Paradise Lost – Obsidian: Album Review
Halifax’s Paradise Lost continue their thirty years plus of making music on the dark side with a new and diverse set in Obsidian.
The Alligator Wine – Demons Of The Mind: Album Review
Vintage rock without guitars? The Alligator Wine show it can be done and how it’s done on Demons Of The Mind
Horisont – Sudden Death: Album Review
Sudden death, the sixth album from Swedish quintet Horisont, delivers on their promise of “better, harder, faster, higher.”
Fish On Friday – Black Rain: Album Review
Fish On Friday release their fifth album Black Rain. It’s a “coming of age” record according to bassist Nick Beggs.
Will Pound – A Day Will Come: Album Review
Will Pound – the man once labelled “the Eddie Van Halen of the harmonica” – has a new album that takes a trip around the music of a continent.
Hills Like White Lions – s/t: Album review
The self-titled debut album from Austrian prog-metal trio Hills Like White Lions goes under the microscope.
The Bloody Mallard – Realm: Album Review
Psych-prog-alt rock outfit The Bloody Mallard, the brainchild of guitarist Tom Walding, shape seven songs to make up the Realm album.
Julia Marcell – Skull Echo: Album Review
Julia Marcell is a Polish singer/songwriter and pianist who is set to release her fifth studio album, Skull Echo. This is not a record that should be played as background noise; it is art.
Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels: Album Review
Lucinda Williams is back with a tremendous new album and she’s angry. Very angry. Good Souls Better Angels is an absolute classic.
Moonshot – Worlds Of Yesterday: Album Review
A retrospective of the music of Moonshot, 1971-1992. A band who may have been lost in the ghost light, but a collection lovingly compiled and curated by Tim Bowness.
Ultan Conlon – There’s a Waltz
Irish singer songwriter, Ultan Conlon delivers a quality and highly enjoyable fourth album in There’s A Waltz.
Trivium – What The Dead Men Say: Album Review
The 9th LP from Trivium could easily be their best work to date. A coming of age; the delivery of a clinical and contemporary metal masterpiece?
Lesoir – Mosaic: Album Review
This 5th studio album from Dutch band Lesoir represents all that is best about contemporary progressive music. High-quality listenable music and a clear distinct message which is relevant to all.
India Electric Co. – The Gap: Album Review
Not letting any grass grow under their feet, Cole Stacey and Joseph O’Keefe, the duo who are the India Electric Co. return with the follow up to their debut and another shedload of influences.
Frank Turner – Live In Newcastle: Album Review
A download-only release from Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls recorded on their recent tour as the acoustic format takes centre stage.