Album Reviews
Album Review: Ride’s brilliant ‘Interplay’ reveals a band at the very height of their game.
Ride are releasing their much anticipated album ‘Interplay’ this Friday after teasing us with three astounding singles in the lead up. After a period in the wilderness following 1996’s ‘Tarantula’, ‘Weather Dairies’ in 2017 signaled a welcome return to the fray for the Oxford band and the output ever since has just been getting exponentially …
Album Review: Parisian fusion combo Monsieur MÂLÂ deliver a self-titled debut brim-full with energy and ambition.
World Jazz/Jazz Fusion/World Fusion…you sometimes wonder if the genre game is really worth playing. Yes useful for shorthand and signposts but not to be depended on to for the full picture. Enter Parisian five-piece Monsieur MÂLÂ and their self -titled debut LP out now via Bridge The Gap. Looking way beyond any label conventions the …
Album Review: Cedric Burnside brings us a breath of fresh air with some sweet Hill Country Love
Grammy Award winning bluesman, Cedric Burnside returns with his latest long-play offering, Hill Country Love, 14 tracks of authentic Mississippi hill country blues which is the follow-up to his Grammy Award winning album of 2021, I Be Trying. Not content to sit on his laurels, the album sees Burnside digging into both his personal life …
Album Review: The Kill Devil Hills 7th album, the masterful Matango!
6 years on from their last release, Pink Fit, The Kill Devil Hills have released a juggernaut of an album in Matango! For those who may be unaware of The Kill Devil Hills, they are a band from Western Australia who play what has often been referred to as acoustic folk-rock. However, while this fits …
Album Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain reveal their stunning ‘Glasgow Eyes’ – an intoxicating mix of swagger and attitude with just a hint of reflection.
The Jesus and Mary Chain release ‘Glasgow Eyes’ via Fuzz Club Records on Friday, 22 March 2024 ahead of a propitious year during which the duo – brothers Jim and William Reid – will further mark their 40th year in the industry with an autobiography (published by Orion/White Rabbit) and a major UK and European tour. It’s …
Album Review: Deep in the Blue Mountains, Kid Cornered releases the ethereal ‘Mist On The Plains’ album.
Kid Cornered is the moniker for Matthew Toohey, who has slung guitar in the past for Tania Bowers (we have review in the past under T Wilds). Kid Cornered has just released an album (with The Ice Chest Orchestra) of sparkling gentle tracks entitled ‘Mist On The Plains’. It a gorgeous collection of folk-driven songs …
EP Review: LXP’s electro-soul infused ‘Power Ballads, Vol. 1’ is a stunning debut from the South East London whiz kid.
Straight out of South East London, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Alex Parry is LXP, and he has just released his debut EP ‘Power Ballads Vol. 1’ – an immersive collection of soul-infused electronica that somehow distills bands as diverse as Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Prince into an intoxicating mix. Opening track ‘On Repeat’ mixes pop …
Album Review: The Dandy Warhols are back with the thunder and lightning of ‘Rockmaker’ ahead of tour.
It’s been quite a while since Portland, Oregon psych maestros The Dandy Warhols released an album, and they have made up for lost time with their new release ‘Rockmaker’. The album was heralded by three singles, ‘Danzig With Myself’, ‘ Summer of Hate’ and I’d Like To Help You With Your Problem’ which made one …
Album Review: Golden Fang’s ‘Small Worlds’ is a galaxy of pure delight, absent of formulaic tropes and filled with light and creativity
Golden Fang inhabit an entire universe of their own making that floats in the firmament and simply shimmers with an incandescent light. Tomorrow sees the release of their new album, ‘Small Worlds’ in which not only do their unique song talents and musicianship shine through, but with the added production of guru Anth Dymke, a …
Album Review: Nino Gvilia – ‘Nicole/Overwhelmed By The Unexplained’ : a surreal experimental song saga with an indefinable magic.
It’s been a challenge to keep up with the unravelling of singer songwriter Nino Gvilia’s recorded output over the last few months but now we’ve arrived at some sort of finale. Her exquisite ‘Nicole/ Overwhelmed by the Unexplained’ double EP is at last fully available in both digital and vinyl forms via the ever-resourceful Hive …