The language of press releases is often unforgiving, sometimes deliberately obfuscating and always littered with well-worn phrases that never really signify anything of the sound you will hear when the music plays out of your speakers. If a record is…
What ‘house music’ has become over the past few years really has been a convoluted affair. With genre off-shoots still falling under the ‘house’ moniker (dubstep, dance, EDM, even electro-pop etc), it’s become increasingly hard to identify what exactly should…
BANG ON TIME A drunken hit-man is still deadly. He may sway a little and his feet will look unsure but rest assured he will take you out using nothing more than the toe-nail clippers in your bathroom. Only the…
NO CORAL-ATION There’s an obstacle to tackle before listening to ‘Love Undercover’, the debut album from James Skelly and The Intenders, and it’s the acceptance that this ISN’T The Coral. Understandably, there might be some initial confusion as original members…
ROCK RESUSCITATION In the 1960s, Miles Kane was buried in a time-capsule along with a guitar, a razor-sharp wardrobe and a heap load of attitude. Under strict instructions, the capsule was only to be dug up in the event of…
So Primal Scream are back and what a relief it is. It’s been over 3 decades in since Bobby Gillespie rounded up his merry gang of space cadets, yet excitement for a new release is still high as ever. How many…
I have to admit to being quite a hard act to please when it comes to receiving a new record and taking to it straight away. It normally takes my suspicious ears a good few listens before they allow something…