Modern Nature is the album that very nearly didn’t happen at all. Following the untimely death of drummer and founding member Jon Brookes in 2013, the 11-tracked record is finally set for release at the end of this month. It…
The stunning Union Chapel venue in Islington played host to this years Christmas Jumper Jam for Save The Children. An evening filled with incredible live music from the Country’s best established and up and coming artists, all for an amazing…
You can’t exactly call it a ‘new album’, because that’s a bit of a lie. Recorded back in 2006, The Coral set about recording 12 tracked album The Curse of Love, and eight years later have decided now is the…
Rating: nick nicely is a cult figure amongst psychedelia enthusiasts due to his 1982 single ‘Hilly Fields (1892)’, which was described as “the best psychedelic record made since the ‘60s” by a certain NME upon its release. However, nicely faded into…
Rating: Having moved from a major label to their friends from Library Music Recordings, The Flies were free to release their second LP – Pleasure Yourself – in their favourite format, a limited edition octagonal gatefold vinyl, alongside its online…
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: 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,…
Rating: If I have learned one thing in my time on this planet, it is not to try and second-guess a Super Furry Animal. The experimental Welsh rock band’s overall style has always managed to be at once immediately distinctive…
Theosophy is an album constructed by one of the very best folk singers in the UK. His raw ’60s tones are a breath of fresh air as this 13 track LP keeps in touch with everything Pete Molinari holds true…
A band’s second album is always seen as the hard one. They want to develop sound and style without distancing themselves too far from their debut. Minneapolis four-piece Howler released their debut album ‘America Give Up’ just over two years…