The thing with a mid life crisis is that eventually, you’re just over it. Now thirty five years plus into … 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.
Vashti Bunyan – Lookaftering Expanded Edition review
It’s the scourge of modernity that has many looking to the past; whether we really want to live in a … More
Circa Waves Death and Love, Part 1 review
In this era of attention seeking something as basic as a trip to the shops can be classed as a … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #90 Other Lives – We Wait
Released: 2020 When the pandemic began it was difficult to remember that the music you were hearing had been made … More
100 Greatest songs of the 20’s So Far #91 Protomartyr – Michigan Hammers
Released: 2020 In the flesh Joe Casey cuts an unlikely figure for someone who leads a band as seminal as … More
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – The Purple Bird review
You do wonder if Will Oldham’s adopted pseudonym has left many neutrals passing him by, in the belief that they’re … More
February 2025’s New Music Playlist
It being February, there’s even less time to waste, so just to say that this month’s selection includes great new … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #92 Soul Glo – Spiritual Level of Gang Shit
Released: 2022 Joining the dots between Soul Glo’s early EP’s The Nigga In Me Is Me and Songs to Yeet … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s so Far #93 Caroline Polacheck – Bunny Is A Rider
Released: 2021 The producer of Caroline Polachek’s albums Pang and Desire I Want To Turn Into You Danny L Harle … More
January 2025’s Best Albums
Album of The Month Mogwai – The Bad Fire Read about it here. Also great Tunng – Love You All … More
The Voice Of Unreason 