Album Reviews

Tracks Of The Week, 07.04.14

Currently in the process of recording a debut album with Jim Spencer (Johnny Marr, New Order, The Charlatans), The Tapestry have already been receiving acclaim from the likes of Liam Gallagher – not bad for band who haven’t yet released…

ALBUM REVIEW: Mac DeMarco ‘Salad Days’

Mac DeMarco has made the same old “jizz jazz” present in his 2012 album 2 and first EP Rock and Roll Night Club but in Salad Days, he has refined his sound even further while adding a few twists (Note…

ALBUM REVIEW: Lucius ‘Wildewoman’

There’s something about Lucius’ music that makes you smile. The five member, Brooklyn-based group is breezy, different. With their infectious tracks, you can’t stop moving to the beat. ‘Wildewoman’, the band’s debut album, is very diverse. There’s an intriguing irony…

Album Review: EMA ‘The Future’s Void’

EMA – or Ericka M Anderson to her Mom – is on her second album.  Having released debut Past Life Martyred Saints in 2011 to some good feedback, she’s now ready to drop her second offering, The Future’s Void.  I…

Tracks Of The Week, 28.03.14

Not much happens in Bridport… I should know – my parents moved there after I left home, escaped to the country and all that. An unpretentious, South West, coastal town, home to Billy Bragg, Palmers beer and some stunning pastoral…

EP REVIEW: Darlia ‘Candyman’

Darlia is probably the first band that I’ve lowered myself to the state of screaming 14 year-old girl for, which is a bit weird given that I’m 17 and male. I think in the past, the music that I’ve been…

SINGLE REVIEW: Kill Van Kulls ‘Wishing’

Semantically, this is everything I agree with. Culturally, music and fashion often overlap, meaning a lot of the time you’re being told what to listen to, what to wear and what to like. Upon discovering The Kill Van Kulls and…

ALBUM REVIEW: Band of Skulls ‘Himalayan’

Band of Skulls are back, with third album ‘Himalayan’. There’s a raft of live dates scheduled to accompany its release, and I for one can’t wait to see which of the new tunes will be getting the biggest sing-alongs. They…

TRACK REVIEW: The Moons ‘Heart and Soul’

‘Heart and Soul’ is the brand new single from mod-rockers ‘The Moons’. Released via Schnitzel Record on the 31st of March it gives us a taster of what might come when the new studio album is released in July. This…