That’s the thing about expectations – if you don’t really have any, it’s very hard to undershoot them. bdrmm started … More
Category: New Releases
Gengahr – Red Sun Titans review
Sometimes you can have too much time to think. Following the release of Gengahr’s third album Sanctuary in early 2020 … More
Sufjan Stevens – Reflections review
The cultural stratosphere where music meets perceived high art isn’t as the cliché goes for everyone, whether that applies to … More
A Man Called Adam – The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart review
Whilst Steve Jones – one half of A Man Called Adam – was more or less confined during lockdown to … More
Alison Goldfrapp – The Love Invention review
Over the years in her mononymous partnership with Will Gregory, costume changes for Alison Goldfrapp had become the norm; whatever … More
ABC – The Lexicon of Love Live review
Martin Fry admits ABC knew exactly what they were doing when recording the Lexicon of Love in 1982. Speaking to … More
The Lemon Twigs – Everything Harmony review
There’s an undefeatable, circular logic the D’Addario siblings use to qualify their approach to making music so resolutely archaic; speaking … More
Braids – Euphoric Recall review
The premise of Euphoric Recall is that Braids singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston is in love – and she doesn’t care who … More
The National – The First Two Pages of Frankenstein review
There’s a well-worn phrased often used in Britain once fear and doubt have set in on a person’s countenance; often … More
Hippo Campus – Wasteland EP review
If you’re a relatively successful contemporary pop band, what are your choices? Collaborate with a left field artist to shock … More