Album Reveiw: Young Kato – Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow
Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow Released 3rd May 2015 Words: Gary Lambert A 34 year old fan of real ale and Nick Cave like myself is not the target audience for Young Kato’s energy overload debut album Don’t Wait Til Tomorrow, but it doesn’t stop me enjoying it. Too often music is respected for being heartfelt, … Continue reading
Album Review: BRMC – Live In Paris
BRMC Live In Paris Released 4th May 2015 Words: Nick Jacques The front cover for the latest instalment in BRMC’s sizable back catalogue is a dramatic shot of a wave engulfing the theatre in which they played and recorded this concert. In a way it sums up this epic 24 track album. The first half … Continue reading
Album Review: Amber Run – 5AM
5AM Released April 20th 2015 I can’t believe that it has arrived at this time already. Not 5AM, but that Amber Run are releasing their debut album. It feels like it was only the other month that I was stood in a very muddy field watching them play, what was at the time, their 6th … Continue reading
Album Review: The Cribs – For All My Sisters
For All My Sisters Released 23rd March 2015 Words: Lauren Grigor Let me start off by saying I am in love with this album, I started writing this as a brief overview but couldn’t help but talk about it track-by-track. For All My Sisters, the 6th album from The Cribs is a tight cohesive piece … Continue reading
Album Review: Modest Mouse – Stranger To Ourselves
Stranger To Ourselves Released 3rd March 2015 Words: Ben F Gallagher It could be that Modest Mouse are among the very few bands flying under the banner of ‘Cult band’ status that can remain safe within the hallowed category of not having crossed over to the ‘hipster alt mainstream’. Even with their Epic new album, … Continue reading
Album Review: Hattie Briggs – Red & Gold
Red & Gold Released April 6th Words: Julia Grantham The stunning debut from folk singer-songwriter Hattie Briggs has quite an apt title for such a colourful and rich album. Hattie’s voice is very soulful and although everything that a female folk artist usually encapsulates; still manages to be fresh and irresistible at the same time. … Continue reading
Album Review: Duke Special – Look Out Machines
Look Out Machines Released April 6th 2015 Words: Nick Jacques The dread-locked enigmatic troubadour Peter Wilson (aka Duke Special) from Northern Ireland returns with his 8th offering Look out machines! The self- proclaimed creator of “hobo-chic” has been blending his Irish-folk roots with musical theatrics and brutalised romanticism since his debut outing Adventures in Gramophone … Continue reading
Album Review: Cold War Kids – Hold My Home
Hold My Home Released March 9th 2015 Words: Jimmy Gallagher When we first heard Hang Me Up To Dry in 2007 from their debut album at the time Robbers And Cowards, people were clambering over each other to find out who was behind that hard hitting post modern blues classic. 8 years on and the … Continue reading
Album Review: Peace – Happy People
Happy People Released 16th February 2015 Words: Gary Feeney In a time when bands are releasing their music out in to the world via the wonders of social media and Soundcloud within seconds of recording in their bedroom, it feels like a little bit of a novelty when a band appears via the old-fashioned route … Continue reading
Album Review: The Staves – If I Was
If I Was Released 23rd March 2015 Words: Nick Jacques If I Was, was recorded on a series of trips to the isolated snowy outback of Eau Claire, Wisconsin – the same area where Justin Vernon (Bon Iver frontman) recorded his seminal debut album For Emma, Forever Ago. Justin also takes up production on this … Continue reading
Album Review: Marika Hackman – We Slept At Last
We Slept At Last Released February 16th 2015 Words: Julia Grantham Markia Hackman is a young female singer-songwriter from the UK, and this: We Slept At Last is her debut album. Only 22, she has been song-writing since she was a teenager, and has toured with the likes of Laura Marling. About to embark on … Continue reading
Album Review: Sara Lowes – The Joy Of Waiting
The Joy Of Waiting Released: February 23rd 2015 Words: Jimmy Gallagher The well travelled world of Sara Lowes stands still, but only for a second whilst her third studio album, The Joy Of Waiting Is released. This lady is very well respected by her peers and has worked with the UK’s finest in particular King … Continue reading
Album Review: Black Rivers – Black Rivers
Black Rivers Released 9th February 2015 Words: Jimmy Gallagher Any self respecting follower of UK indie rock over the last 15 years will emphasize the impact that certain bands have had on the genre in bringing it into the wider consciousness. Without being unjustifiably adorned with accolades that so many are, by certain spheres of … Continue reading
Album Review: Rathborne – Soft
Soft Released 16th February 2015 Words: Gary Feeney Hailing from Maine, USA, Luke Rathborne relocated to New York City as a result of record company interest following his self-released, self-produced debut album After Dark (Rathborne claims he sneaked in to the recording studio of his local college at night to make the album and taught … Continue reading
Album Review: Idlewild – Everything Ever Written
Everything Ever Written Released 16th February 2015 Words: Stuart Evans Firstly I must start with a confession: Idlewild are my favourite band/artist in the world. They have heavily influenced my musical and written tastes in ways that I cannot thank them enough for. That isn’t to say that this review is guaranteed to be positive … Continue reading
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