What became known as Madchester had a few antecedents, but musically if you want to go back, at least some … More
Category: Reissues
Manic Street Preachers – Lifeblood 20th Anniversary Edition
Thirteen years on or so from their dramatic arrival, the Manic Street Preachers were still masters of making compromise sound … More
Xmal Deutschland – Early Singles 1981-1982 review
In the run up to this compilation’s release, none other than The Guardian ran an interview with former Xmal Deutschland … More
Familiar Fun – 2023 Reissues and Compilations round up
Old is the new new, right? Well, maybe not. But with catalogue as it’s known remaining as a major source … More
The Redskins – These Furious Flames! Live! 1985-86 review
The Redskins were one of those bands for whom an exclamation mark always felt it made sense. Having only released … More
The Darkness – Permission to Land..Again review
No that it’s really visible from the self-aware, irony free twenties, but there is a dusty corner of British music … More
Super Furry Animals – Phantom Power 20th Anniversary edition review
For whatever reason, it wasn’t always necessarily important to add context to a Super Furry Animals album. Not that the … More
The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps 30th Anniversary Edition review
Released: 1993 Contextualising things is important. The Boo Radleys were signed to the anarchic Creation label in 1991 following their … More
Erasure – Always (The Very Best of Erasure) review
Whilst some aspects of it as a decade are now hand gnawingly embarrassing and deserve to be forgotten, the nineteen … More
Various Artists – Where Were You: Independent Music From Leeds (1978-1989) review
For the longest time the only way to get an American to understand where you were from if you said … More