It seems like there’s barely a niche left in our culture in which something divisive can’t be wedged into; even … 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 2025’s New Music Playlist
Get the playlist here. The last new music playlist of the year features Florence and The Machine, Tyler, The Creator, … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #28 Saint Etienne – Half Light
Released: 2024 It wasn’t an entirely unexpected paradox that Saint Etienne began to make their most captivating music the further … More
Killed By Deaf (A Punk Tribute To Motorhead) review
“Though shalt not cover Motorhead” is one of rock’s ten alternative commandments: Listen, firstly nobody, sounds like them, despite fifty … More
October 2025’s Album of The Month
Album of The Month Brògeal – Tuesday Paper Club Read about it here. Also great.. Nightbus – Passenger Read about … More
October 2025’s Best New Music
10. Sorry – Today Might Be The Hit 9. Sigrid – Hush Baby, Hurry Slowly 8. Tame Impala – My … More
The Lemonheads – Love Chant review
A long, long time ago Evan Dando committed it to tape. Not exactly a secret, his struggles with drugs and … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #29 Duffy x Uhlmann – Etch
Released: 2023 Whatever way you look at it, happiness is best when it’s spontaneous. Too much of the fabric of … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #30 Waxahatchee – Fire
Released: 2020 If the early part of 2020 brought many unwanted surprises, as is now well documented, the things that … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #31 – Destroyer – It’s In Your Heart Now
Released: 2022 Look, everyone is weird to someone. Weirdness is a part of the human condition as much as breathing, … More
The Voice Of Unreason 