Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – Shapes of Midnight: Album Review
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats return. Nearly two decades on from the demo Kevin Starrs hammered together in a Cambridge garage, the tunes have never once dulled in menace.
Shooglenifty – Stamina Island: Album Review
Shooglenifty are back, back, back, and, all infused with fresh blood and inspirations, and it’s as if they’ve never been away.
Rodrigo y Gabriela – OurHome: Album Review
OurHome sees Rodrigo y Gabriela return to their signature acoustic instrumentation and adding Japanese flavourings to their Latin rhythms.
Fine Lines – Coming Home: Album Review
With no nasty knots to untie, Fine Lines join all the dots, for a perfect spread of country and north-western.
Fluisteraars — Jacht der Mysteriën
In true Fluisteraars style, this new three-track LP from the Dutch purveyors of atmospheric post-black metal, released on the mighty Eisenwald, is nothing short of a masterpiece. Packed with all the twists, turns and mystique their material always promises. It proves once again how masterfully this band crafts a sound that’s instantly recognisable as their own.
Dymna Lotva – Vyraj: Album Review
Dymna Lotva take another evolutionary step on their fourth LP, Vyraj. The rebellious Belarussian dissidents powerfully demonstrate that they are far more than a ‘one-trick pony’ in every conceivable artistic aspect.
The Tubs – Hard Life: Album Review
More jangulating gold from the bottom of The Tubs’ tub. Self-hatred has never sounded so good!
Corella – A Beautiful World To Lose: Album Review
Second album charting the rapid rise of latest Mancunian starlets Corella.
Emma Hunter – Yolanda: Album Review
Flamenco and Mariachi influences meet the soulful pop of Dusty Springfield head-on, on Yolanda – the debut album from Emma Hunter.
The Fierce & The Dead – Regional Theatre: Album Review
Be fierce or be dead. Or both. Pushing the songwriting and the sonics, The Fierce & The Dead try and test the untried and untested.
Zvindiyar – Six Rites: Album Review
The debut album from Zvindiyar is a clear progressive death metal balancing punishing riff architecture with ritual precision by multi-instrumentalist Mohammed AlMeshkhas.
Toby Shaer – Amalgam: Album Review
Debut album from in-demand multi-instrumentalist Toby Shaer. Amalgam is the culmination of over 15 years of writing and collecting melodies.Â
Sunjay – Split The Sheets: Album Review
Rockabilly, country and a smidgeon of folk see Sunjay picking from rock n roll and country legends to put his own twist on well recognised songs.
Mr Plow – At One With Nature: Album Review
Mr Plow return after a 12-year hiatus. At One With Nature, picks up precisely where they left off.
Fuzz Kitchen – Fuzz Kitchen: Album Review
Hatfield And The Health’s Canterbury homage mutates into Fuzz Kitchen with an album of original music in the Canterbury scene style.