Compilations like The Factory Singles aren’t meant to tell the whole story of anything: familiar rushes, quick hits, skippable stuff … 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.
Fine Young Cannibals – FYC 40: Review
Now experiencing a cult renaissance, Britain’s weekly chart rundown show Top of The Pops offered up many iconic moments during … More
The Durutti Column – The Return Of The Durutti Column (45th anniversary) Review
Vini Reilly wasn’t feeling great. Suffering from depression after the version of The Durutti Column which had appeared on the … More
100 Greatest Songs of 20’s So Far #20 Wet Leg – Chaise Longue
Released: 2021 Ah, the algorithm. You can try to fight it, but despite that fact that you’ll never meet it, … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #21 Jungle – Back on 74
Released : 2023 “What’s their job?” “Their job is hits.” Maybe that’s exactly how it goes down at meetings of … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #22 Alex G – Runner
Released: 2022 In the twenties one thing always holds up as the truth: fandom is your friend, until it isn’t. … More
November 2025’s Best New Music
10. Creeper – Mistress of Death 9. Archie Hamilton, Franksy – Emergency 8. St. Paul & The Broken Bones – … More
November 2025’s Album of The Month
Album of The Month Hüsker Dü – 1985: The Miracle Year Also great.. Midlake – A Bridge To Far Read … More
Pavey Ark – More Time, More Speed review
Pavey Ark are more of a thing than some people. They began as a solo project for Neil Thomas, who … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #23 Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – WAP
Released: 2020 The argument about what pop fundamentally is and isn’t will rage on for as long as it exists. … More
The Voice Of Unreason 