One arguably of Britain’s most popular bands during the last decade, Wild Beasts split was both messy and drawn out, … 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.
Protomartyr – No Passion All Technique reissue review
Many good stories start with a case of beer and a blank canvas, so maybe the newly formed Protmartyr had … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 2010’s #86 Fat White Family – Touch The Leather
If rock n’ roll is going to carry on and retain it’s meaning in the 21st century, it needs to … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 2010’s #84 Real Estate – Green Aisles
Released : 2011 Green Aisles is in many respects an almost cover version of The Go Betweens wonderfully potent Streets … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 2010’s #87 Skepta – Shutdown
Released: 2015 It took far longer than it should’ve done for the sound which first bled out through the capital’s … More
The National – I Am Easy To Find review
The adapt-or-die mantra that seems to have become so important to contemporary musicians never seemed to apply to The National, … More
May’s Round Up
Another May tried to grab the spotlight this month, but not likely. So much new stuff going up, from The … More
May’s Album of The Month
Also recommended Vampire Weekend – Father of The Bride On which Ezra Koening and friends keep their minds by losing … More
May’s Best New Music
10. Defeater – Stale Smoke 9. Trade Wind – How’s Your Head 8. Hayden Thorpe – Diviner … More
The 100 Greatest Songs of The Decade – #100 – #90
Compiling these things is impossible: you need to go with your gut, all the time. Because we’ve all spent the … More
