leanings.
27th May 2011, 12:25pm
Featuring James Blake, Romy, Marika Hackman, yeule and more.