Album Review: Howling Bells – The Loudest Engine
The Loudest Engine Released 12th September 2011 So it has been a while since we heard anything from the Howling Bells. They return with a brand new album this week called The Loudest Engine. Despite the title it isn’t the loudest anything, or quite the exciting anything either. I could never really describe the Howling … Continue reading
Album Review: Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
A Creature I Don’t Know Released 12th September 2011 Laura Marling is turning out to be the Queen of British Folk (at least in my eyes) and at such a young age. This album takes yet another twist and turn from her last album just like that did from her début offering. I Speak Because … Continue reading
Album Review: The Rifles – Freedom Run
Freedom Run Released 19th September 2011 It’s not often that you’re so blown away by the release of an album that you’re left speechless for a while. In fact, when you’re me, it’s not often that you’re left speechless at all. It’s not that this is the best album since sliced bread, nor the most … Continue reading
Album Review: The Drums – Portamento
Portamento Released 5th September 2011 The difficult second album, for some it can be a career maker or deal breaker. For The Drums it surely has to be a career maker. I tried not to have high hopes though, the first single to be aired and released from Portamento was the magnificent Money, and I … Continue reading
Album Review: David J Roch – Skin & Bones
Skin & Bones Released 29th August 2011 This week sees the release of the début album by David J Roch, entitled Skin & Bones. We recently introduced you to David and showed you a video for his single The Lost Child, which is the opening track to this album. What a way to open an … Continue reading
Album Review: Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves
Coastal Grooves Released 8th August 2011 The only Blood Orange track that I had heard prior to listening to this album was Sutphin Boulevard, which I admittedly took a little while to warm to, though I instantly loved elements of it. This album, it seems, turned out to have exactly the same affect on me. … Continue reading
Album Review: Marcus Foster – Nameless Path
Nameless Path Released 26th September 2011 Never judge a book by its cover, nor an album. Whilst the artwork for Marcus Foster’s début album Nameless Path is quite stark and represents the album title, it in no way reflects the kind of music that you will find once you hit play. There is very little … Continue reading
Album Review: The Black Ghosts – When Animals Stare
When Animals Stare Released 1st August 2011 From the first listen of this album I was pretty much hooked, although it didn’t exactly start quite that way if truth be told. The starting track Water Will Find A Way is a track that has taken the most time for me to get to grips with … Continue reading
Album Review: CSS – La Liberacion
La Liberacion Released 22nd August 2011 CSS were one of the most hyped bands about in 2006 and then slowly seemed to disappear even with their last album. It was as if they came around at the opportune moment and then sadly didn’t quite manage to follow their amazing self titled début album with anything … Continue reading
Album Review: The Horrors – Skying
Skying Released 11th July 2011 It has to be said that I haven’t always been the biggest fan of The Horrors, I had their début album even went to the effort to get them to sign it and then promptly gave it away to a proper fan. There are always times when you wish that … Continue reading
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