Surviving the twenties requires a few different personal characteristics, from ignoring the news cycle to an ability to sniff 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.
January 2024’s Best New Music
10. Fat Dog – All The Same 9. TSSFU – I Hope You Die 8. Elkka & John Carroll Kirby … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #93 The Crystals – Then He Kissed Me
Released: 1963 Sooner or later – and this won’t be the only time on this countdown – the shadow of … More
Gruff Rhys – Sadness Sets Me Free review
Ultimately, isn’t everything just a number? the PR accompanying Sadness Sets Me Free points out that it’s the 25th album … More
Ducks Ltd. – Harm’s Way review
For the uninitiated Ducks Ltd. are a Toronto based duo of English singer/lyricist Tom McGreevy and Australian Evan Lewis, who … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #94 The Nashville Teens – Tobacco Road
Released: 1964 Some debates in music have been going on for much longer than you think. Interviewed by the Record … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #95 Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand
Released: 1962 The early history of the blues has many familiar characteristcs for ecclesiastical scholars to old religious texts: there … More
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Dark Rainbow review
As talked about many times here before, it’s standard practice now for artists to create a distance between themselves and … More
Future Islands – People Who Aren’t There Anymore review
Write about what you know is one of the most pervasive clichés, but it’s close and more powerful cousin surely … More
100 Greatest songs of the 60’s #96 Donovan – Sunshine Superman
Released: 1966 Britain – or more specifically British society – took a very long time to decompress after the end … More
The Voice Of Unreason 