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Author: arcticreviewsblog
Hi, my name is Andy & I live in Leeds, in northern England. I've been writing about music for more than ten years. My work outside of this blog is featured on Live4ever and Contact Music.
The 9’s #15 Galaxie 500 – On Fire
There’s no such thing as an album that’s a perfect 10 – but there those that are one notch below. … More
Keyside – Keyside review
How’s it going then, that bittersweet thing? More bitter than sweet? Well, at the moment, yeah. Time was that a … More
August 2026’s New Music Playlist
Updated 15.08 Now with added Phoebe Bridgers, Lambchop, The Afghan Wigs, Jorja Smith, Royal Blood, Dinosaur Jr, Mount Kimbie, Open … More
July 2026’s Best Albums
Album of The Month Shearwater – The New World Read about it here. Also great.. The Durutti Column – Renascent … More
Shearwater – The New World review
Offstage many of rock n’ roll’s most prominent figures have hobbies that might surprise us – golf, bingo, bee keeping … More
The Durutti Column – Renascent review
There are musicians who prefer to make the recording process an endurance test, obsessively poring over every note, and then … More
The Trashcan Sinatras – Ever The Optimist review
It show how far we’ve come – and not forward by the way – that in 2026 calling your album … More
July 2026’s Best New Music
10. Knats – Bowling Ball 9. KURUPT FM – Tek Time 8. Beth Orton – Cigarette Gurls 7. Phoebe Bridgers … More
Pocket Lint – Wunderkammer review
Synth pop veteran Thomas Dolby has never made any secret of the fact that his father was an academic, with … More
The Voice Of Unreason 