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.
Midnight Swim – Midnight Swim: Album Review
Manchester alt-pop-punk 5-piece Midnight Swim make their presence felt. ‘Power’ and ‘pop’ are in plentiful supply on the band’s self-titled debut album.
Villagers Of Ioannina City – Venceremos: Album Review
Venceremos heralds a majestic and pulverising return for the Villagers Of Ioannina City.
Arab Strap – Half Told Tales: Album Review
Let joyful misery be outpouring, as Falkirk curmudgeons Arab Strap return, and, this time, there’s even hopefulness sneaking into their cynical icy hearts.
Tessa Rose Jackson – The Lighthouse With Strings (Live at Metropolis): Album Review
Dutch-British singer/songwriter/composer Tessa Rose Jackson reimagines seven songs from her acclaimed album, The Lighthouse.
The Durutti Column – Renascent: Album Review
Sixteen years on,The Durutti Column plug the gap with Renascent and how recognisable it all sounds
Christie Reeves – Sun & Shadows: Album Review
Dwell awhile as a new door opens, revealing a new voice to gild the days and nights of your listening.
Eric Steckel – Sandstorm: Album Review
Sandstorm from Eric Steckel is a blues album which is raw and pure, abandoning multiple pedal or digital effects.
Chat Pile – Who Loves The Sun: Album Review
Chat Pile are back with a triumphant 4th LP that includes their tightest batch of songs to date at their heaviest and catchiest yet.
Winston Liv – Joan Of Snark: Album Review
Debut album from Nashville singer, songwriter, poet & visual artist Winston Liv sees reflective folk, playful pop melodies and country twang meet a whole lot of attitude.
Chelsea Wolfe – The Dark: Album Review
Heavy music’s patron saint of the beautifully bleak, Chelsea Wolfe, releases The Dark.
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies – Cathedral: Album Review
Horror maestro John Carpenter, son Cody, and godson Daniel Davies return with Cathedral – fourteen tracks that score a nightmare of Carpenter’s own making
Kevin Ayers – Where Do The Stars End; The Recordings 1974-80: Box-Set Review
Ayers in the studio and on the stage, baffling, bemusing and beguiling; better than history begs you to consider.
Michael Chagnon – Saints And Strangers: Album Review
NYC’s self-described ‘independent songwriter,’ Michael Chagnon covers a whole lotta ground in just eight songs with his debut album, Saints And Strangers.
Wild Gods – The Glorious Abysmal: Album Review
Are you sitting comfortably? Wild Gods wreak havoc and make hay with the tradition. More glorious than abysmal.