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Album Review: Westside Cowboy – It Goes On
So how do you sew your name into fabric alongside the likes of Joy Division, The Smiths and The Stone Roses? Do exactly what Westside Cowboy have done with their debut album It Goes On.
EP Review: Arkayla – Back to Belle Vue
At the heart of the UK’s music scene, the city of Manchester continues to deliver, with its latest export, Arkayla, deepening their exciting discography with four diverse tracks on their new EP, Back To Belle Vue.
Album Review: DMA’s – DMA’s
The three-year wait for new DMA’S music is finally over, and fans of Australia’s indie rock trio have been rewarded for their patience in this 11-track self-titled collection that captures a vulnerable, mature expression of yearning and nostalgia.
Album Review: Man/Woman/Chainsaw – Cannonball
Following a string of acclaimed singles, frenetic festival slots and a swiftly sold-out album release show at The George Tavern, our favourite chaotic orchestra Man/Woman/Chainsaw are finally letting us in on their long-awaited debut album Cannonball.
Single Review: Harvey Jay Dodgson – Kick
Anyone listening to a new piece of music should know that having the volume low is a rookie mistake. ‘Kick’, the single that gives us our first taste of Harvey Jay Dodgson’s upcoming fourth EP, is proof that when it comes to bolshy indie pop like this, you need to rack that volume up to the full 100.
Album Review: Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music
Music is better when it blends euphoric post-punk sounds with deeply wry yet hopeful spoken-word observations about the bleakness of human existence. Step forward the lads from Leeds, Yard Act.
Album Review: Life – Abstract/Natural
About two weeks ago I had not heard of Life until a musically wandering friend of mine picked them out as one of his favourite gigs of the recent and most excellent Great Escape Festival (cheeky Wyld Stallyns reference for the fans). Shortly following that, this absolute beauty of an album dropped into my inbox a week later. So, if like me, you know little about them but are openly Life-curious then let me offer you some nest feathering facts to get you up to speed.
Album Review: Big Special – O’Joy!
For a collection of songs originally left off BIG SPECIAL’s first two records, O’JOY! never feels like a collection of leftovers. Instead, it acts as a companion piece in the truest sense: a chance to spend a little more time inside the world that vocalist Joe Hicklin and drummer Callum Moloney have spent the last few years building.
Album Review: Bleachers – everyone for ten minutes
Bleachers have always had a gift for making nostalgia feel cinematic, and on ‘everyone for ten minutes’, Jack Antonoff leans into that strength beautifully. The band’s fifth studio album feels hopeful, romantic and reflective all at once - a collection of songs that don’t rush to demand attention, but instead slowly pull you into their world layer by layer.
Album Review: Skindred – You Got This
Whether you found them from a 2002 TikTok dance trend, or have became a fan of the band over the last 27 years, the big question is, does Skindred still got this?