Craig Finn – We All Want The Same Things Review

While discussing the lead single from his third solo album, The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn describes how he was taken back to 1994 and his post-university ... Read More...

Secret Company – The World Lit Up And Filled With Colour Review

Secret Company is a guitar pop quartet from Chelmsford, a city nestled in the centre of Essex that has been home to music names including Saint Etienne’s Sarah ... Read More...

Torgeir Waldemar – No Offending Borders Review

Were one to listen to No Offending Borders without any prior knowledge of its artist, it would not be unusual to feel a sense of surprise and puzzlement upon he... Read More...

Fenech-Soler – ZILLA Review

The journey of Fenech-Soler has been eventful, to say the least. Between two impressive studio albums, 2010’s self-titled debut and a follow-up, Rituals, in 201... Read More...

The xx – I See You Review

There is a troubling superficiality about The xx that has come to dominate their work since the turn of the decade. After 2009’s stunning self-titled debut, a m... Read More...

16 Most Disappointing Movies of 2016: Suicide Squad, Warcraft and More

It is said that life is full of disappointments, and it’s certainly safe to say that there was a fair few to be had in the cinema this year. Some would even go ... Read More...

Chain Wallet Self-Titled Debut Album Review

Chain Wallet’s self-titled debut LP tries to take listeners back in time, with sparkling synths and bouncing kick-snare drum pad beats recalling the glossy soun... Read More...

The Beat – Bounce Review

For the uninitiated, The Beat (known as The English Beat in the US) are a group formed in Birmingham in the late 1970s that fused the sounds of ska and 2-tone w... Read More...

The Slow Show – Dream Darling Review

‘Who’s calling? Who’s calling? Who’s breaking your heart tonight?’ sings Rob Goodwin as he opens The Slow Show’s second LP with Strangers Now, a track that grow... Read More...

EP Review: Black Surf – Let’s Pretend It’s Summer

Ignoring the decidedly '90s aesthetic of Black Surf's grunge-tinged indie-pop, this British/Australian project could not be more emblematic of the music industr... Read More...

Joana Serrat – Cross the Verge Review

Ghostly vocal lines that recall Florence and the Machine and Joanna Newsom in equal measure characterise this third LP from Barcelona-based singer-songwriter Jo... Read More...

Gregory Porter – Take Me To The Alley Review

Anyone who caught Gregory Porter’s stunning tribute to Prince on Later… with Jools Holland will know just what an imposing vocal force this man is. The Californ... Read More...