Engrosses you in a way that other music just can’t. How could Alt-J follow up a debut album as undeniably genre-bending and breaking as, ‘An Awesome Wave’? It was an album that earned them the somewhat coveted Barclaycard Mercury Prize and catapulted them to the headline slot on Reading and Leed’s cavernous NME/Radio 1 stage last summer. With Alexandra Palace sold out and London’s 02 … Continue reading Review: Alt-J-This Is All Yours
Voluptuous, and far less focused on ambient space. The last two years have been a turbulent period for Dry The River. After the release of their debut album, Shallow Bed, they spent an inordinate amount of time touring. Although the band were enjoying well deserved support and success, their gruelling schedule left primary songwriter, Pete Liddle, with precious little time to write their increasingly imminent … Continue reading Review: Dry The River-Alarms In The Heart
It’s quite the achievement to have created something for everyone. Leeds-based scuzz-rage pop-rockers Pulled Apart By Horses have finally released their third studio album ‘Blood’. It’s been a long wait for fans since the glorious ‘Tough Love’ was released over two years ago but it’s been a wait worthwhile. With some stamping this as their best album to date, ‘Blood’ takes us down a more … Continue reading Review: Pulled Apart By Horses-Blood
One thing is for sure, ‘The Day’s War’ is a sign of things to come. 14 tracks strong, ‘The Day’s War’ is a triumph for new boys on the scene Lonely The Brave. Writing for four years and steadily releasing singles through 2013 into the current year, the five piece from Cambridge have been heralded as the next big thing in rock. What their debut … Continue reading Review: Lonely The Brave-The Day’s War
A difficult pill for Lower Than Atlantis fans to swallow. Album number four from Watford rockers Lower Than Atlantis has been shrouded in ideas of ambition and experimentation, pushing the quartet to higher places than they’d previously been. However, ideas are what they shall remain, as the self-titled album, ‘Lower Than Atlantis’, misses the mark on what this band are built on, rock and roll. … Continue reading Review-Lower Than Atlantis-‘Self-Titled’
Images of fire, darkness and entrapment artfully produce subtle undertones of angst. Artists often create self-titled records to illustrate a new phase in their career. Although Ryan Adams has insisted that he christened ÔÇÿRyan AdamsÔÇÖ with an eponymous title because he simply┬ácouldn’t┬ádecide on an alternative, it is evident that ÔÇÿRyan AdamsÔÇÖ is a┬áproduct of renewal. Born in a haze of pot and pinball games in … Continue reading Review: Ryan Adams-Self-Titled
Basement Jaxx are arguably the definitive dance act of the last decade. David Guetta may have been everywhere, but JaxxÔÇÖs exuberance has helped sweep the genre across the globe. EDM has become standard in pop ÔÇô see David Guetta, RedOne, Daft Punk ÔÇô but since their last proper record ÔÇÿScarsÔÇÖ in 2009, Basement Jaxx have been pursuing other musical ventures. An orchestral collaboration with the … Continue reading Review: Basement Jaxx-Junto
Haunting bass lines and punchy lyrics come together with mesmerising effect. The dark blend of R&B and pop that characterises BanksÔÇÖs sound is an example of a new breed of solo artist. The LA born singer, Jillian Banks began to cause a stir amongst critics last year having already worked with the likes of Totally Extinct Dinosaurs on tracks such as ÔÇÿWarm WaterÔÇÖ. The mix … Continue reading Review: BANKS-Goddess
Festival No.6: Generally unpretentious and impossible not to enjoy It’s easy to be swayed by the fact that Festival No.6 keeps winning awards, its views of the estuary and the fairy-tale nature of its setting: the mock Italian village of Portmeirion. However, it could be argued that 2014 did not sport as mouth-watering a line-up as last year, despite plenty to interest even the most … Continue reading Festival Review: Festival No.6
A brief analysis at the rules and regulations of the life saving process of giving blood. Currently UK guidelines prohibit the donation of blood from men who have sex with men within a 12 month period, regardless of whether condoms are used or not, or whether two men are in a monogamous relationship. The argument provided by the Give Blood website elucidates the fact that … Continue reading Well I would give blood, if I could
