With a melancholic theme, ably enhanced by a piano (shortly to be joined by the full orchestra), Martyn Collins delivers […]
Masters of sonically dissonant chops and experimental doomy tones, Just Mustard are on form with ‘Blue Chalk’. Haunting and powerful, […]
Bringing smooth shimmer that mixes acoustic instruments with sparky synths and soft vocals, Cavetown’s long-player, Worm Food, fits snugly into […]
With three really great albums behind them, Asylums are perhaps a little greedy to release yet another long player of […]
Bitters have a knack for a slow-driving rock sound, backed with rich synths and propelled by Claudia Mills’ vocals. Their […]
Woven into the very fabric of the punk movement, the musical arc of Siouxsie and The Banshees is a jaw-dropping […]
Jimmy Eat World return after their tour to give us the follow-up to ‘Something Loud’. For ‘Place Your Debts’, they […]
You genuinely never know what will happen when you put Poppy on the hi-fi. Every musical style is fair game […]
With the early morning chill nipping at my fingers, I woke at dawn to be amongst the first to sample […]
Arriving suddenly and immediately answering the question of who is wielding guitar, blink-182 have opted for bouncing classic punk revival […]
Pretty Sick have quickly shown themselves to be subversive, smart, and creative with a string of off-the-wall singles that have […]
Since 2019s The Kingdom, Bush have developed a heavier tone. The guitars (of all string counts) on their latest album, […]
With this latest release, Willow takes us on a floaty journey with a sliding bass line as each verse communicates […]
Bringing back the grunge, but with added Britpop and power-emo, Daisy Brain are able to arrest your attention fast. This […]
With a plaintive string arrangement at the start, this might not seem like your typical Pretty Sick song, and it […]
It’s been a while since Model Citizen, so let’s not tease here, we’ll get straight down to their latest single, […]
In my opinion, the bleaker your lyrics, the more artfully they must be handled. You might be able to ghost/most/toast […]
The Wedgewood Rooms aren’t just filled with old posters featuring some well-known acts to play the venue over the years; […]
With a casual presentation that conjures a chance performance in a smoky basement jazz club in Paris, The 1975 provide […]
The bass is the first thing to hit you in the new single from Bush, ‘Heavy is the Ocean’. It’s […]
The thing about Richard Osman is that in three quick bouts, he’s become the undisputed champion of cosy mysteries. Technically, […]
Autofiction is the latest album from Suede, and it offers a heady mix of mighty melodrama and luxurious pop. Like […]
Taken from Nowhere Generation II, ‘Pain Mgmt’ is a smouldering sultry rock track from Rise Against that reserves the punk […]
TikTok’s highest earner (2021) gets a love letter from Magnolia Park in their latest pop/punk anthem, ‘Addison Rae’. I suppose, […]