For some artists the process of creativity is mostly spontaneous, taking them over like a forest fire and not quitting … More
Category: New Releases
The Orielles – Silver Dollar Moment Review
Out now on Heavenly. Nestled between two beacons of post-industrial genesis in Leeds and Manchester, successful bands from the town … More
Creep Show – Mr.Dynamite Review
In such venal times, what other refuge is there for anyone but in the depths of the absurd? Anyone who … More
Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending Review
Given that their last album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Actions was created out of the band’s near demise, the … More
Wild Beasts – Last Night All My Dreams Came True review
It’s rare that you get to choose the terms of your own exit; in the case of Wild Beasts it’s … More
Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us Review
Recently New Zealand based website The Spinoff published a lengthy piece on what as they saw it was the recalibration … More
Hookworms – Microshift review
Sometimes it’s hard to spot the join in artist’s careers, the definitive moments in which they shed a skin and … More
Nick J.D.Hodgson – Tell Your Friends Review
Sometimes the prodigal son motifs just don’t quite fit; when Nick Hodgson left the Kaiser Chiefs – the band with … More
Django Django – Marble Skies review
The best thing about being British is our constant ability to surprise ourselves; despite the charts being filled with auto … More
Shame – Songs of Praise Review
What with the music industry just returning to growth after years of declining revenues it’s unlikely that it’s going to … More