Johnny Marr is without a doubt a legend. As guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, Marr helped take over and mould the world of 80’s indie-rock. Although much less headline-driven than Smiths band-mate Morrissey, Marr’s […]
Weezer Album Review ‘Everything Will Be Alright in the End’
Weezer’s last attempts at cementing themselves on the alternative rock ladder were met with mixed reviews, and rightly so. Their collaboration with Lil’ Wayne on 2009’s Raditude clearly wasn’t helping the cause. Fortunately, producer Ric […]
Kindness ‘Otherness’ Album Review
Kindness’s new album Otherness is pure angsty funk. If the sentimental track titles are anything to go by, he has clearly had a lot on his mind; ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’, ‘Who Do You […]
Caribou ‘Our Love’ Album Review
Dan Snaith aka Daphni aka Caribou has dabbled with a plethora of genres over the last decade, all his work proving a childlike playfulness as he tampers and manipulates melodic beats and sounds. Setting the […]
You’re Dead! review
Originally created as the antidote to the epidemic that is ‘Starbucks jazz’, You’re Dead! is undoubtedly the most potent anaesthetic of all time. Instantly soothing, the sounds of an orchestra warming up ease you into Steven […]
Music | In The Middle review Luke Sital-Singh ‘The Fire Inside’
Being dubbed the Sound of 2014 is both a privilege and a burden. Unfortunately, for Luke Sital-Singh, who has remained in the spotlight since 2012’s breakout EP Fail For You, the weight of the accolade […]
Music | In The Middle review Iceage ‘Plowing Into the Field of Love’
Iceage don’t strike as an ordinary post-punk group; over just a couple of years this Danish team has managed to become the flagman of the narrow subgenre of raw, almost warrior-like in its aggression Scandinavian […]
Music | In The Middle review Ex Hex ‘Rips’
The Washington trio of Ex Hex, have a thing for sixties garage rock. Every stomping second of Rips is a loving tribute to guitar slingers past and present. The album opens with the ray-gun guitar […]
Music | The Travelling Band ‘The Big Defreeze’
Those who haven’t heard of The Travelling Band can probably form an accurate enough picture of them from that terrible name. You just know they’d be the type to sit alongside the lingering Mumford and […]
Music | In The Middle review Slow Club’s ‘Complete Surrender’
Sheffield duo Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor released ‘Complete Surrender’, back in July, leaving their fans spellbound. Described by ‘Pitchfork’ as the duo’s “proud step into the world of soul”, their third studio album demonstrates […]
Music | Museum of Love self-titled debut album review
What do Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee and LCD Soundsystem’s Pat Mahoney all have in common? Well as of this year they’re all drummers who have taken up lead vocalist duties in new ventures. On this […]
Music | In The Middle review Famy’s ‘We Fam Econo’
The debut album from indie folk rockers ‘Famy’ illustrates a strong variation of styles, moods, and song structure through a multi-layered miasma of gorgeous synths, vibrant layers of guitar, and echo-drenched vocals. There is a […]