Album Review: Hatcham Social – Cutting Up The Present Leaks Out The Future
Cutting Up The Present Leaks Out The Future Released February 17th 2014 How do you tell a band that this is their best album yet without it sounding like you didn’t enjoy the last few? It’s kind of difficult but yet the truth must be told and Cutting Up The Present Leaks Out The Future … Continue reading
Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow Released Feb 3rd 2014 Sometimes you hear a song or an album and you literally want to crawl inside and explore. This is exactly what I want to do with So Long, See You Tomorrow because it feels like an adventure from the get go. Not one song sounds the … Continue reading
Album Review: The Rifles – None The Wiser
None The Wiser Released January 20th 2014 And The Rifles are back, again, though this time with their original line up and another great album that really re-affirms that they are quite an understated band in a sea of yawnfests that seem to do better than these guys. Perhaps None The Wiser will finally see … Continue reading
Album Review: Autoheart – Punch
Punch Released 15th July 2013 With an album title such as Punch you could be forgiven for expecting something uplifting and well, punchy and well Autoheart certainly deliver on that within the first track Anniversary. It is the epitome of catchy and punchy all rolled in to one, the staccato is what really makes it that … Continue reading
Album Review: Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes Released 1st July 2013 Yet again I’m totally guilty of spending too much time listening to an album and not enough time putting fingers to keys to type this out. For weeks Half Moon Run’s album Dark Eyes has been spinning and spinning over and over in my car stereo. Day after day … Continue reading
Album Review: To Kill A King – Cannibals With Cutlery
Cannibals With Cutlery Released 24th February 2013 I always thought this band had a strange name and then the title of the album was even stranger and to be honest I don’t really like it but since when would that stop me listening to something? More often than not, not judging an album by it’s … Continue reading
Album Review: David Bowie – The Next Day
The Next Day Released 11th March 2013 So Bowie is back with his, count um and weep, 24th album. No I don’t own them all so I can’t write this review in a manner to which you may be accustomed but I am going to damn well write a review none the less. Earlier in … Continue reading
Album Review: The Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law
Wolf’s Law Released 21st January 2013 I’ve had this album for a little while now and I’ve given it a number of listens on numerous occasions and I’m still finding that I can pretty much take it or leave it. This is not the expected response as I was looking forward to this album. Wolf’s … Continue reading
Album Review: Brooke Sharkey – One Dress
One Dress Released December 5th 2012 Brooke Sharkey is relatively new to me but what an impact she has had on my ears already. Her début album One Dress has so much to it that it does require a little work at times because it has a real interesting array of musical concept; from jazz, … Continue reading
Album Review: Tim Burgess – Oh No I Love You
Oh No I Love You Released October 1st 2012 When you’re a teenager you somehow find yourself picking a favourite band or singer and for some it’s just a song or album that lifts something inside them, a song that makes them happy or for some just because it’s popular and everyone else loves them … Continue reading
Album Review: Les Jupes – Modern Myths
Modern Myths Released August 27th 2012 Having not that long ago been introduced to Les Jupes I didn’t quite have enough time to formulate any ideas about how I thought their album might sound. I heard maybe two songs at most and quite enjoyed them so I thought why not deliver an album review of … Continue reading
Album Review: The Sea – Rooftops
Rooftops Released May 7th 2012 Having looked forward to listening to Rooftops after rather enjoying what was on offer from lead single, New York, I ended up being somewhat despondent in the end. There are moments of high but I have started to question if these moments of high would be considered high in other … Continue reading
Album Review – Modular Presents – Leave Them All Behind 4
Leave Them All Behind 4 Released 12th March 2012 One of the problems with compilations is that they can be a bit like films; the first one is great, the second one can still be great, or in exceptional cases better than the first, but from there on in they can dry up a little … Continue reading
Album Review: The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
Barton Hollow Released March 5th 2012 Sometimes the reason we’re late with album reviews is because I get so totally and utterly wrapped up in listening to it (ok and singing along) that the last thing I want to do is sit down and deconstruct it. This is 100% the reason for the delay in … Continue reading
The Jezabels – Prisoner
Prisoner (Bonus Disk Edition) Released 5th march 2012 Prisoner starts out so strong, with the brilliant, Easy to Love. The problem is that when this was the one track that made me want to listen to the album and when it is the one that kick starts it all off, you kind of have expectations. … Continue reading
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