100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #19 Bloc Party – Like Eating Glass

Released : 2005 It all sounded so mid noughties indie. Talking to Scott McLennan of Rip It Up Australia in … More

Oya Paya – Slumped Up review

There are lots of reasons why people make music remotely, ranging from the sheer logistics of getting everyone into the … More

Honesty – Where R U EP review

Home isn’t always where the heart is. Rooms are full of memories; going back to where you once knew isn’t … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #20 Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good

Released: 2007 “When all hope is gone/Sad songs say so much” Do we really over-eulogise about records which come in … More

H31R – Headspace review

As much as the big rap game appears largely to have creatively stalled, those content to work on it’s underground … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #21 P J Harvey – This Is Love

Released: 2001 Much was said about Britpop’s reductive laddishness, about how it’s trade offs and compromises were usually focussed on … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #22 Manic Street Preachers – Your Love Alone is Not Enough

Released: 2007 The process of losing and finding your mojo doesn’t come with any sort of handbook: of course it … More

King Creosote – I Des review

We all have choices, even if the ones which get presented seem like they might not be none at all; … More

Beirut – Hadsel review

As many of our horizons have narrowed in the last few years, Zac Condon’s search for new inspiration has kept … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #23 The Beta Band – Squares

Released: 2001 I have a memory I’m unable to substantiate, that The Beta Band performed on the long lost music … More