Album Reviews

REVIEW: The Brand New Heavies white vinyl reissue

REVIEW: The Brand New Heavies white vinyl reissue

Brand New Heavies are releasing their classic standout debut album simply titled The Brand New Heavies on Acid Jazz records on blue vinyl 26th August. BNH are in the classic mould of those jazz funk heavyweights Donald Byrd, The Headhunters…

REVIEW: Whiteout Bite It / Young Tribe Rule

REVIEW: Whiteout Bite It / Young Tribe Rule

Whiteout were once darlings of the music press and record labels, not only in the UK but further afield, touring with the likes of Dodgy and Oasis, releasing sun kissed singles which were lapped up by audiences and critics alike,…

ALBUM REVIEW: Jaws The Shark – Another Day In Paradise

Rating: Fuzz filled, grungy and pulse pounding perfectly sums up Jaws The Shark’s latest EP, “Another Day In Paradise”. A 4 track dive into some of the most stimulating post-punk out there today, your speakers will be shaking throughout each…

Interview: Stephen EvEns video int. w/ John Clay

John Clay catches-up with Stephen EvEns, following the release of his latest album offering, ‘Employee of The Month’ In this interview we find out more about the thinking behind the album and the songs in this carefully balanced harmony between…

REVIEW: C91, Cherry Red Records 1991 box set

REVIEW: C91, Cherry Red Records 1991 box set

1991 was the year Hubble Telescope launched, Big Arnie’s Terminator 2 arrived at cinemas and a bevy of exciting indie bands launched themselves into CD players, tape decks, record players and radio stations of music lovers all over the globe….

REVIEW: Matt Berry – Gather Up box set

REVIEW: Matt Berry – Gather Up box set

Celebrating a 10 year stint at the groovy Acid Jazz label is no mean feat for the multi-talented Matt Berry. Time has flown by with moments of pop brilliance as well as a few surprises in tow which are now…

ALBUM REVIEW: Mr Mikey, ‘Simply The Best’

Mr Mikey releases his new album ‘Simply The Best’, emerging from previous incarnation as Mr Solo and emerging from Mikey Georgeson’s art-pop impresario presence as David Devant and His Spirit Wife – you can hear the art-rock swagger as he…

Track by Track: Sugarcane, ‘Cat’s Eyes’

Sugarcane have just released their debut album ‘Cat’s Eyes‘ and to celebrate they share with us an in-depth reflection on the tracks inspirations, collaborations and stories behind the lyrics. In the album British indie songwriting is infused with Brazilian, Samba…