Arriving out of the ether as so much of their work in the past has, Chapter 1 in their words … 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.
Jenny on Holiday – Quicksand Heart
There are solo projects and then there are solo projects, but the title of Jenny Hollingworth’s first album away from … More
The 9’s #1 Black Dog Productions – Bytes
There’s no such thing as an album that’s a perfect 10 – but there those that are one notch below. … More
The Cribs – Selling A Vibe review
Opinions vary related to playing in a band with members of your family (And we all know The Righteous Brothers … More
January 2026’s New Music Playlist
Get the playlist here. Updated 15.01.26 With fresh additions from Matt Berninger (Doing a pretty good version of Blue Monday), … More
The Songs of The Decade – The List of Lists!
Over the last seven years there has been a quest to bring readers the best music, by the decade, complete … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #1 The Tubs – Dead Meat
Released: 2023 Spitballing for a second, imagine the contents of “Greatest Driving Album Songs..Ever” compilations in twenty years time. Of … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #2 Sault – Free
Released: 2020 On paper Sault read more like a set of ideals than an actual thing; for much of their … More
Putting it all together..2025’s Compilations Round Up
Best Compilation Fine Young Cannibals – FYC 40 Read about it here. Rough Trade Records – RT 45s Boxset Read … More
100 Greatest songs of the 20’s So Far #3 Fontaines D.C. – Favourite
Released: 2024 It’s been an under the radar journey, but Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten over the last half decade or … More
The Voice Of Unreason 