The Calder Valley lies in the shadow of the Pennines, the often bleak hill chain which divides much of the … More
Tag: Post Punk
Squid – Bright Green Field review
If you’re of the belief that not very much of anything makes sense any more, then the art of the … More
A Yard Act to follow
Everyone knows Graham. He’s the father-in-law who says women belong at home, the uncle who lies about how the back … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #30 Gang of Four – I Love A Man In A Uniform
Released: 1982 Retrospectively, this was such a halcyon period for British music that it almost at the time seemed to … More
Young Knives – Barbarians review
If, as one half of Young Knives Henry Dartnell has stated about Barbarians each of their albums usually has some … More
Fontaines DC – A Hero’s Death review
“Don’t get stuck in the past” declares Grian Chatten during the title track of this, the Dublin based quintet’s second … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #54 The Stranglers – Golden Brown
Released: 1982 If music is in part of the reflection of the drugs taken by the people who make it, … More
50 Best Songs of 2019 #21 Working Men’s Club – Teeth
The Murder Capital – Live @ Brudenell Social Club
“Words can’t say how much I love these boys” announces Murder Capital frontman James McGovern to the Brudenell crowd, before … More
The Murder Capital – When I Have Fears review
Like their counterparts Fontaines DC this is a band who, on the evidence of When I Have Fears, deserve our full attention.
