CUSP – English Country: Album Review
English Country is the debut record from CUSP. It is an album with roots firmly in classic indie seeking lift off with an expansive sound and huge choruses.
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Josh da Costa – New Wave Graveyard: Album Review
Building a quirky shrine to synth-pop, 80s glam, Josh da Costa’s debut solo album balances revered guitars and theatrical nostalgia.
Echo And The Bunnymen – Apples For Isaac: Album Review
Echo And The Bunnymen return with a quirky, optimistic album that embraces their long career without dwelling on it.
The Durutti Column – Renascent: Album Review
Sixteen years on,The Durutti Column plug the gap with Renascent and how recognisable it all sounds
The Cases – Mr Penny: EP Review
The Cases explore love, lust and everything inbetween on the new EP, Mr Penny.
Ed Harcourt & James Walsh – The Strines Nightingale, Stockport: Live Review
Ed Harcourt and James Walsh head down into the woods on the outskirts of Stockport. We follow in their tracks .
Pope – BFM: Album Review
After an eight year hiatus, Pope return with their sophomore album beset with towering riffs and reverb rich hooks – music without the need for nostalgia.
Prism Shores – Softest Attack: Album Review
Prism Shores’ Softest Attack feels like a DIY jangle-pop record built from familiar ingredients
IST IST w/ Desperate Journalist & The Youth Play – Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
IST IST arrive home to the brilliant surroundings of the Albert Hall in Manchester, and one of their biggest shows to date.
All You Good Good People – Britpop & Beyond 1995 – 1999: Album Review
All You Good Good People celebrates the heyday of Britpop with choice slices and deep cuts of unabashed optimism and emotional undercurrents.
fabric – Until We Are Free: Album Review
Debut album from fabric fuses Afrobeat, soul, bossa nova and funk into sunlit groove that double as a call for identify, equality and communion.
L.Y.R – The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool: Live Review
An evening of stunning music, passionate storytelling and soaring vocals in Liverpool from L.Y.R and supporting cast.
The Thief of Time – We Are Cosmic: EP Review
With the Artemis shuttle and the crew sending back images of Earth from orbit, the timing of this latest release from the electro-synth outfit, The Thief of Time, couldn’t be better timed.
Kyle Falconer – Lovely Night Of Terror: Album Review
Kyle Falconer returns with his fourth solo studio album, that continues his journey away from his Brit-Indie roots of The View.
LYR – Dark Sky Reservation: Album Review
3rd outing for arty gathering LYR – far more exciting under artificial lighting – and other earworm gems.