Anna B Savage – You and I Are Earth review

In the likely words of the industry suits, Ireland is so hot right now, musically at least. Ironically the industry’s … More

Tunng – Love You All Over Again review

There must, in 2025, be some kind of algorithmic supercomputer thing that knows the answer to this question: “If an … More

Young Knives – Landfill review

Popular movements always trigger some sort of collateral damage. Young Knives – primarily now the Oxford based fraternal duo of … More

January 2025’s Best New Music

10. The Horrors – Lotus Eater 9. Tim Hecker – Sunset Key Melt 8. The Jesus Lizard – Westside 7. … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #94 CMAT – Aw, Shoot!

Released: 2024 There is so much you can do to get a rise of country music that even playing it … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #95 Viagra Boys – Punk Rock Loser

Released: 2022 Put the phrase ‘sebastian murphy viagra boys interview’ to a search engine and the first entry is about … More

C Duncan – It’s Only A Love Song review

The subject of artists who suddenly discover a specific quality to their music which they claim has always been present … More

Mogwai – The Bad Fire Review

You didn’t have to be a brain surgeon to realise that the only way to survive the Britpop era was … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s #96 The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore

Released: 2021 We might as well get it out of the way now, because you’re thinking it anyway. At the … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #97 Holy Fuck – Free Gloss

Released: 2020 It’s hard to innocently name your band Holy Fuck, so perhaps the Canadian electronic noise collective shouldn’t have … More