The Muggs – Slave To Sound Volume 5: Album Review
The Muggs are a blues rock trio from Detroit, Michigan. Slave To Sound Volume 5 is another in a line of solid blues rock releases.
Bellevue Days on Death Cab For Cutie
Croydon-based sludge pop/alt-rock four piece, Bellevue Days, have so far released two highly-praised EPs. They share their love of Death Cab For Cutie in this latest Why I Love feature.
Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson tour bonanza – News
Jethro Tull fans give praise – news of the Prog Years tour as well as Ian Anderson’s more intimate series of solo shows.
Eyelids – The Accidental Falls: Album Review
Fourth album from Eyelids – The Accidental Falls on Decor Records – combines the lush with the loud noise of refined rock and roll.
Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear: deluxe reissue news
News of the latest in the series of Marillion reissues as the debut album, Script For A Jester’s Tear, gets the full treatment.
The Lone Bellow – Half Moon Light: Album Review
New album from The Lone Bellow – Half Moon Light on Dualtone Records – from the trio who hail from Brooklyn, New York.
Frigg – FRIXX: Album Review
Finnish folksters Frigg commemorate twenty years of music-making with a celebratory set of exuberant and evocative tunes.
Isobel Campbell – There Is No Other: Album Review
There Is No Other by former Belle & Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell – “One of those albums you can enjoy whatever your mood is.”
Arborist – A Northern View: Album Review
Arborist’s second album, A Northern View, raises the question of Northern Ireland’s troubled perspective. Jon Kean provides the insight.
Helldown – In Death’s Hands: EP Review
Four track EP of stage favourites from Welsh thrash merchants Helldown.
Beat Hotel – 12” mini album: Album Review
Beat Hotel deliver an ‘almost’ album of songs of “love, near-death and the worst aspects of ourselves.”
Drive-By Truckers – The Unravelling: Album Review
A three and a half year gap since the last Drive By Truckers album and they’re back with The Unravelling.
Test Card – Music For The Towers: Album Review
Music For The Towers is Test Card’s third full-length album and is highly recommended for devotees of Fripp & Eno, Labradford and 1 Mile North.
Poly-Math on Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Fast becoming cult-favourites and respected luminaries of the UK’s underground progressive music scene, Poly Math are making experimental music that pushes boundaries in just about every direction possible.
Nektar – The Other Side: Album Review
Prog rock veterans Nektar return for a new decade with The Other Side that celebrates both their past and the present.