Tag: for the record

FOR THE RECORD: Biffy Clyro ‘Infinity Land’ (2004)

My urge to write this is borne as much out of my frustration of what Biffy Clyro have become as it is my undying appreciation for what is an exquisitely crafted and greatly underappreciated experimental rock record. Despite their ventures…

FOR THE RECORD: Elastica, Elastica (1995)

The brooding nonchalance. The kohl rimmed stare. The early introduction to A/B coupling at its finest: “No need to whine boy, I can hear that voice you use upon the phone, And there’s no need to be coy, that is…

FOR THE RECORD: Morrissey ‘Vauxhall & I’ (1994)

Arriving in early March, a week after Blur’s ‘Girls & Boys’ gave the nascent Britpop scene its first defining single, Vauxhall & I entered the charts at number one. Fans were quick to recognise the album as a career high, as were…

FOR THE RECORD: Muse ‘Showbiz’ (1999)

‘The 2nd Law’, ‘The Resistance’, ‘Black Holes And Revelations’ and ‘Absolution’ were all explosive UK Number Ones; ‘Origin of Symmetry’ was so huge it was played in its entirety at Reading Festival back in 2011; ‘Showbiz’ never gets a look in….