Released: 2022 In an age where you can be hauled off the street just for being from somewhere someone doesn’t … 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.
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #54 Getdown Services – Dog Dribble
Released: 2024 Explaining things to people, it’s hard isn’t it? What does it sound like, that tune? Who does it … More
July 2025’s New Music Playlist
Get the playlist here. Update alert!! Fresh additions from Justice, The Orb, The Charlatans, Hot Chip, Just Mustard, Shame, NewDad, … More
Gary Numan – BBC Radio Sessions (John Peel 1979) review
In some ways you’d have considered Gary Numan mad. Plenty more would’ve concurred when the singer attempted to fly solo … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #55 Nia Archives – Baianá
Released: 2022 Seemingly past it’s brief peak, in 1996 there weren’t many people who would’ve predicted that Jungle – the … More
100 Greatest songs of the 20’s So Far #56 Real Estate – Water Underground
Released: 2024 Why change? It’s a world comprised entirely of distractions now, and in an effort to keep drawing our … More
The Bluebells – Sisters (Remastered & Expanded) Review
How many bands are now viewed in time’s rear view mirror as one hit wonders who really weren’t? Saddled with … More
The Best Abums of 2025 So Far
20. Das Koolies – Pando You can read about it here. 19. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – … More
U.S. Girls – Scratch It review
The story behind Scratch It has some real colour; having assembled a full on band for a one-off show in … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So far #57 Sun’s Signature – Bluedusk
Released: 2023 Never take anything for granted. As messily as it ended, the Cocteau Twins career was littered with twitter-bye … More
The Voice Of Unreason 