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Album Review: Basht – Poor Advice
If it feels like Basht have entered with might and velocity, it’s because they have. Hailing from Dublin with a back catalogue built from the clashing of fuzzy guitars and a gloriously grungy rhythm section, the band are seeking to stand out amid the Irish scene’s steady stream of musical exports.
Album Review: Blossoms – Songs From The Wedding Cake
The Stockport favourites find magic in the mundane on an irresistibly fun sixth album bursting with personality
Album Review: Walt Disco – Self-Titled
What you are about to read is a bunch of sentences about how cool Walt Disco are. Because, seriously, after making waves in Glasgow’s underground scene with their first album, Unlearning, in 2022, and their second, The Warping, in 2024, their third, self-titled LP transports us back to the band’s unique universe with the same gothic elegance and sonic dynamism, but this time elevating their vision to transformative, deeply moving new highs.
Album Review: Kodaline – We Were Only Young
We’re talking about the grand finale, because, sad news, We Were Only Young is Kodaline’s fifth and final album.
Album Review: Keo – Put A Smile On For Me
By re-wiring brutally honest tales of self-deprecation and yearning, poignant lyricism meets its match with gloriously grungy yet anthemic soundscapes in Keo’s debut Put A Smile On For Me.
Album Review: Gurriers – Nobody’s Coming To Save You
The title track of the album ‘Nobody’s Coming to Save You’ features teasing guitar parts with a final release in the chorus. The charm of the Dublin accent and the repetition of the chorus, aided by the strong chords driving the melody, particularly toward the end of the song, leaves the listener blind to their next musical feat. Similar to their single ‘Erasure’, ‘Party Lines’ bass, as well as Dan’s strong vocals, give the impression that Gurriers have found their own inconceivable, unique sound and continue to flourish as musicians.
Album Review: Ezra Collective – Here Because of Hope
With ‘Here because of hope,’ the London boys have created something with a message, profound depth and musical passion that, in my opinion, at least equals anything that they’ve done before.
Album Review: Beabadoobee – Pylon
And with Pylon, Beatrice Laus, aka Beabadoobee, does just that, churning out a 14-song record that captures an entire spectrum of emotion we’ve undoubtedly all felt.
Album Review: Corella – A Beautiful World to Lose
Their second album, A Beautiful World to Lose, is both a love letter to the greatest bands from the 2000s, and a vital statement of the times we live in today.
Album Review: RØRY – BLOODLETTING
However, for anyone who is a fan or has seen RØRY live, they will know that they, in fact, have a strong voice and the effects are more for “artistic taste”. I was excited to see what happened with the new album, to see if there were any changes.