Reviews

Review: The Strypes – Snapshot

September 12th, 2013

Basically someone's sinister attempt to get youngsters hooked on reissues... A waste of time to anyone not standing to profit from it.

September 11th, 2013

Teeming with colours, benevolent good humour and a funky kind of psychedelia/psychedelic kind of funk... Another stellar Stepkids .

September 10th, 2013

So, Arctic Monkeys title their new album AM, just as Beady Eye titled theirs BE. You’d think that one of .

September 10th, 2013

An adventure playground of sound that brings to mind The Love Below... Rounds up the past into something genuinely new.

September 10th, 2013

Neko Case is still wonderful; that's just about all you need to know for now.

September 9th, 2013

It's like some darkside bubbleworks of interstellar architecture, presumably not fit for Biffy Clyro fans.

September 9th, 2013

A tug of war between genuinely inspired songwriting and wishy washy, widescreen balladry...if you will, Stevie Wonder vs Disney 'wonder'.

September 9th, 2013

Not without its merits, but its distinctly un-Pixies-like sheen just feels unsettling for those awaiting the wave of mutilation.

September 9th, 2013

Featuring reviews of Marc Bolan at the BBC, The Style Council Classic Album Selection and Jane's Addiction Live at .

September 5th, 2013

Effective as a sort of mini-expo on how to write songs in various loose sorts of styles...but is it genuinely worthwhile.