Is there such a thing as global music any more? A decade ago it was easy to hear some artists … More
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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 80’s #41 Orange Juice – Rip It Up
Released : 1983 Speaking in the 2007 documentary The Sound Of Young Scotland, Josef K’s Malcolm Ross described how in … More
Introducing September 2020’s new music playlist – Updated 20.09.20
Just lots of new music. Much better than bosses jokes, hanging with your second family, weird carpets or endless bants.
Jamie Webster – We Get By review
There are two Britains – one is the land we see when we open our curtains, a place where in … More
Idles – Live At Abbey Road Sessions
A hurricane draws energy from a warm sea; last December when Idles played live in Leeds there was a fervour … More
August 2020’s best albums
Album of the month – Dreamland by Glass Animals Read about it here. Also great.. Biffy Clyro – Celebration of … More
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black review
The archive series continues with a look at Amy Winehouse’s touchstone album for a generation, Back To Black.
August’s 2020’s Best New Music
Definitely not “Indie landfill”.
I Like Trains – KOMPROMAT review
If ever a picture sums up the feelings which some are constantly bottling inside them, it’s surely Munch’s The Scream; … More
The Killers – Imploding The Mirage review
It’s almost impossible to come across a new release in 2020 without the artists making reference to change, whether it’s … More
The Voice Of Unreason 