“Though it’s still hard work to find the words, I’m still gonna write this fuckin’ song,” sings Rex Orange County on the first track on new album Pony. It may feel like it has been […]
In The Middle with The Sherlocks
Last week Esme McGowan caught up with Kiaran, lead singer of The Sherlocks, to see how he was feeling ahead of the release of their second album, Under Your Sky. “Yeah it feels a bit […]
Limbo to Life After in New Palace Release
The bold beginnings of this new release from Palace seem set to give a new lease of life to the indie-rock scene. Potential for the trio to do so is certainly there, despite the somewhat […]
Anderson. Paak Takes You On An Adventure in New Album, Ventura
Embellished with an abundance of high-profile collaborations and pulsing with tangible ambition, last year’s Oxnard saw Anderson .Paak soaring into new territories with brazen confidence. Nevertheless, it faced mixed reviews; critics argued that some of […]
Foals Save Themselves in Stunning New Album
In 2018, when Arctic Monkeys released Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino, fans were divided and faced with a band once energetic and explosive, refined to weird lounge jazz and piano-plinking. To some, it was viewed […]
Bill Ryder-Jones’ New Album is No YAWN
Bill Ryder-Jones returns with his best album to date. Yawn is the culmination of a seven-year solo career and a pained existence, moving his beautifully depressing guitar music into a much deeper dimension. Together these […]
LANY Releases Emotional New Album, Malibu Nights
A week from its release LANY’s sophomore work Malibu Nights reached number 36 on the Billboard 200, a huge step from the LA based band who only released their debut album last summer. Stepping slightly […]
Kurt Vile is Back With New Album, Bottle It In
‘One Trick Ponies‘, one of the singles prefacing Kurt Vile’s new album, serves as both a bit of preemptive self-critique and a statement of intent. “I’ve always had a soft spot for repetition” croons Vile […]
‘Red Before Black’ by Cannibal Corpse
Having formed almost 30 years ago, Cannibal Corpse have cemented their position in the bedrock of death metal. The somewhat morbidly named band are one of the most well-established on the death metal circuit, with […]
‘Low In Highschool’ by Morrissey
I first discovered Morrissey and The Smiths at fourteen through a ridiculous quiff I had decided to sprout. A boy in the year above me asked me to recite some lines from ‘There is a […]
Music: Album Review: Shout Out Louds – Optica
Four albums in and Shout Out Louds have taken the time to polish their strain of saccharin, synth-driven, dream pop. Behind Optica is a band with confidence in their sound, certainly more so than previously heard on albums […]
Music News: Justin Timberlake reveals new album artwork and tracklist for ‘The 20/20 Experience’
Justin Timberlake took to twitter to reveal the artwork for his forthcoming album ‘The 20/20 Experience’. Timberlake has also revealed the meaning by the album’s title and its album work, saying it is based […]