The Vaccines - English Graffiti
Review of The Vaccines' third album, English Graffiti. After bursting onto the scene as the newest in a long line of ‘saviours of British guitar music’ a few years ago, it was quite easy to dismiss...
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Review of Nai Harvest album Hairball. Sheffield guitar and drums duo, Nai Harvest present ten tracks of super catchy emo/indie on Hairball. This is technically their second LP, but their first was...
View ArticleCrazy P – Walk Talk Dance Sing
Review of Crazy P album Walk Talk Dance Sing. As if right on cue, Crazy P have released the most feel-good album for the summer that will unjustly go under most people’s radar. The dance veterans’...
View ArticleBang Bang Romeo - Johannesburg
Made up from elements of Sheffield, Doncaster and Leeds, Bang Bang Romeo’s latest single ‘Johannesburg’ is inspired by a mixture of influences sourced from everywhere but the UK. The Yorkshire...
View ArticleSweet Little Machine - Save Our Bones
Pop punk Sheffield four-piece Sweet Little Machine’s new single is a sharp shot of pop-punk energy that harks back to the years when you used to shout at your parents for ‘not understanding what I’m...
View ArticleEverything, Everything - Get To Heaven
Review of new album from Everything Everything, Get To Heaven. A new album from Everything Everything is always going to cause a stir. Their truly original debut album still gets a regular outing on...
View ArticleFranz Ferdinand and Sparks (FFS) - Collaborations Don't Work
Review of the album by Franz Ferdinand and Sparks, AKA FFS, Collaborations Don't Work. You'd be forgiven for expecting either of these two to be the subject of some 'Whatever happened to …' article...
View ArticleSuperheaven - Ours Is Chrome
Grunge rock revivalists, Superheaven, (formerly known as Daylight) fail to break new ground, but instead prevail in reviving the gritty guitars, hulking riffs and angsty lyrics that embodied alt-rock...
View ArticleThe Wombats - Glitterbug
Review of The Wombats' new album, Glitterbug. Embarking on album number three, Liverpudlian indie rockers, The Wombats, have fully embraced the glossy synth pop sound toyed with on previous LP This...
View ArticleThey Might Be Giants - Glean
33 years in the game and still going strong! New York’s They Might Be Giants’ 17th album couples the band’s usual quirks with an abundance of stylistic influences. Over the last three decades the...
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