Reviews: Albums

This category contains all of the 247 music reviews

NEW MUSIC – NATIONAL PASTIME

NEW MUSIC – NATIONAL PASTIME

National Pastime ALL OUR YESTERDAYS (Pastime Records) With what seems like an…

REVIEW: THE SHIMMER BAND – KOOLAIDACIDKID

REVIEW: THE SHIMMER BAND – KOOLAIDACIDKID

It’s said they once lined men’s souls with gold… a curious-sounding business…

REVIEW: ERRORS – HAVE SOME FAITH IN MAGIC

REVIEW: ERRORS – HAVE SOME FAITH IN MAGIC

Since their second release, ‘Come Down With Me’, back in 2009, Glaswegian…

REVIEW: CASIOKIDS – AABENBARINGEN OVER AASKAMMEN

REVIEW: CASIOKIDS – AABENBARINGEN OVER AASKAMMEN

Synth-pop quartet Casiokids have been making quite a storm on the indie…

REVIEW: THE MACCABEES – GIVEN TO THE WILD

REVIEW: THE MACCABEES – GIVEN TO THE WILD

With the media ever present with articles about the death of indie…

REVIEW: THE BIG PINK – FUTURE THIS

REVIEW: THE BIG PINK – FUTURE THIS

Recording new album ‘Future This’ over the summer of 2011, with acclaimed…

REVIEW: M83 – HURRY UP, WE’RE DREAMING

REVIEW: M83 – HURRY UP, WE’RE DREAMING

After receiving high acclaim for his debut album ’Saturdays=Youth,’ M83 (a.k.a. Anthony…

REVIEW: CHINESE SKY CANDY – SCHADENFREUDE EP

REVIEW: CHINESE SKY CANDY – SCHADENFREUDE EP

Schadenfreude – a German word that means taking pleasure in other people’s…

REVIEW: DRIVE BY TRUCKERS – GO-GO BOOTS

REVIEW: DRIVE BY TRUCKERS – GO-GO BOOTS

Drive-By Truckers Go-Go Boots **** Album number eleven finds the Truckers in…

REVIEW: WIVES OF FARMERS

REVIEW: WIVES OF FARMERS

Unfortunately Wives of Farmers are not ruby cheeked lasses that have decided…

REVIEW: MIRRORS – LIGHTS AND OFFERINGS

REVIEW: MIRRORS – LIGHTS AND OFFERINGS

Mirrors Lights and Offerings (Skint) *** Powered by analogue synths and a…

COMEBACK EP FROM THE LEGENDARY DISTRACTIONS

COMEBACK EP FROM THE LEGENDARY DISTRACTIONS

The Distractions were the great lost band of the new wave era.…

REVIEW: SEDGE WARBLER

REVIEW: SEDGE WARBLER

Exclusive, we just got hold of this new track from Sedge Warbler…

REVIEW: NATIONAL PASTIME – BOOKMARKS

REVIEW: NATIONAL PASTIME – BOOKMARKS

National Pastime Bookmarks (Pastime Records) Exeter’s lo-fi indie-pop regulars drop their second…

REVIEW: LES SAVY FAV – ROOT FOR RUIN

REVIEW: LES SAVY FAV – ROOT FOR RUIN

Les Savy Fav Root For Ruin (Wichita) They may have enjoyed a…

SCHNAUSER TO PLAY INSTORE GIG AT RISE IN BRISTOL

SCHNAUSER TO PLAY INSTORE GIG AT RISE IN BRISTOL

Schnauser are playing at Rise on Queens Street in Bristol on Saturday.…

REVIEW: PRINCE FATTY – SUPER SIZE

REVIEW: PRINCE FATTY – SUPER SIZE

Prince Fatty Super Size (Mr Bongo) **** Producer, Mike “Prince Fatty” Pelanconi…

REVIEW: SIMON BISH – YOU GET TO LIVE A FEW GOOD DAYS

REVIEW: SIMON BISH – YOU GET TO LIVE A FEW GOOD DAYS

Simon Bish You Get To Live A Few Good Days (Pop Noise…

REVIEW: COUNT TO FIRE – IN ANOTHER LIFE

REVIEW: COUNT TO FIRE – IN ANOTHER LIFE

Count to Fire In Another Life (Count to Fire) Second album from…

REVIEW: VINNIE PAZZ

REVIEW: VINNIE PAZZ

A new name to me but obviously not to the game, Vinnie…

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