It’s probably wrong to fixate a little on Amy Taylor as the front woman of her band, but it’s a … 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.
November 2024’s New Music Playlist
The final new music playlist of the year features amongst others Doves, The Horrors, Lauren Mayberry, Circa Waves, LCD Soundsystem, … More
The Charlatans – Up to Our Hips 30th Anniversary Edition review
Lots of albums are stuffed with songs about the feelings shared or otherwise between the players (Rumours being the most … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #29 The Ronettes – Be My Baby
Released: 1964 Everyone loves a story. Writing in the Record Mirror in the wake of Be My Baby’s success, Peter … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #30 Stan Getz & João Gilberto – The Girl From Ipanema
Released: 1964 One of, if not the most powerful quality music has is the power of evocation, just a few … More
October 2024’s Best Albums
Album of The Month W.H. Lung – Every Inch Of Earth Pulsates Read about it here. Also great… Caribou – … More
October 2024’s Best New Music
10. Pest Control – Year of The Pest 9. Pomrad – Steamy Plants 8. Pacific Coliseum, Teen Daze – Games … More
Japandroids – Fate and Alcohol review
So this is it, then; after 18 years, four albums, hundreds of gigs, tens of thousands of miles and enough … More
100 Greatest songs of the 60’s #31 Pink Floyd – See Emily Play
Released: 1967 Conformity – belonging if you want to use the nicer metaphor – is an ingrained aspect of the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #32 Glenn Campbell – Witchita Lineman
Released: 1968 It’s easy to misread Witchita Lineman as a halfway house, an unfulfilling piece of MOR long before the … More
