Courtesy of their singer Blaze Bateh, Bamabara’s songs often feel like they occupy a space which is both archaic and … 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.
Metronomy – Small World review
During the height of the pandemic past times like walking round your garden – if you were lucky enough to … More
White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart review
Seeing most of their contemporaries – Delphic, Editors, Late of The Pier, Friendly Fires – fall more or less by … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #88 The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz
Released : 1973 The other side of Ballroom Blitz is a song called Rock N’ Roll Disgrace, a not hugely … More
Sea Power – Everything Was Forever review
On the face of it – in fact, it’s absolutely so – over the last 20 years Sea Power have … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #89 Wings – Jet
Released : 1974 In the words of one famous Scouser of later times, “Self doubt and selfism were the cheapest … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #90 Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead
Released : 1979 1979: two groups are working in completely separate environments a hundred miles away from each other (a … More
Steve Gunn – Nakama EP review
It’s always heartening to see in a what is a hand to mouth existence for many musicians that Steve Gunn … More
Los Bitchos – Let The Festivities Begin! review
Ok, so in introducing Let The Festivities Begin! it’s unavoidable to talk about an indie musician finding by chance an … More
The 100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s
Picture: Lowestoft, 1975 Get the playlist here. To read about the song, click on the link in the song title. … More
The Voice Of Unreason 