Shoes and Socks Off – Miles of Mad Water
In a rough form, the latest album from Toby Hayes, the former Meet Me in St. Louis frontman, and sometime bass player for Shield Your Eyes, has been done for a while.… Read More
Liars – WIXIW
Angus Andrew, when speaking about the new Liars [Facebook/Website] record last month, admitted, ‘I don’t think I’ve been this scared of a record we made since Drum’s Not Dead.’ I’ll be honest:… Read More
Fixers – We’ll Be the Moon
It would have been horribly cruel if We’ll Be the Moon had fallen short of expectations, not to mention extremely ironic. With its title, and the album’s cosmic sound, the Oxford group,… Read More
Glow Kit – Glow Kit
Sometimes, music has the most effect when it is stripped back to its rawest. Every so often, one longs for the what is simply the sound of people in a room: no… Read More
Tango in the Attic – Sellotape
I had an interesting, albeit brief, Twitter conversation earlier in the week, in which someone raised the point that ‘too many mistake seriousness in pop for intelligence and fun for stupidity.’ It… Read More
Billy Vincent – She
Just to clear up any confusion: Billy Vincent [Twitter/Facebook] is not a man; it is a band. The band name utilises the first and last name of the two members of the… Read More
Sansa – Savior
I have a small confession to make: I’ve been listening to this album for six weeks or so, but only in the days leading up to writing this review did I actually… Read More
The Cribs – In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
Is it just me who actually liked Ignore the Ignorant? I’m asking this as a serious question – I can think of nobody else I know who enjoyed that album. They give… Read More
