Sometimes, life imitiates art in the ugliest of ways. Bridie Monds-Watson had created Grim Town as a gigantic metaphor for … 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.
Fontaines DC – SXSW Interview
“A year ago we were in Dublin, drinking and playing songs” remembers Grian Chatten, the man who fronts Dublin quintet … More
The Chemical Brothers – No Geography review
Who says rock and roll will save the earth? It’s certainly had enough chances, but every time we get close … More
Stealing Sheep – Big Wows review
It’s easy to be afraid of the all consuming vacuum of pop music, especially when you’ve carved yourself an admittedly … More
May’s new music playlist is up…
Update 17.05.19. Quiet? May’s bouncing with brand new music, the playlist updates here include Rammstein, Mac De Marco, Idles, Flying … More
April Round Up
Can there ever be too much stuff? April has been the busiest month so far this year, firstly with a … More
April’s Album of The Month
Presenting Fontaines DC – Dogrel All roads led to Dublin this month, as natives Fontaines DC turned all the hype … More
April’s Best New Music
10. Jane Weaver – Slow Motion (Loops Variation) 9. Wilma Vrita – Harness 8. Moon King Creep (Dance 4 … More
Late of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel review
Originally released 11th August 2008. Original review published September 25th 2009. Allegories. Dusty and forlorn in the reviewer’s toolbox, we … More
100 Greatest Songs of The 2010’s #91 The Chats – Smoko
Released: 2017 Smoko has all the hallmarks of punk rock perfection: scuzzy, concerned with nothing other than itself and as … More
The Voice Of Unreason 