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Album Review: Demob Happy – The Grown-Ups Are Talking
The Geordie’s are back at it again, with Demob Happy’s latest album The Grown Ups Are Talking. The album features the trademark ferocity that we expect from the trio, but is far more introspective and personal compared to their previous records. Matthew Marcantonio, Adam Godfrey, and Thomas Armstrong are at the top of their game in The Grown Ups Are Talking, and the album is another brilliant addition to their strong catalogue.
Album Review: Crystal Tides – Toothpaste
As someone born and raised in Portsmouth, there’s a genuine sense of pride in watching Crystal Tides develop over the past few years, not only musically, but as individuals too. That growth is woven throughout Toothpaste, an album that feels like the culmination of countless local shows, steady refinement, and a band finally stepping fully into their own without losing their hometown pride.
Album Review: CAST – Yeah Yeah Yeah
Cast have been moving from strength to strength in the second half of their career, especially bolstered after a support tour with Oasis last year. Not stopping for a second after releasing 2024’s Love Is The Call, their latest album, Yeah Yeah Yeah, is their eighth studio album.
Album Review: MIKA – Hyperlove
On Hyperlove, MIKA reminds us exactly why he has always occupied a lane entirely of his own. This is his first English-language studio album since 2019, and rather than feeling like a cautious return, it bursts forward with real theatrical confidence.
Album Review: Only The Poets – And I’d Do It Again
For a band seven years into their journey, And I’d Do It Again does not sound like a debut album made under pressure. Instead, it's a perfect product of time: time spent reflecting, experimenting, and unlearning the sense of urgency often associated with early records.
Album Review: Kula Shaker – Wormslayer
British masters of psychedelic rock Kula Shaker, return with their 8th studio album ‘Wormslayer’, offering a sonic journey of mysticism intertwined with the heady, poetic rock n roll that defines them.
Album Review: The Cribs – Selling a Vibe
The Jarmans’ latest album, Selling A Vibe, is out now under Sonic Blew, and it shows they have certainly not lost the charm they had when they exploded onto the music scene in the early noughties.
Album Review: Good Health Good Wealth – This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires
“This time next year Rodney, we’ll be Meal-ee-on-airs” so regularly prophesied Del Boy on the much revered Only Fools and Horses. Adopting this aspirational mantra for their debut album, Good Health Good Wealth, are however, giving more just than just a soundbite - these are stories about a life, full of grind, graft, heartache, anxiety, poor choices, peppered with glory, euphoria and quick wins on a beautiful gloomy urban backdrop.
Album Review: The Clause – Victim Of A Casual Thing
Eight years, countless gigs and a trail of devoted fans later, The Clause have finally dropped their debut album and it was worth every second of the wait. Victim Of A Casual Thing is the sound of a band who’ve grown up, held their own and bottled the chaos, charm and confidence that’s defined their journey from Birmingham schoolmates to serious contenders on the British indie scene.
Album Review: The Subways – When I’m With You
Opening with debut single Oh Yeah, the album wastes no time reintroducing that signature Subways formula: chaotic in the best way, punchy riffs colliding with shout along choruses and infectious confidence. It’s DIY in spirit but delivered like absolute pros - proof that their raw sound was never a lack of polish, but an intentional middle finger salute to overproduction!