Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Childhood ‘Lacuna’

Rating: Having been featured on “Ones To Watch” lists for over two years now, it’s safe to say that Childhood‘s debut album has been a lengthily anticipated one. The band have landed support slots with Temples and Johnny Marr, as…

ALBUM REVIEW: Wire ‘Document & Eyewitness 19789-80’

Rating: By 1979 the arty, cerebral ‘punk’ collective Wire had released three (now ‘seminal’ and forever ‘influential’) albums (Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154) evolving into post-punk in the process. Additionally, unbeknownst to them, they are single-handedly responsible for the…

ALBUM REVIEW: Blacks ‘Sick Individual 2’

Rating: As part of South East London grime collective OGz along with MCs such as P Money, Little Dee and Jendor , Blacks has built up a huge reputation for his flow and energy on live sets. Having released Sick…

TRACK REVIEW: Hidden Charms ‘Sunnyside’

Hidden Charms are seemingly a band who you want to keep an eye out for, if you haven’t already. Having been gigging up and down the country, they’ve supported Razorlight and worked alongside hotly-tipped young producer Young & Sick to record…

LIVE: Kendal Calling 2014

RAZORLIGHT Arriving on the Saturday, getting to site, pitching my tent and then getting into the live site took slightly longer than I anticipated and as a result I missed Jonny Borrell and Zazou. Fortunately, Jonny was also on the…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Gaslight Anthem ‘Get Hurt’

Rating: Despite only two years passing since their last album, The Gaslight Anthem have ventured into new territory, abandoning their traditional sound for the majority of an album that shall worry, confuse and or delight fans. Get Hurt has an impressive collection of some…