Author Archives: Jess Readett

ALBUM: Purity Ring ‘Another Eternity’

Rating: Take Purity Ring’s debut album, Shrines, and smooth over the jagged, untamed edges with sand paper until they conform to a softer, more manageable format and you get their latest album, Another Eternity. Moving away from their alien sound…

The Greatest Bootlegs Ever, Vol. 1

Ah, the bootleg. That hiterto unheard-of piece of arcane musicalia for millennials born into an age with torrents, Spotify and every other file-sharing platform that makes loving music so little hard work now. Back in the day, it was all…

INTERVIEW: Little Comets

When it comes to the 21st century music scene it’s hard to figure out who’s making music and whos singing off a lyric sheet or who’s there for the cameras and who’s there for the fans. Step forward Little Comets,…

Singles Reviews: Released 11.10.14

This is a formal apology to Jess, who had to review The Vamps and One Direction for this week’s Singles Reviews. We wish her eardrums the very best of recovery. Eminem feat. Sia ‘Guts Over Fear’ You know when someone just keeps…

ALBUM REVIEW: Lonely The Brave ‘The Day’s War’

Rating: Lonely The Brave had an unbelievably successful 2013; the band held an opening slot for Deftones in Paris, played a set at Reading and Leeds festival as well as having made a crucial signing to Hassle Records. It seems…