Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: We Were Evergreen ‘Towards’

With even a name that sounds like it ought to be sung, We Were Evergreen have come on leaps and bounds with their new album ‘Towards’, developing hugely from their previous 2012 and 2013 releases, whilst keeping that overall We Were Evergreen flavour… which…

TRACK REVIEW: The Rifles ‘All I Need’

‘All I Need’ is the latest single from indie-rockers ‘The Rifles’. The second single to come from the hugely successfully album, ‘None The Wiser’ is due out on the 5th May via Cooking Vinyl. The original line up have once…

ALBUM REVIEW: Ziggy Marley ‘Fly Rasta’

Fly Rasta, released on the 14th April, is the fifth studio album from reggae-legend Bob Marley’s eldest son; Ziggy Marley. Known not just for his music, Ziggy is a true philanthropist; having worked with the United Nations, as well as…

ALBUM REVIEW: Pixies ‘Indie Cindy’

Pixies are back. There have been rumblings for some time – the odd festival here, an EP there – but the comeback has not been without its issues. The legend that is Kim Deal has departed, as has Kim Mk2…

ALBUM REVIEW: Paolo Nutini ‘Caustic Love’

I don’t think I have ever rushed to my laptop so fast as I did upon finding out Paolo Nutini’s new album ‘Caustic Love’ was streaming on iTunes. After being leaked online (boo!) the wisest thing to do was make…

The Birds Of Satan – ‘The Birds Of Satan’

The members of Foo Fighters have all had involvement in various other projects: Dave Grohl – QOTSA, Probot, Sound City, to name but a few, Nate Mendel – Sunny Day Real Estate, Chris Shiflett – Me First And The Gimme…

ALBUM REVIEW: Coves – ‘Soft Friday’

In a year in which ‘psychedelic revival’ seems to be on the tongue of every music journalist around, I can’t help feeling that something is missing. We have the krautrock elements in TOY, the dreamy, shoegaze influenced DIIV and the…

ALBUM REVIEW: Todd Terje ‘It’s Album Time’

For a while there it was hard to believe that dance music existed beyond the chart topping pop-house EDM shit produced by the likes of Avicii and David Guetta or the copious amounts of Ministry of Sound collated ‘Deep House’…

ALBUM REVIEW: OFF! – ‘Wasted Years’

Wasted Years is the latest release from hardcore punk outfit OFF!, a super-group of sorts featuring former members of acts such as Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Rocket From the Crypt and Hot Snakes, among others. Recorded live to tape at…

ALBUM REVIEW: James Walsh – ‘Turning Point’

Fans of Starsailor and James Walsh will not be disappointed with his debut solo album ‘Turning Point’, released by Solo Records and available to buy now. Walsh wastes no time reminding us what we have been missing with his unmistakable…