Franz Ferdinand – The Human Fear review

It has to be said that the generation of indie bands which emerged at the beginning of the noughties didn’t … More

Saint Etienne – The Night Review

Sometimes when an artist starts claiming that there’s always been an X element to their music which hasn’t ever previously … More

When Lauren Mayberry decided to make a solo album, it was all very grown up. Months before any material surfaced … More

Distance is always relative, but by any measures White Denim have come a long way since they burst onto the … More

If you want a real life example of how cool is handed down between generations, then you can look no … More

To describe Josh Tillman as an enigma hardly scratches the surface. After a modest start recording under his own name … More

Trying to confound your audience – especially when that audience might put politely not be that big – is a … More

If you go to the Oxford English Dictionary and look up the definition of a thankless task, it just says … More

Leave aside the wait for a second. Think instead about the devices which make Songs of a Lost World a … More

It’s probably wrong to fixate a little on Amy Taylor as the front woman of her band, but it’s a … More