Heartbreaker Please – Teddy Thompson: Album review
Heartbreaker Please is the seventh studio album from Teddy Thompson, his first since 2016’s Little Windows collaboration with Kelly Jones.
Prince – Legacy Reissues 2001-2002: Album Review
The Prince back catalogue gets further reissue treatment. This batch centres on one of Prince’s lesser known (to the lay fan) creative peaks.
Lizzy Hardingham – Seven: EP Review
The sea calls. Lizzy Hardingham takes inspiration from the Mersey in her new set of songs about the sea. It’s called Seven and it’s out now.
Sang Froid – Lachrymose: New Single
Leeds Art-Rock band Sang Froid have a new single out. Lachrymose is the second of a trio of recent recordings.
Xibalba – Años En Infierno: Album Review
Feel the wrath of Californian heavyweights Xibalba, showing no mercy and keeping their cultural message intact with their fourth full-length Años En Infierno.
Why I Love: James Holt on Jacob Collier
James Holt recently released his new single, Pendulum. Here, James writes about one of his biggest influences; the super talented Jacob Collier.
Rush – Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary: Album Review
The fortieth anniversary of Rush’s Permanent Waves is marked with a retrospective set and needless to say a trawl through the memory banks.
Why I Love: Faceless Mirror on Cold Chisel
Earlier this year, we reviewed the new album from an Australian band called Faceless Mirror. Here, Dean Macaw from Faceless Mirror writes about Aussie rockers, Cold Chisel.
Strawbs – Heartbreak Hill / Burning For You: Album Review
Strawbs fans can rejoice with the pairing of Heartbreak Hill and Burning For You in Remastered and Expanded forms.
Badly Drawn Boy – Banana Skin Shoes: Album Review
Damon Gough aka Badly Drawn Boy, one of Britain’s finest songwriters, returns after nearly a decade with Banana Skin Shoes.
Ben Kunder – Searching For The Stranger: Album Review
The third album from Ben Kunder – Searching For The Stranger -is one that matches if not surpasses some of his most recent acclaimed work.
Why I Love: La Dharma on The Cure
La Dharma have built up a huge underground following locally that’s making promoters take notice. Daniel Jones from La Dharma writes about why he loves The Cure for us.
Vitskär Süden – s/t: Album Review
LA’s Vitskär Süden release their debut album; full of doomy, stoner laden riffs and cosmic revelry which will appeal to fans of Hawkwind and Sleep.
FROST* – Others: EP Review
FROST* are back with some quality leftovers on the Others EP that heralds the start of what looks like being a productive and FROST*-y 2020.
Why I Love: Simon Nicol on ‘Gigging’
In a piece that seems apt at the moment, Simon Nicol shares his love of gigging. Not a band, not an artist, but a vital aspect of why we all love music; seeing it live.