Every day it seems like that fine line between what’s in your heart and what’s deemed acceptable blurs to the … 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.
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #47 The Duke Spirit – Cuts Across The Land
Released: 2005 There used to be an advert on British tv for a car, where the people people trying to … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #48 Bon Iver – re:stacks
Released: 2008 Ah, that American staple, the cabin in the woods. A ritual as old as the frontiersman, the purging … More
August 2023’s New Music Playlist
Update 15.08.23 Now with added rays of sunshine from Sufjan Stevens, Nation of Language, English Teacher, Hot Chip, slowdive, Turnstile, … More
Georgia – Euphoric review
Listening back to Georgia’s last album Seeking Thrills feels a little like an out of body experience; released in 2020, … More
Various Artists – Where Were You: Independent Music From Leeds (1978-1989) review
For the longest time the only way to get an American to understand where you were from if you said … More
July 2023’s Best Albums
Album of The Month Blur – The Ballad of Darren Read about it here. Also Great PJ Harvey – I … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #49 Maximo Park – Apply Some Pressure
Released: 2005 One of the music industry’s truths is that nice guys nearly always lose. You may heart your favourite … More
Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f /in a room7 F760 review
It’s odd, but some of the most prominent electronic music artists of this century have had a lopsided take on … More
July 2023’s Best New Music
10. Sampha – Spirit 2.0 9. Cherry Glazerr – Soft Like A Flower 8. The Japanese House – Touching Yourself … More
The Voice Of Unreason 