Album Reviews

REVIEW: Larry Pink the Human – M1XTAPE

Rating: Larry Pink the Human unleash their debut EP, ‘M1XTAPE’. A collaborative project between Slaves guitarist Laurie Vincent and producer Jolyon Thomas, the EP is a colourful splash of electro-pop putting soul and emotion centre stage. Kicking off the EP…

REVIEW: Steve Murphy – Forest Fires EP

Steve Murphy releases his debut EP, ‘Forest Fires’. 4 tracks of emotive, introspective music that serve as a wonderful accoutrement to these confusing, isolated times. Opening up the EP is a cover (one of three) of The Menzingers, ‘Lookers’. Dripping…

ALBUM REVIEW: Sir-Vere – Singulus (Big fat Mama Beats)

There’s something wonderfully free about the Sir-Vere first came to this writer’s attention a few years back with singles like ‘Holy Fool’ and ‘Night Time’. There’s something wonderfully free about the music the Milton Keynes trio – recently expanded to…

REVIEW: Billy Fury - Three Saturdays with Billy

REVIEW: Billy Fury – Three Saturdays with Billy

Nigel Lees is the mastermind behind one of the most exciting and inventive reissue record labels around in the current music market. Having released sumptuous releases by The Artwoods, The Action plus fascinating compilation releases entitled 17 From Morden and…

REVIEW: Teenage Fanclub – Endless Arcade

Teenage Fanclub return with their much anticipated 12th studio album, ‘Endless Arcade’, their first without long time bassist Gerard Love. ‘Endless Arcade’ showcases a more mellow and mature side to the Fanclub, whilst still packing in plenty of unstoppable earworms…

REVIEW: Paul Weller - Fat Pop (Volume 1)

REVIEW: Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume 1)

With the eagerly anticipated release of his 16th solo album entitled Fat Pop (Volume 1), released via Polydor records on May 14th, it’s about time Paul Weller released a stinker, an album that could devise opinion in his audience such…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Snuts ‘W.L.’

Album review by Jonathan Taylor. Instagram: jonathantaylorphotography Formed in 2015 and hailing from Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, The Snuts, have already generated a huge amount of interest and a justifiable amount of attention before there was any mention of a…

ALBUM REVIEW: DMA’S ‘LIVE AT BRIXTON’

Album review by Jonathan Taylor. Instagram: jonathantaylorphotography   Before the global pandemic hit and the joys of live music ground to a halt, on the 6th March 2020, DMA’S played the biggest headline show of their career to a sold…

ALBUM REVIEW: Møme & Ricky Ducati ‘Flashback FM’

Rating: It must be something in the water.  The movement known as the French touch encompasses a huge sweep of music, from Justice’s heavy metal take on house to Dimitri From Paris and St Germain’s slinky lounge jazz.  But one thing that…