This might read like a weird thing, but surely there’s never been a better worse time to be a punk … More
Category: New Releases
Orbital – Glastonbury 1994 Review
With all the reissues, represses, anniversary editions and everything else, its easy to miss the moment when something comes along … More
Kristin Hersh – Sugar on Blackstone review
Sometimes it’s hard to know when to stay or when to just get the hell out. Sometimes the decision is … More
Ezra Collective – Here Because of Hope review
Here Because of Hope‘s cover art depicts three young boys wrestling with the personal demons of our age – whether … More
The Tubs – Hard Life review
It’s a position of some privilege, but having signed to the Merge label – formerly home to Arcade Fire, Spoon … More
Mykki Blanco – Café Paradiso review
In a world where everything is bought down to the lowest common denominator, props to Mykii Blanco for envisioning the … More
Arab Strap – Half-Told Tales review
You’ve got to admire their honesty. Usually the new album PR cycle means disavowing your previous release(s), calling it a … More
Pulp – Live! review
The exclamation mark feels a bit unnecessary, or does it? A musical institution yes, but after twenty odd years dormant, … More
Interpol – This Mirror Weighs A Ton review
Well, Dorothy knew it, but these days she’d be sent back to Kansas from Oz wearing handcuffs as an illegal … More
James Ellis Ford – Lost In Another World review
“In the midst of life, we are in death.” These were just words to James Ford as he grew up, … More