Talk Show – These People EP review

The luxury of hindsight is one that many people are bathing in now: Talk Show’s Harrison Swann wrote most of … More

Kaiser Chiefs – Education, Education, Education & War review

Released: 2014. Review originally published March 31st, 2014 Not many groups made it out of the mid noughties indie resurrection … More

The Orielles – Disco Volador review

When Chic talked about good times all those years ago, did anybody say that there was some kind of limit … More

Sheafs – Vox Pop EP review

There’s never been a more watched – or manipulated – generation than the one born this millennium but for Sheafs, … More

Belle & Sebastian – Days of The Bagnold Summer OST review

Days of The Bagnold Summer is a soundtrack album with a difference: based on Joff Winterhearts’ bittersweet graphic novel, the … More

Late of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel review

Originally released 11th August 2008. Original review published September 25th 2009. Allegories. Dusty and forlorn in the reviewer’s toolbox, we … More

Sleeper – The Modern Age review

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the lacquer of Britpop has faded so badly; if you were there … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 2010’s #99 The Vaccines – (Ra Ra Ra) Wreckin’ Bar

Released: 2011 Sometimes progress doesn’t feel like progress at all; almost a decade ago The Vaccines debut album arrived with … More

Paul Smith – Diagrams review

There are so many people caught in the crossfire of the last two years that their numbers are too hard … More

Teleman – Family of Aliens review

The recent mid-noughties indie landfill revival didn’t feature much love for the toothy charms of Pete and The Pirates; part … More