Best Albums of 2021
We reveal the best albums of 2021, featuring some returning old stagers and fantastic new releases by more recent acts. Continue reading
Author: Joe
Lanterns on the Lake – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Lanterns on the Lake showcase tracks from their 2020 Mercury Prize nominated album Spook the Herd. Continue reading
Pip Blom – Welcome Break
Dutch indie popsters Pip Blom stick to a winning formula with their second album release. Continue reading
Glastonbury Calling 2021 Review
Red robed blues man, dancing animals and lots and lots of post-lockdown live music at Glastonbury’s other festival. Continue reading
John Howard – Dreaming I Am Waking, Piano Music For My Father
There’s a standard introduction for an alternative and indie music reviewer when reviewing a collection of piano music, such as John Howard’s Dreaming I Am Waking, Piano Music For My Father. “This is out of my comfort zone.” But is… Continue reading
Best last albums
Best last albums. We look at our favourite final releases by bands, who departed on a high. Continue reading
The Mountain Goats – Dark in Here
Third pandemic release from the band. This time recorded after being ‘quarantined’ at the legendary FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Continue reading
Collected – The Best of John Howard
Decades spanning retrospective of 1970s singer songwriter turned fiercely independent 21st century artist John Howard. Continue reading
Field Music – Flat White Moon
The Sunderland band have a new album out. And its among their best yet. Continue reading
The B-52s – Funplex (2008)
After 1992’s Good Stuff, 16 years were to pass before the B-52s next and as it has transpired, most recent album release, Funplex. Continue reading