As coming together stories go, the three members of Oya Paya have a good one; bassist Saam Jafarzadeh and drummer … 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.
The Chills – Scatterbrain review
Music is a brutal game, never more than in the last year or so for reasons in the northern hemisphere … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #65 My Bloody Valentine – only shallow
Released : 1991 Great works of art are still finished. The Sistine Chapel ceiling took Michaelangelo four years, but he … More
Will Stratton – The Changing Wilderness review
If folk was one of the original forms of storytelling, some of it’s charachter was leeched away in the last … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #66 Mobb Deep – Shook Ones, Pt. II
Released : 1995 One of the reasons why rap was becoming big business was that it conferred experiences on the … More
Squid – Bright Green Field review
If you’re of the belief that not very much of anything makes sense any more, then the art of the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #67 Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space
Released : 1997 The phrase goes “Packaging – the silent salesman”. There was little ambiguity around the three dimensional design … More
Leon Vynehall – Rare, Forever review
Sometimes the line between artist and individual is easy to see; stardom and being famous are after all in an … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #68 The KLF – What Time Is Love?
Released :1990 The Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones was once quoted as saying “We’re not into music. We’re into chaos”. Like … More
Low Island – If You Could Have It All Again review
The emotional pulls of your history – nostalgia, regret, guilt – are some of the most powerful that can be … More
The Voice Of Unreason 