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Album Review: Peter Björn & John — Breakin’ Point

During the recording of Swedish pop wizards Peter Morén, Björn Yttling, and John Eriksson’s latest album Breakin’ Point, after a five-year hiatus, they actually did contemplate splitting up. Instead…

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Album Review: The Erised – Room 414

When you think of Hospital Records, you no doubt think of drum & bass madness. They have launched the careers of the likes of High Contrast, London Elektricity and Danny…

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Not Forgotten: Steely Dan – Countdown to Ecstasy

Countdown To Ecstasy was an album that I initially struggled with. After the radio-friendly songs of their debut, Steely Dan decided to stretch things further, cut a set of longer…

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Not Forgotten: Billy Joel – The Stranger

Billy Joel is one of those artists who has divided opinion for much of his career. It’s not difficult to see why either, as some of his output has aged…

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Album Review: Nick Worrall – Hero Buffet

If you’ve ever been bored by a “best” new album or track and said, “I bet there’s someone in a shed somewhere making better music than this,” it turns out…

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Album Review: Gwen Stefani – This Is What The Truth Feels Like

Gwen Stefani has always been one of our cooler and kookier pop stars. Her strange fashions, and love for sampling musicals to make quirky but credible hits have always helped…

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Album Review: Matt Berry – Matt Berry and The Maypoles Live

A quick perusal of the artwork of Matt Berry and the Maypoles Live, with it’s Acid Jazz label styled in the manner of the old Philips logo, a back cover…

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Album Review: They Might Be Giants – Phone Power

The third album to be compiled from tracks that They Might Be Giants released on their rebooted Dial-A-Song service on YouTube during 2015, Phone Power has been released as a…

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Album Review: Promise and The Monster – Feed the Fire

As someone that written album reviews for over a decade, I’ve learned to accept that there are some reviews which just don’t come easy. Sometimes because it’s difficult to put…

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Album Review: Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor

Panic! At The Disco have never shied away from the weird and the wonderful, every album has an electrifying creative spark and a wonderfully eclectic musical image. Ten years on…

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