Author Archives: Matt Mead

About Matt Mead

Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul
NEWS: Hooton Tennis Club new songs

NEWS: Hooton Tennis Club new songs

Hooton Tennis Club release new Double A side ‘Monsoonal Runoff’ and ‘People Want People Who Want People’ on Bandcamp on Friday 1st of May 2020 Formed in 2013 by four childhood friends, Hooton Tennis Club deal in melodic, wonky, witty, poetic, pop music….

REVIEW: Warm Digits album review - Flight Of Ideas

REVIEW: Warm Digits album review – Flight Of Ideas

Beaming in direct from the same electronic planet Primal Scream used devilishly on XTRMNR Warm Digits latest offering Flight Of Ideas released via Memphis Industries introduces no dull moments on this Kraftwerk-esque release. Wasting no time to delve the listening…

REVIEW: Jim Capaldi - Open Your Heart box set

REVIEW: Jim Capaldi – Open Your Heart box set

Being a part of one of the most iconic bands of the 60’s and early 70’s might have overshadowed a solo career, of some however, Jim Capaldi rose above the dust of working with Steve Winwood in Traffic to score…

REVIEW: The Prisoners - In From The Cold

REVIEW: The Prisoners – In From The Cold

Coming back into household’s records collection is the formidable release by 80’s organ grinders The Prisoners highly regarded long player In From the Cold re-released on neon red vinyl. The Prisoners are the predecessors to the likes of Corduroy, The…

REVIEW: Basil Kirchin - Everyday Madness

REVIEW: Basil Kirchin – Everyday Madness

When you thought it was safe to come out from the behind the sofa Jonny Trunk delivers a release of sinister, experimental and often strangely charming sounds by that talented master of sparse jazz Basil Kirchin. Featuring 40 minutes of…

REVIEW: The Primitives – Bloom! 5 CD box set

REVIEW: The Primitives – Bloom! 5 CD box set

If I’m being honest The Primitives passed me by in the 80’s, only their hit Crash brushed past me on the dancefloors of students unions, the Rickenbacker decending chord anthem still sounds as vibrant and energetic as it did when…

REVIEW: Peel Dream Magazine – Agitprop Alterna

REVIEW: Peel Dream Magazine – Agitprop Alterna

Whilst having an overly charming name Peel Dream Magazine is the brainchild of Joe Stevens. Releasing superb material over the last few years this latest album, Agitprop Alterna released on Tough Love Records on Friday 3rd April 2020, has Stevens…