I’d say that I’m quite fair and neutral when it comes to reviewing a Kasabian record. I’m not one of...
Life after Britpop has been kind to some and cruel to others. The Bluetones didn’t do too badly as they...
Having been making music for over 30 years (including an early period in a hardcore punk band), and selling over...
Ocean Colour Scene were never a Britpop band, but were a group who found their way through the door thanks...
Parquet Courts are a four piece, originally from Texas, now relocated to Brooklyn. Having only released their debut album last...
The problem with ‘achingly beautiful’ music is, well, it can all get a little too much. If formulaic, swooning choruses...
To some, Brighton would seem an unlikely breeding ground for Irish flavoured folk-rock with a burning punk spirit, yet the...
The second album from Liverpool singer songwriter Neville Skelly is a warming collection of songs highlighting his gift for graceful...
When Birmingham mod-rock revivalists Ocean Colour Scene arrived into the charts in 1996, a lot of people were unaware that...
It was in the late 90’s that I discovered Placebo, 1997 I think. The song was ‘Teenage Angst’, one of...
When Nicky Wire announced in 2010 that the Manic Street Preachers were going to have “an extended break”, we all...
Originally formed as a backing group for a folk-flavoured Simon Fowler solo project, Merrymouth soon evolved into a great band...
When you’re currently writing some of the best music of your career, it must be frustrating constantly being asked when...
Last week, there was an article doing the rounds entitled ‘Is the Album Review Dead?‘ The piece was a lengthy one,...
In what is proving to be an enjoyably fruitful time for left field electronic music, Plaid return with their tenth...