“If Midlake scored this record as an essay themselves, they’d probably have scribbled in the margins “Progress” in red.”
HAIM – Days Are Gone review
“Maybe the three of them can’t stand each other borrowing their deodorant, or all cheat at Scrabble; they do however make music so unfettered by cool that it’s hard not to love.”
Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Originally Released 26th August 2013. Review originally published 30th September 2013. The problems which dogged the recording of Franz’ last…
Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers
Originally Released 10th June 2003. Review not previously published. I have to admit, I was expecting another dose of wily…
Pendle Coven – Self Assessment
Originally released in 2009. This review originally posted 15th March 2009. My rock and roll loving friends sometimes ask me…
Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen review
Originally released June 1985. Subsequently Retitled “Two Wheels Good” in the US at the request of the McQueen estate. Original…
Various Artists : Blech II – Blechsdottir
Originally released 23rd September 1996. Original review published 30th November 2008. The premise? Simple. Take one beyond cool ambient/electronica/whatever label…
Top – Emotion Lotion review
Originally released in 1991. Review originally published 7th September 2009. Now this took some researching. Although Emotion Lotion in itself…
Athlete – Black Swan
Originally released 24th August 2009. Review originally published 6th September 2009. It’s easy to dismiss Athlete as seagulls following the…
The Dwarves – Sugarfix/Thank Heavens For Little Girls review
Originally released “Some time in 1993”. Review originally published “Some time in 2008”. If punk rock’s highest level of evolution…
The Voice Of Unreason 