Album Reviews

I very rarely listen to radio, but sometimes when I do a song will stop me in my tracks to listen intently. This is what happened when I heard ‘Don’t Mind’ by The Slow Readers […]

Since the release of  their debut Disco album iPop featuring Erasure’s flamboyant front man Andy Bell in April this year, Shelters Rob Bradley and Mark Bebb have kept themselves exceptionally busy concentrating on further collaborations […]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ album ‘It’s Blitz‘ remains one of my favourite albums of recent years. The band’s change from what you might call traditional indie to a synth lead riot of tracks like Heads Will […]

In 2010 the odds were long on there being another Interpol album. Carlos Dengler, bassist and major contributor to the band had left. The remaining members had moved on to various side projects. Lead singer […]

Cold Specks second album, Neuroplasticity, by Montreal based Al Spx is a fairly unsatisfying beast. Debut album I Predict A Graceful Explosion was a fascinating debut featuring outstanding tracks such as The Mark, but Neuroplasticity […]

Let the fanfare play, Robyn Hitchcock that storied psychedelic troubadour has released his 20th album “The Man Upstairs”.  A hybrid disc of covers and original work, filled with the typical surrealistic, comedic elements and depictions […]

Can it be 20 years since Manic Street Preachers released The Holy Bible? Is it possible some American gal could do this monumental record justice? I am going where angels fear to tread to take […]

Skinny Dipper are the newest addition to the impressive Olive Grove Records roster and, on 8 September, their Mask e.p. is released on download and limited edition vinyl. The 9 piece “almost a girl group” […]

Tampa Florida five piece Merchandise are one of the most exciting bands to come out of America in years, musically they don’t stand still, they are one of the few bands whose music morphs into […]

Change for a rock group can be good, especially around the fifth album. We can all name bands that have benefited from changing their musical direction. Gaslight Anthem has stated that their new disc “Get […]

Wirral 5 piece ‘By The Sea’ released their cult shimmering pop debut album of the same name in 2012.The gorgeous mix of melodic psychedelic pop has been my soundtrack of many of my days since […]

Exciting times for the band Violent Soho, supported by screaming hot popularity in Australia, their new disc, “Hungry Ghost”, will be released in early September. Produced by Moorhead, the Australian Steve Albini, and mixed by […]

On Everything We Miss, two of Scotland’s finest lo-fi singer songwriters Andrew Pearson and Lovers Turn To Monsters (or Kyle Wood as he’s known to those who know him) come together to produce an album […]

The doldrums of summer are upon us, with their usual dearth of quality new releases. Thankfully help is on the way, the band Spoon, hailing from Austin, Texas, comes to the rescue by releasing their […]

Solo albums are, more often than not, a strange proposition. A singer or musician in a band feels ignored and decides to let the world hear his or her own songs simply to get their […]

Here is installment two in my continuing series reviewing young indie bands from Seattle, WA, I ask your patience with my latest obsession. ‘Posse’ has released their second disc of exceptional tunes called “Soft Opening”.  […]

In Glasgow we are really lucky to have as exciting an electronic music scene as there is anywhere else and at the forefront of that are Machines In Heaven. Whilst they have been touted by […]

Let me start with a rhetorical question, why is it American music lovers do not know more about Manic Street Preachers?  This is a band that has been around for a long time and has put […]