Despite having a reputation as a band with an overwhelming sound, Òran Mór Sessions takes The Twilight Sad to a different level. The initial release of the album was late last year and featured stripped […]
Lost Voices by Esmerine
Post rock infused with classical music is hardly revolutionary nowadays. Yet Quebec-based chamber group Esmerine’s fifth album Lost Voices brings a fresh perspective to this combination, where rock instrumentation, for the most part, sits on the […]
Life by Dan Friel
Life serves as an exhibition of the mayhem that is ubiquitous in Dan Friel’s unique brand of noise. Awash with pulsating melodies, uncompromising heavy rhythms and prominent synth action, the record guides you above and […]
We The Generation by Rudimental
The second album from this relatively new group from Hackney does not tarnish their newly crowned label as festival favourites. Playing at Glastonbury earlier this year and most likely taking this new album on the […]
Dopamine by Børns
In the words of Almost Famous, “it’s all happening” for Børns. From performing on Conan in January to the release of his debut in October, Garrett Borns – the man behind the stage name – […]
All We Need by Raury
Released just over a year after his first mixtape Indigo Child, Raury’s debut album All We Need is a reflection of his inexperience. But his style is original if nothing else. Raury manages to place […]
Fading Frontier by Deerhunter
Deerhunter’s universe has always been one stalked by a sense of displacement and isolation. From the agoraphobia of Microcastle to the anger of Monomania, Bradford Cox and company have canvassed a catalogue of genres and […]
Nothing But Thieves by Nothing But Thieves
Amongst the haze of hopeful musicians, Southend five-piece Nothing But Thieves have galloped into the forefront, gaining momentum at every pace. Originally forming four years ago, the emergence of their first album is received by […]
Black Lines by Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade’s fifth full length album Black Lines presents an ambitious cross-over between aggressive rock and tuneful pop punk, still reaching for the familiar heartfelt hooks that have characterised them, but with an innovative and […]
Haha by The Garden
Bizzare collides with chaos for The Garden’s latest cataclysmic multitude of sound release, Haha. Identical twin brothers Wyatt, and Fletcher Shears’ two-piece bass and drum outfit ensnares the listener into their concoction of conceptual punk, […]
Adrenalin Baby by Johnny Marr
Since the release of his debut album, The Messenger, back in 2013, it feels like there has barely been a moment when the wheels of Johnny Marr’s tour bus have stopped spinning and the sound […]
If I Should Go Before You by City and Colour
Canadian singer/songwriter Dallas Green’s solo project City and Colour takes on a new sound in his fifth album released since 2005. If you’ve tracked Green’s career or are of a certain age, Green will always […]