One of life’s hardest lessons is that happiness is meant to come from conformity; apart from a brief period at … 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.
Animal Collective – Tangerine Reef review
The way thing are going the idea of art in its most basic form is going to end up as … More
Introducing September’s Playlist – Updated 17.09
You know the drill now: every month the playlist is updated at least once with a ton of new music, … More
August Round Up
Holidays, eh? Days by the pool. An evening stroll along the promenade. A candlelit dinner and some romance. Nope, me … More
Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance review
Does music really matter any more? It may be consumed more than ever, but in the streaming world of now, … More
Gulp – All Good Wishes review
There’s a neat trick to echoing the sounds of an era without falling back into pastiche; huge fans of Lee … More
Introducing – Klammer
From Leeds, Klammer was formed by Producer Steve Whitfield (The Cure, The Mission, Terrorvision, Jane Weaver) in 2014, a quartet … More
Introducing August’s Playlist – Updated
Updated 25.8.18 – Now with added Spiritualized, Teleman, The Coral, The Orb, metal, hip-hop, indie, ambient….at nearly five hours, it’s … More
James – Living In Extraordinary Times review
Let it never be said that if and when this great old band’s career finally grinds to a halt – … More
The Fernweh – The Fernweh review
Their name a literal translation of the German expression for wanderlust, Liverpool based The Fernweh are a group who fit … More
