Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Minus The Bear ‘Lost Loves’

Gaining a No. 7 in the Top Indie Album chart with previous album (and 5th of their career) ‘Infinity Overhead’, it is fair to say that Minus the Bear have been making steady progress. The band are now back with new…

Album Review: Jamie T ‘Carry On The Grudge’

Rating: ‘Limits Lie’ the first track on Carry On The Grudge sounds like Winnie the Pooh’s Eeyore decided to try his hand at being a musician; the sombre backing vocals sound like an exasperated sigh. Following this depressing opener is…

ALBUM REVIEW: Professor Green ‘Growing Up In Public’

Rating: Since his last full length album At Your Inconvenience was released in 2011, Professor Green has made numerous headlines in the press; he married former Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackinstosh, was crushed between two cars on the way…

ALBUM REVIEW: Lenny Kravitz ‘Strut’

Rating: Last spotted being beaten to death in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as the rather camp stylist Cinna, Lenny Kravitz returns to his musical roots to follow up his 2011 album Black and White America with his new release…

ALBUM REVIEW: Perfume Genius ‘Too Bright’

Rating: Too Bright is the latest album to be released by the Seattle based solo artist, otherwise known as Mike Hadreas. This latest offering comes after his first two albums, Learning (June 2010) and Put Your Back N 2 It…

ALBUM REVIEW: Alt-J ‘This Is All Yours’

Rating: It may have only been two years since they clasped their Barclaycard Mercury Prize, but it feels far longer since we last heard from Alt-J. The now three-piece – who amicably parted ways with bassist Gwil Sainsbury early this…

ALBUM REVIEW: Counting Crows ‘Somewhere Under Wonderland’

Rating: Californian rock band Counting Crows follow up their 2012 album Underwater Sunshine with the release of their seventh studio album, Somewhere Under Wonderland. Clocking in at over eight minutes, album opener ‘Palisades Park’ is instantly recognisable, with the Crows’ sound immediately…

ALBUM REVIEW: Teardrop Factory ‘Thrash In The Heart’

Rating: Fuzzy, riffy guitar and some seriously distorted vocals backed with drums with uncanny similarity to The Velvet Underground. Teardrop Factory are back and they are sounding better than ever. The album has a sort of psychedelic feel to it; it’s the…

ALBUM REVIEW: Allah-Las ‘Worship The Sun’

Rating: Well, we might just have an Indian summer on our hands if the Allah-Las have got anything to do with it. Psychedelic purists, Miles Michaud, Pedrum Siadatian, Spencer Dunham and Matthew Correia are back with eagerly anticipated L.P number…