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

100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #48 Bon Iver – re:stacks

Released: 2008 Ah, that American staple, the cabin in the woods. A ritual as old as the frontiersman, the purging … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #51 Vashti Bunyan – If I Were

Released: 2005 If you want a more detailed insight into Vashti Bunyan’s early career, Rob Young’s spellbinding book on the … More

PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying review

For Polly Jean Harvey repetition is the scourge of creativity. During the process of making her last album, 2016’s The … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #75 Midlake – Roscoe

Released: 2006 It’s pretty hard for Europeans to contemplate the sheer size of Texas. In comparison the Lone Star state … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #11 Nick Drake – Hazy Jane I

Released: 1971 One of the most surprising aspects of Nick Drake’s lasting posthumous success is that there is so little … More

Gwenno – Tresor review

Whilst – rightly – nobody ever thinks or cares much about the writers, it’s still worth pointing out that Tresor … More

The Fernweh – TORSCHLUSSPANIK! review

To save you looking it up, TORSCHLUSSPANIK! is a German term which loosely equates to fear of missing out. Or … More

Review: The Weather Station – How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars

For most artists the experience is rare, if indeed it they ever experience it; the opposite of writer’s block, where … More

Los Bitchos – Let The Festivities Begin! review

Ok, so in introducing Let The Festivities Begin! it’s unavoidable to talk about an indie musician finding by chance an … More