Category: album review
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The Return of Buzzcocks: 70s Punk to 2022… “Sonics in the Soul”
This legendary Manchester punk band needs little introduction. 77’s Spiral Scratch. 78’s Love Bites. 78’s Another Music in a Different Kitchen. Three landmark albums. Matched with their melodic punk-pop proving irresistible with hit singles; paving the way with British punk as one of the earliest releases, the band are back. Largely eschewing politics, they instead […]
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Sports Team: “Gulp!” album review – vivid in detail, chaotic in all the right places
There’s something extra when it comes to likes of Sports Team. Leaving round-the-block queues for Moth Club ambition and Mercury prize nominations aside, they have pizzazz by the pint either, through their explosive live state or their wired slabs of guitar pickings that are just out to have a load of fun. Here for a […]
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Dead Pony: “War Boys” EP review – rousing debut for Glaswegian rockers
Get ready to roll out the ragged carpet of red-hot, there’s a new band in town. This is Dead Pony. A collective hailed by the bold and brazen of Sam Fender and Wolf Alice – with a headline show in London’s new flavour, The Lower Third to back up claims – Dead Pony are appearing […]
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Sunflower Bean: “Headful of Sugar”album review – an ecstasy rush of feel-good indie pop
Designed to be played loud with the windows down, this is Sunflower Bean. A spectrum of feeling and flavour and… as life walks over us – this is us getting over it. Swimming into a pool full of coffee shop alternative pickings and misfit playlists, “It’s ALT-good!”, you could argue that the surfy, wishy-washy scene […]
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YOUR NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 16/09
As we wave goodbye festival season and say hello to pumpkin spice coffee shops and woolly cardigans, take a deep dive into what’s new this Friday just gone for all things music… Seasoned singer-songwriter Marcus Mumford goes solo from his Sons and draws up debut efforts with self-titled. Relieving childhood trauma, it features poetic moments of […]
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