Rating: Unlike many dream pop outfits that have dropped debut albums in recent years, Horsebeach tend to not drench their sound in reverb, but rather decorate the wonderfully entwined basslines and guitar-picking with dashes of it. The vocal melodies are much more prominent than…
Rating: Opening track ‘Digsaw’ feels like it’s been here decades. In fact, it could have come from Seattle in the mid-80s. The grunge-esque riff is contrasted by a garage-tinged fuzzy guitar tone, as vocalist Kristian Bell cries “She took all…
Rating: Considering he’s only released one single so far, Benjamin Booker has clocked up a good amount of credibility having toured with Courtney Barnett and Jack White, and has also performed at Lollapalooza this year. Yet his self titled debut…
Rating: The best way to describe this album is that it’s like Jaws 3. The first one was great, the second, alright, a bit naff, the third, well… you know what it’s like by the time you get to number…
Rating: Courteeners fourth studio album Concrete Love tastes like having a dish at a restaurant for the second time – it’s not as good as you remember. The whole album feels very much like it wasn’t left to cook for…
Rating: Jason Feathers’ De Oro is the result of an unlikely collaboration between Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and rapper Astronautalis. The origins of the album are unclear, with the (limited) sources online crediting various contributors such as Creflo, a…
Rating: For many years now Joel Gion has built himself a reputation as being one of the best tambourine players in the world, with his faultless performances alongside Anton Newcombe and his band, Brian Jonestown Massacre. Joel has toured the…
Rating: Starting out back in the 80’s, J Mascis’ lengthy career has certainly not been in a stasis throughout all these years. For more than three decades, the Massachusetts-born multi-instrumentalist has been an inspiration to many with countless projects including…
Rating: Laura Mvula’s new album is and isn’t a new album. Mvula’s second album is a rerecording of her debut Mercury Prize nominated album, Sing to the Moon, featuring the Metropole Orkest. Her debut album was a triumph, an excellent…
Rating: Nostalgia can be an interesting phenomenon. While to some extent all things are derivative, the value of wholly derivative art is often (and quite understandably) criticised. Originality and innovation are obviously wonderful traits to find in any art form,…