Django Django – Default
What exactly is ‘pop’ music comprised of nowadays? Anything that resonates with the public consciousness, it seems. The charts are dominated by dance music and R&B, but I think there could be… Read More
FOE – Cold Hard Rock
When FOE’s debut album finally surfaced, it was always going to be something dark and twisted, because that’s the kind of territory… Read More
First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar (Preview)
The clichéd notion of the difficult second album can often apply to bands, ones who overreach themselves and suffer what the Americans call a ‘sophomore slump’. I never thought First Aid Kit… Read More
Future of the Left – Polymers are Forever
Usually, when Andy Falkous sets his sights on a particular group of people, they have no way to escape his vitriol. Responsible for some particularly scathing lyrics in his time (and it’s… Read More
[Festival Season] Constellations
The weekend’s proceedings began on Friday with a pre-party at the Brudenell Social Club which boasted a particularly brilliant line-up of local, national and international talent. Leeds based ethereal and epic Heart-Ships… Read More
General Fiasco – Waves
The need for constant reinvention in modern music is something that is really starting to grate on me. Not every band can be like Radiohead and almost self-consciously seek to give themselves… Read More
Elephant – Assembly EP
I don’t really want to call Elephant (facebook) a band. They are in all intents and purpose a band but they deserve more recognition than that. A band brings images of bearded… Read More
The Sound of Arrows – Voyage
First things first: by a large margin, this is the best pop album of the year. I don’t usually sum up my reviews so early into writing them, but I thought it’d… Read More
