There was a whiff of gimmickry around Nine with it only being available on streaming platforms for 99 days, but … 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.
Best Albums of 2021 #12 Clinic – Fantasy Island
Many artists talk about having complete artistic control. Not all of them excercise it. On Fantasy Island Liverpudlian psych veterans … More
November 2021’s Best New Music
10. Bullet For My Valentine – Rainbow Veins 9. Portico Quartet – A.O.E. 8. Beach Bunny – Oxygen 7. Teleman … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #19 The Shamen – Pro>gen ’91 (Move Any Mountain)
Released : 1991 In his book on dance culture Energy Flash Simon Reynolds devotes a section to what he describes … More
Best Albums of 2021 #13 Leon Vynehall – Rare, Forever
In making the follow up to 2018’s more straightforward Nothing Is Still Leon Vynehall drew threads around a concept he … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #20 R.E.M. – Man On The Moon
Released : 1992 Not many artists have the either longevity or luxury of ending up being the counter-culture they help … More
Best Albums of 2021 #14 DJ Seinfeld – Mirrors
Armand Jakobsson’s first album for the seminal Ninja Tune bolstered the idea that along with Georgia, SG Lewis and Fred … More
Fur – When You Walk Away review
The idea of the one hit wonder seems so 20th century, but the same dynamics – and career damage – … More
Best Albums of 2021 #15 Idles – Crawler
If the cartoon-esque sloganeering and Frankenstein-like composition of Ultra Mono meant that it didn’t linger in the memory much after … More
Best Albums of 2021 #16 Tyler, The Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
Having managed to maintain his credibility in spite of dressing up as Dr.Seuss, the former – we can definitely say … More
The Voice Of Unreason 