ALBUM REVIEW: TIM BURGESS – I LOVE THE NEW SKY

I bet Tim Burgess never thought when he started writing solo album number five, that when it was released he’d be hosting twitter listening parties for music fans all over the world with no live gigs on the horizon. Although it’s a weird world we live in today, there’s something strangely comforting and upbeat about […]

ALBUM REVIEW: BADLY DRAWN BOY – BANANA SKIN SHOES

It’s been ten years since Badly Drawn Boy’s last studio album, the world has changed a lot, Damon Gough’s life has changed a lot, yet there’s something reassuringly familiar about ‘Banana Skin Shoes’.  Gough recently revealed that he was inspired by the The Beastie Boys book, and wanted to return to the drum loops and […]

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ALBUM REVIEW: THE 1975 – NOTES ON A CONDITIONAL FORM

The new album from The 1975 is finally here, after numerous delays it launches during the strange days we currently inhabit and provides another solid album, but not the magnum opus some were building this up to be. Their last full-length album was critically acclaimed by the majority of the press and went straight to […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE DEARS – LOVERS ROCK

The band who put the drama into indie rock are back with their eighth album. The big sounding orchestral backings are in place as are the soothing melodies, yet the explosive riffs and uplifting choruses are never far way either. The Montreal band led by husband and wife duo of Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak […]

ALBUM REVIEW: IST IST – ARCHITECTURE

As the philosopher Matshona Dhliwayo once said: “stars are born out of dark moments”. You don’t have to be a philosopher to understand that this is the case with Mancunian post-punkers Ist Ist. This long-awaited debut LP has been six years in the making. Ist Ist formed back in 2014 but yet we’re only hearing […]

INTERVIEW: FLATWORMS

INTERVIEW WITH THE EARLY MORNINGS

ALBUM REVIEW: THE FALL – REFORMATION POST TLC: FOUR CD BOX SET

Whether you’re a die-hard Fall fan or someone with only a vague interest in their music, you can’t help but admire the way this band rose from the ashes time and time again, with so many band line ups (around 66!) and numerous punch ups, they always managed to be The Fall. With each new […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE MONOCHROME SET – LOVE ZOMBIES & STRANGE BOUTIQUE

The Monochrome Set are an indie band who seem to have swallowed the rule book of pop music, spat it out and produced two albums which, while on the surface exude the flippant, light attitude of pop, for example most songs are three minutes or under, below the shiny surface, they display brilliant musicianship and […]

WHO ARE YA? BALLAMONA

BECCA MANCARI REVEALS BEAUTIFUL NEW SINGLE ‘HUNTER’

IRMA VEP SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR ‘STANDARDS’

BC CAMPLIGHT SHARES TITLE TRACK TO NEW ALBUM ‘SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF’

SYBS RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘CWYR’

ALBUM REVIEW: HARKIN – HARKIN

Being a touring member of bands such as Sleater-Kinney, Wild Beasts, Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett, guitarist for Sky Larkin, as well as venturing into the pop world by being a backing vocalist for Dua Lipa on U.S. show Saturday Night Live, have all somehow fed into Katie Harkin’s debut solo album.  The album was […]

THE CHATS REVEAL ANIMATED VIDEO FOR ‘DRUNK AND DISORDERLY’

THE PARANOYDS RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘MEMORY FOAM’

THE CHATS RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘DINE N DASH’

NEW CASSETTE LABEL UTILITY TAPES TO LAUNCH WITH THREE RELEASES

ALBUM REVIEW: EOB – EARTH

Ed O’Brien, famed guitarist from Radiohead, finally releases a solo album, taking things back to a more guitar oriented sound as opposed to the experimental forays into electronica which his band mates have become known for. It’s a refreshing surprise. He’s probably had these tunes knocking around for years, trying unsuccessfully now and again to […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE LOVELY EGGS – I AM MORON

Psych punk duo Holly Ross and David Blackwell are back to poke a huge rock n’ roll shaped stick at the world as we know it and jolt us all into Eggland. ‘I Am Moron’ is once again produced by Dave Fridmann, whose ear for all things a bit psych (as demonstrated on his work […]

INTERVIEW: PSYCHO COMEDY – LIVERPOOL ART COLLECTIVE WITH A PSYCH ROCK HEART

HINDS SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘COME BACK AND LOVE ME’

JARV IS ANNOUNCE ALBUM, SHARE NEW TRACK & UK TOUR DATES

GORILLAZ – SONG MACHINE SEASON 1 EPISODE 2 ‘DÉSOLÉ’ FT FATOUMATA DIAWARA – WATCH NOW!

CHILDCARE ANNOUNCE UK ‘THE FARE WELL TOUR’

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INTERVIEW: GREG DULLI – AFGHAN WHIGS & TWILIGHT SINGERS FRONTMAN ON NEW SOLO ALBUM