Album Review: Beans On Toast – Rolling Up The Hill
Rolling Up The Hill Released 1st December 2015 Words: Nick Jacques This here is the latest Beans On Toast album, aptly named Rolling Up The Hill. This is his 7th album and surprise! Surprise! He’s releasing it yet again on his birthday which is on 1st December. His latest offering gives the impression of an … Continue reading
Album Review: Hatcham Social – The Birthday Of The World
The Birthday Of The World Released 11th October 2015 Words: Greg Arthur Much like Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift in the style of Bruce Springsteen, Hatcham Social’s newest effort – The Birthday of The World– is Hatcham Social covering Nick Drake in the style of The Horrors (post Strange House). It’s not to say this … Continue reading
Album Review: Victories At Sea – Everything Forever
Everything Forever Released 30th October 2015 Words: Siôn Ford Everything Forever is the full length debut from Birmingham trio Victories At Sea, a group that have won fans among the mainstream music outlets such as everybody’s favourite magazine to hate, NME, and Xfm. Whether or not that carries any importance is a different question altogether, … Continue reading
Album Review: Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On
Sun Leads Me On Released 23rd October 2015 Words: Gary Lambert Usually it would be fair to expect an album to have an opening trio of songs which would provide the skeleton for the current style of the band and create their own musical signature. After the opening three tracks of Sun Leads Me On, … Continue reading
Album Review: Holy Holy – When The Storms Would Come
When The Storms Would Come Released 30th October 2015 Words: Sion Ford Given that Holy Holy are only comprised of two natives of differing coasts of Australia, you could be forgiven for thinking that this is a group made up of a number of musicians who have been at this for a long time together. … Continue reading
Album Review: Lusts – Illuminations
Illuminations Released 23rd October 2015 Words: Gary Feeney Normally when I read or write about a new band, I find it useful to start off with a little bit of background information on them or a wee bit of interesting trivia. With Lusts, however, such information seems in short supply, beyond the fact that the … Continue reading
Album Review: Metric – Pagans In Vegas
Pagans In Vegas Released September 18th 2015 Words: Jimmy Gallagher This is the first of two records compiled from material provided by both singer Emily Haines and guitarist/synths James Shaw. Metric believe there to be enough output from their respective writing sessions to be able to achieve this aim successfully without compromising the end product. … Continue reading
Album Review: Little May – For The Company
For The Company Released 9th October 2015 Words: Julia Grantham Have you ever wondered if folk music can be cool? Didn’t realise it can get Radio 1 airplay or come in the form of a trio of super cool Australian girls? Read on, dear music fans. You might be in for a very pleasant surprise. … Continue reading
Album Review: Nova Heart – We Are Golden
We Are Golden Released 2nd October 2015 Words: Gary Lambert I had never heard of Nova Heart prior to volunteering to review this and upon seeing three attractive Chinese women on the album cover shot I was clueless as to what to expect. I had decided it was going to be ethereal vocals, weirdness and … Continue reading
Album Review: Editors – In Dream
In Dream Released 2nd October 2015 Words: Gary Lambert Musicians baffle me they really do. Why when gifted by the fortunes of DNA with talent and then be able to spend their lives using that natural talent do they then hide behind technology and effects? Take, for example, the wonderful British darkness of Tom Smith’s … Continue reading
Album Review: BATTLES – La Di Da Di
La Di Da Di Released 18th September 2015 Words: Jimmy Gallagher When you are practically willing to snap your colleagues quills in efforts of shameless sabotage and beg the editor in undignified desperation for a chance at reviewing this album. It is outlines the importance of the band in question. When I heard Battles were … Continue reading
Album Review: The Ordinary Boys – The Ordinary Boys
The Ordinary Boys Released 2nd October 2015 Words: Gary Feeney The Ordinary Boys, it’d be fair to say, have had something of a chequered past. Rising to fame back in 2004 with their excellent debut Over the Counter Culture, the band followed it up in style with Brassbound – two albums bustling with confident, swaggering … Continue reading
Album Review: Broken Hands – Turbulence
Turbulence Released 9th October 2015 Words: Greg Arthur For the uninitiated, Broken Hands are a five piece rock outfit from Kent. Dedicated to the intimation of flight, their intense live shows have earned them a loyal following, and praise such as “like Ashcroft fronting Sabbath”, from the Head of Music at the now rebranded Radio … Continue reading
Album Review: The Dead Weather – Dodge And Burn
Dodge And Burn Released 25th September 2015 Words: Gary Lambert Well hello blues music. Welcome to the future! This is an album which is going to excite people and hopefully widen the tastes of the current music fanbase. From the opening track I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) through to the finale of Impossible Winner … Continue reading
Album Review: Cristobal And The Sea – Sugar Now
Sugar Now Released October 2nd 2015 Words: Nick Jaques “I guess it fits with is being sweet and tender!” João suggests, to which Ale adds, “The title is playful and naïve, which is just who we are, and how we are with the music.” The above is an excerpt from an interview with the band … Continue reading
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