There’s an argument to make that AC/DC’s approach to songwriting is the most successful in the history of popular music. Every album they’ve recorded draws from a beefed up treble-heavy take on blues rock based on big chords and […]
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Album Review – "Smoke + Mirrors", Imagine Dragons
The difficult second album. It’s one of the great challenges in the career of any band with aspirations to reach the top of the mountain, particularly if they’ve put out a debut as well received as Imagine Dragons’ ‘Night […]
EP Review – "Fall", Cardboard City
It’s not often you come across a four-piece band that puts piano on an equal level with the rhythm and lead guitar whilst also highlighting saxophone. Cardboard City is such a band. Thankfully though, the saxophone never comes across as […]
Album Review – "Happy People", Peace
Peace are a band renowned for their wild live performances and hard work, so it’s no surprise that that they’re already onto album #2. ‘Happy People’ is a statement of the band’s influences and their experimentation with new sounds […]
Pick Of The Week – "Let It Happen", Tame Impala
This week Tame Impala revealed that they are back, so of course I’ve been celebrating this to the soundtrack of their brand new single. ‘Let It Happen’ is 7 minutes and 59 seconds of absolute genius. It’s as synthy […]
Album Review – "Don't Lose This", Pops Staples
The Staple Singers was a gospel group comprised of four sisters: Mavis, Cleotha, Yvonne and Pervis Staples, and their father, Pops. They began performing and recording as a group in the 1950s. In 1999, Mavis and Pops recorded the backbone […]
Album Review – "Don't Say That", Superfood
I’ve been a major fan of Superfood and their quirky lyrics about TVs and raisins since they first put out their debut ‘Superfood’ what seems like an age ago. 2014 has been their year – they’ve toured with NME and […]
Album Review – "The Endless River", Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd have always let the music do the talking. The band that defined and perfected progressive rock through the 70s, they consistently put out exciting music despite being rocked by inner turmoil and the loss of not one but […]
Album Review: "Whispers", Passenger
Mike Rosenberg (aka Passenger) has a lot of things going for him; a hit number one single, a distinguishable tone of voice, an ability to write songs, glorious elf-like ears and not to forget that cracking beard. But one of […]
Live Review – LTJ Bukem and DJ Hype @ Fabric
Dressed Head to Toe in a Leather Cat suit- which pretty quickly I recognised was a bad move for a Drum and Bass night, adorned with freaky cat eye contact lenses and with a friend who had a face […]
Album Review – "Ghost Stories", Coldplay
I’ve never liked ghosts much. In fact I’m terrified of the very idea of them. There is however nothing to fear from ‘Ghost Stories’, Coldplay’s latest album. Two key words came to mind whilst listening to this album: “mellow” and […]
Band of the Moment – Sundara Karma
I saw Sundara Karma at The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch last December, and since I’ve been hooked. If I was to predict the next up-and-comer to make it, I’d bet on these guys. Sundara Karma are a quartet from […]