Turning points don’t always seem to be obviously in front of you. Speaking to The Guardian Richard Hawley described the … More
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.
July 2025’s Best Albums
Album of The Month BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation Read about it here. Also great Wet Leg – Moisturizer … More
July 2025’s Best New Music
10. Mac DeMarco – Holy 9. Aerial Salad – King of The Grass 8. Clipse – Ace Trumpets (A Colors … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #48 Glass Animals – Tangerine
Released: 2020 Up until their second album How To Be A Human Being things seemed to be going along a … More
The K’s – Pretty On The Internet review
Nothing should really suprise anyone anymore, but the gradual inversion of modern indie – ok, for context the mainly guitar … More
I Wanna Be A Teen Again – American Power Pop 1980-1989: Review
Imagine you wanted to know everything about anything and that desire came in aural form. Then imagine that this thing … More
Lord Huron – The Cosmic Selector Vol 1 review
The general rule in popular music is that the more different influences you splice your work with, the narrower the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #49 Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – Texas Sun
Released: 2020 The mantra in entertainment may be ensure it’s easy to google, but for Khruangbin the rules never seemed … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #50 Horsegirl – Ballroom Dance Scene
Released: 2020 There must be something peculiar in the waters near Chicago. From the same scene as compatriots/friends/bandmates/relatives Lifeguard – … More
Kaiser Chiefs – Employment (20th anniversary) Review
Inverse ratios, eighty-twenty splits, all that. As something becomes more popular the usual paradoxical effect is for those who dig … More
The Voice Of Unreason 