The Coral – Coral Island: Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Partly inspired by old photographs of seaside towns, The Coral’s latest album is a bright and breezy collection of tunes instilled with their sixties sound.
Gojira – Fortitude: Album Review
Gojira unleash their new album Fortitude which shows a band at the peak of their creative powers, combining full on metal, with an extraordinary range of other musical influences.
Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 – The Difficult Number 2: Album Review
Bright and happy; Joyful and surreal – Glasgow dance ensemble, Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5, herald the coming of summer.
Focus – Focus 50, Live in Rio and Completely Focussed: Album Review
Focus release ‘Focus 50’ – a concert recorded in Nitteroi, Rio de Janeiro, in 2017. The amazing show features music from across the history of the band from early signature hits to music released in 2017.
Kitten Pyramid – KOOZY!!: Album Review
Kitten Pyramid follow up their critically acclaimed debut with another wonderfully eccentric slice of prog-pop on KOOZY!!
Portable Radio – Should’ve Bounced: Video Premiere
Portable Radio release their new single, backed with two new B-sides, and we have the exclusive premiere of the bands’ new video!
The On Track series: Book Review
We do the honours again with the On Track series that looks at the music of Aimee Mann and Psych Prog rockers Gong.
C.O.B. – Spirit Of Love: Album Review
Welcome reissue of an acid-folk classic – featuring the Incredible String Band’s founder – Clive Palmer explores the Spirit Of Love
Opeth – Blackwater Park 20th Anniversary: News
Opeth announce a twentieth anniversary reissue of their landmark album – Blackwater Park. All the details here…
Honey And The Bear – Journey Through The Roke: Album Review
Honey And The Bear – Jon and Lucy Hart – take a trip through unknown territory. Will they survive? Read on…
James Lindsay – Torus: Album Review
Magical fusion of Scottish instrumental folk, experimental rock, jazz and ambient from Breabach bassist, James Lindsay
Mount Forel – Small Worlds: Album Review
A debut album from the multi-national post rock band Mount Forel. Reputed to have met under an apple tree they certainly have gravitas as a highly listenable sonic experience.
Various Artists – Riding The Rock Machine: British Seventies Classic Rock: Album Review
An alternative appraisal of those classic 70s years when may were Riding The Rock Machine – by Grapefruit Records
MG Boulter – Clifftown: Album Review
Vivid evocations of Thames Estuary life from Southend-on-Sea’s folk/Americana troubadour MG Boulter
Tom Petty – Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Version): Album Review
Featuring 16 studio recordings of alternate takes, long cuts and jam versions of ‘Wildflowers’ songs curated with help from his loving family, bandmates and collaborators, another visit is made to the revolutionary Wildflowers album.