Let’s bless the mavericks. Let’s celebrate the rogues. Let’s take time to salute the people who we would never dare … 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.
Nightbus – Passenger review
As much as we have romantic notions about the life of a musician, the reality 99 times out of 100 … More
Upchuck – I’m Nice Now review
It certainly doesn’t hurt to have little (OK, a LOT) of empathy in this troubling era, but the idea of … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #32 James Holden – Common Land
Released: 2023 James Holden’s 2023 album Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities had some self admitted … More
Idlewild – Idlewild review
It seemed like an unlikely future for Idlewild when they burst onto the post-Britpop scene as the mid nineties became … More
Richard Ashcroft – Lovin’ You review
It’s one of the most iconic freak outs of the pre-gentrified Glastonbury; The Verve’s 1993 set promised much, but had … More
Fini Tribe – The Sheer Action Of The Fini Tribe 1982-1987 Review
Those of you wanting to understand the dynamics of Scotland’s nascent – and for the most part forgotten – indie … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s #33 Raye, 070 Shake – Escapism
Released: 2022 More than anything in Britain, we love to see our heroes broken. This isn’t – necessarily – a … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #34 Confidence Man – Luvin’ U Is Easy
Released: 2022 Why so serious? Sure there plenty of reasons to be down right now, but Confidence Man – visibly … More
October 2025’s New Music Playlist
Updated 20.10.25 New music from Tame Impala, bar Italia, Lone, The Maccabees, dust, Tortoise, Magdelena Bay, Hatchie, Dry Cleaning, Sorry … More
The Voice Of Unreason 