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Direct Hit! - Brainless God (Album Review)
How would you respond to the end of the world? Would you dance around an abandoned house with your skateboard and cut-off shirt? Or would you follow Direct Hit! and stare into the abyss with a smile on your face?
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Thursday, 12 September 2013
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65daysofstatic - Wild Light (Album Review)
There comes a point in the career of any great band when they produce something monumental, something on which their whole career comes to be judged. It may not objectively be their best record, or even their most well received, but in time it becomes the most important moment in a discography, the moment that eclipses petty fan gripes or over-zealous enthusiasm.
Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Thursday, 12 September 2013
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Human Parts - Human Parts (Album Review)
When Andrew Seward packed his bags and left Against Me! behind earlier this year, few would have expected him to return to music quite this quickly. On Human Parts' self-titled debut he's playing for the hell of it, with his wife and a few select collaborators along for the ride.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
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Satyricon - Satyricon (Album Review)
Satyricon's gruesome twosome, Satyr and Frost, are a big deal. Having deviated from their traditional black metal path in recent years, while also undertaking a weird live appearance at the World Ski Championships in 2011, a number of the band’s hardcore faithful turned away. Naturally, Satyricon aren't too bothered about fan backlash over 20 years into their career, which is made abundantly clear on their latest, eponymous release.
Written by: Alec Chillingworth | Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
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Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady (Album Review)
You can’t accuse Janelle Monáe of lacking ambition. Despite scooping award nominations and widespread acclaim for her glittering debut, ‘The ArchAndroid’, in 2010, she’s continued on an upward career curve following a guest appearance on Fun’s all-conquering We Are Young, displaying a singularly intelligent, forward-thinking approach to modern pop.
Written by: Gemma-Louise Johnson | Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2013
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The Weeknd - Kiss Land (Album Review)
Just a few years ago, the Weeknd was shrouded in mystery. We didn’t really know who he was, but we knew that his mixtapes were packed full of amazing material and production. He didn’t do interviews, and his lyrics were so dark people that we were almost scared of this shadowy stranger.
Written by: Katie Vowles | Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2013
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The Temperance Movement - The Temperance Movement (Album Review)
The Temperance Movement are a band seemingly out of place and time. Put it this way, if the Faces moved to Georgia in the 1970s, hooked up with the the Allman Brothers and recorded songs written by Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Temperance Movement would be the result.
Written by: Simon Ramsay | Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2013
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Ministry - From Beer To Eternity (Album Review)
Before we start, let's get one thing straight: Al Jourgensen is a living legend. Having sold millions of albums, not to mention being pronounced dead three times along the way, his has been something of an interesting journey. Mike Scaccia, his co-pilot for the majority of said voyage, tragically died in December of last year. It has since been announced that 'From Beer To Eternity' will be the final Ministry album. And no, not like 'The Last Sucker'. This is the last studio record Ministry will ever release.
Written by: Alec Chillingworth | Date: Monday, 09 September 2013
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Arctic Monkeys - AM (Album Review)
The last year has seen the Arctic Monkeys continue their meteoric rise to super stardom. From performing at the London Olympic opening ceremony in 2012 to headlining this year’s Glastonbury Festival via the release of a couple of top drawer singles, they have remained firmly in the public eye.
Written by: Graeme Marsh | Date: Monday, 09 September 2013
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The 1975 - The 1975 (Album Review)
Subjected to copious amounts of hype, the 1975’s eponymous debut follows on from four EP’s released since 2012. 'Facedown' was the first to arrive, with lead track The City causing a minor stir but things really began to take off for the Manchester quartet when the title track of second EP 'Sex' was championed by Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe.
Written by: Graeme Marsh | Date: Friday, 06 September 2013
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The Winery Dogs - The Winery Dogs (Album Review)
When virtuoso musicians record together, the outcome is often a technically decadent, self-indulgent snooze fest. Not so in the case of the marvellously named Winery Dogs, a supergroup who emphasise high calibre songwriting over showboating.
Written by: Simon Ramsay | Date: Friday, 06 September 2013
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Modern Life Is War - Fever Hunting (Album Review)
Modern Life Is War have been gone for five years. During that time their powerful, emotive brand of hardcore has continued to be a touchstone for bands who like to couple their sleeveless shirts with thinking caps. Now they're back and, if 'Fever Hunting' is anything to go by, they're not taking the task ahead lightly.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Thursday, 05 September 2013
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Crossfaith - Apocalyze (Album Review)
It’s about time someone sent the Japanese metal scene crashing into the wider consciousness and with ‘Apocalyze’, Crossfaith have assembled a convincing argument that it should be them wielding the hammer.
Written by: Alec Chillingworth | Date: Thursday, 05 September 2013
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Pixies - EP-1 (EP Review)
Apparently, Pixies don't care that not everyone likes surprises. The rejuvenated band released 'EP-1' under the cover of darkness on Tuesday morning, slipping it onto the internet with the fanfare usually associated with a particularly rainy village fête.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 04 September 2013
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Twenty One Pilots - Vessel (Album Review)
Twenty One Pilots' 'Vessel' nails the leap from indie to major and could, perhaps should, see them clambering to the upper reaches of album charts all over the place.
Written by: Gavin Rees | Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2013
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Jonny Lang - Fight For My Soul (Album Review)
Anyone hoping this follow up to the gospel-heavy 'Turn Around' would mark a return to the blues-rock of Jonny Lang's earlier records will be disappointed.
Written by: Simon Ramsay | Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2013
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Glasvegas - Later...When The TV Turns To Static (Album Review)
Glasvegas are back, and with an album that’ll send a few of their critics sprawling. ‘Later...When The TV Turns To Static’ is home to 10 tracks that represent the next step, with its marriage of glitchy atmospherics and anthemic choruses set to thrust them back into the limelight.
Written by: Katie Vowles | Date: Monday, 02 September 2013
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Reckless Love - Spirit (Album Review)
“Add a lot of sex, a little drugs and a reckless love.” Such a gleefully hedonistic lyric tells you all you need to know about these fun-loving, melodic glam rockers.
Written by: Simon Ramsay | Date: Monday, 02 September 2013
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Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (Album Review)
In 1993, Trent Reznor said he wanted his epitaph to read: “REZNOR: Died. Said 'fistfuck'. Won a Grammy.” Well, 20 years later the man's got an entire essay ready to scrawl on his tombstone. His industrial behemoth, Nine Inch Nails, has become one of the most influential acts of all time, selling millions of records worldwide and helping to shove the genre into the mainstream consciousness.
Written by: Alec Chillingworth | Date: Friday, 30 August 2013
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