New Model Army // Between Dog And Wolf
A welcome return from one of the least fashionable but most passionate bands that these islands have produced. Brings back happy memories of human pyramids at 80s festivals without relying on past glories.
Eyes Set To Kill // Masks
'Masks' is a mix of melodic female vocals and, for the first time, male metal screaming. Eyes Set To Kills riffs are heavy, the drums thundering, the vocals strong.
The 1975 // Chocolate
The 1975 are hitting the scene hard. Let’s hope their hitting hard enough to get a reaction.
Janelle Monáe // The Electric Lady
It’s not all space-aged eccentricity!
Arctic Monkeys // AM
They’re not just four guys playing music anymore, they are Rock Stars.
Deaf Havana // Old Souls
Deaf Havana are back with their new album, Old Souls, and they seem to be leaving their more raw sound with their old album as they progress into a more polished, radio-ready sound.
Mark Lanegan // Imitations
Lanegan takes us back. Way back.
Hjaltalin // Enter 4
Perhaps mental illness had taken its toll on Hjaltalin more than I thought, as it was a schizophrenic start, and it didn’t promise to get any more cogent.
Turin Brakes // We Were Here
From their first LP; The Optimist in 2001, London folk duo Turin Brakes will release their sixth album, entitled “We Were Here”, but will it live up to their past decade of music?
Tegan & Sara // Hearthrob
The songs aren’t as personal as previous efforts.
Foals // Holyfire
Enough hidden charm to warrant the multiple listens it might need.
Rilo Kiley // Rkives
The album is a good mix of country infused melancholy melody and alt indie epics.
Savages // Silence Yourself
This is the most vital, essential, urgent music I’ve heard in a long time.
Tropical Popsicle // Dawn Of Delight
With a name like Tropical Popsicle, I really wanted to like this band.
Stereophonics // Graffiti On A Train
This is so much an album they wanted to make, not explorations of a blueprint set out for them, and it makes an interesting listen.
The Experimental Tropic Blues Band // Liquid Love
The entire album is raw with its unedited music that makes the album appear fresh.
Balthazar // Rats
A versatile, diverse album that fits neatly into the parameters of its genre.
The Pigeon Detectives // We Met at Sea
Gone are any hints of childish try-hard music, that occasionally appeared in previous attempts, replaced with a more confident and comfortable style.
Phoenix // Bankrupt
It's always difficult for a band to live up to the word revolutionary.
Money // The Shadow of Heaven
IT RUINED MY BATH
Shirock // Everything Burns
Both their musical talent is showcased expertly in this album.
Drenge // Drenge
I like to imagine Tom Watson throwing an absolute shit fit in his local constituency office.
Acid Washed // House of Melancholy
Hold on to your harem pants and take tight hold of the ever-shrinking edges of your crop top.
Pet Shop Boys // Electric (x2)
The group seemed to inhabit this kinda subverted sleaziness.
Disclosure // Settle
Man, these boys make me want to buy a Citroen Saxo and drive it endlessly round the inner sanctum of the City Walls.
Money // The Shadow of Heaven
Money - The Shadow of Heaven
The Specials // More... Or Less
They feed off the energy of their audience and really shine.
Horse Party // Scarlet & Blue
They have struck the perfect balance of having their own sound without becoming repetitive.
These New Puritans // Field Of Reeds
Kieren reviews a complex third album by These New Puritans.
Queens of The Stone Age // ...Like Clockwork
Despite the pressure being one of the most hyped up albums for the band, …Like Clockwork shows a more raw and personal edge to their unique sound and is their most musically diverse album yet.
Saltland // I Thought It Was Us But It Was All Of Us
Solo project of the star in the Constellation collective.
Goo Goo Dolls // Magnetic
..makes you, FORCES YOU to put the top down on your car and drive to the beach in the summer sun..
Hugh Laurie // Didn't It Rain
Yay it's Hugh Laurie! (And his second album of jazz and blues.)
Magic Arm // Images Rolling
Kieren reviews Magic Arm's second album, Images Rolling.
Sigur Ros // Kveikur
New Sigur Ros album? OK!
The Crystal Fighters // Cave Rave
Second track ‘LA Calling’, an acoustic, indie sing-along classic [...] makes you reach for the BBQ rather than the lasers.
The Xcerts // In The Cold Wind We Smile
The Xcerts - In The Cold Wind We Smile
Frightened Rabbit // Quietly Now! Liver! Lung! Fr!
Frightened Rabbit - Quietly Now! Liver! Lung! Fr!
Navvy // Idyll Intangible
Navvy - Idyll Intangible
Doom // Born Like This
Doom - Born Like This
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