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Album: Bonniesongs - Strangest FeelingWednesday, 30 July 2025
It’s not foregrounded, but as Strangest Feeling beds in after repeated listens it becomes clear that one of its core traits is The Pixies-originated quiet-loud, soft-hard dynamic which oozed into grunge. The second LP from the Irish-born, Sydney... Read more... |
Album: Molly Tuttle - So Long Little Miss SunshineMonday, 04 August 2025
Molly Tuttle is a star of the US bluegrass scene whose last couple of albums have broadened her appeal. On them she wandered into country, folk, and rock. She featured the likes of Gillian Welch, Dave Matthews and Old Crow Medicine Show, intimating... Read more... |
Music Reissues Weekly: Chip Shop Pop - The Sound of Denmark Street 1970-1975Sunday, 03 August 2025
One of the more interesting tracks on Paul Weller’s fascinating new cover versions album Find El Dorado is his interpretation of “When You Are a King,” originally a 1971 hit for White Plains, an ensemble which evolved from the touring version of “... Read more... |
Album: Mansur Brown - RihlaSaturday, 02 August 2025
I like to think I’m open to most things, but even so I never thought that I’d be getting an education in prog metal in the summer of 2025. Let alone that it would be from groovy young Brit jazz players. But so it goes. Last week I interviewed the... Read more... |
Album: Reneé Rapp - Bite MeFriday, 01 August 2025
The stage musical update of Mean Girls, and the film adaptation, pushed Reneé Rapp into the public eye. She played queen bitch Regina George. She’s become well-known for her forthright public persona, especially since coming out as a lesbian last... Read more... |
Album: Cian Ducrot - Little DreamingThursday, 31 July 2025
Cian Ducrot cut his teeth on a blend of intimate singer-songwriter balladry and lowkey alt-pop, most of his debut album Victory sounding like a less personable Lewis Capaldi. There’s a modernity to Ducrot’s sound, though. The palette is... Read more... |
Album: Debby Friday - The Starrr of the Queen of LifeMonday, 28 July 2025
Debby Friday is a Nigerian-Canadian singer-producer who found some success a couple of years ago with her debut album Good Luck. It won the Best Electronic Album 2023 Polaris Prize, the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy or Brit. That album had a moody... Read more... |
Music Reissues Weekly: The Pale Fountains - The Complete Virgin YearsSunday, 27 July 2025
The Pale Fountains played their first live show on 12 February 1980 as the support to on-the-up fellow Liverpudlians Wah! Heat. Their final stage appearance – notwithstanding the odd reunion – was on 21 May 1987 at their home city’s The Majestic... Read more... |
Album: Indigo de Souza - PrecipiceSaturday, 26 July 2025
Indigo de Souza, a singer from North Carolina, has established some reputation, mostly in the States, for combining indie, pop and emotionally open lyrical heft. This is her fourth album, but her first on a larger label, Loma Vista (she was... Read more... |
Album: Mádé Kuti - Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From?Friday, 25 July 2025
There can be few musicians on the planet from a more storied musical dynasty than Mádé Kuti. He is the son of Femi, the grandson of Fela. He grew up in and around Femi’s New Afrika Shrine in Lagos, international hub of all things Afrobeat. A multi-... Read more... |
The Human League/Marc Almond/Toyah, Brighton Beach review - affable 1980s-themed seaside packageThursday, 24 July 2025
Today gradually blossoms from unpromising beginnings. LouderUK’s On The Beach event series takes place throughout the summer and runs the gamut from indie pop-rock, such as Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party, to dance events featuring DJs such as Bonobo... Read more... |
Album: Alice Cooper - The Revenge of Alice CooperThursday, 24 July 2025
Great (and not so great) bands reforming, either in the studio or in the live arena, is something of a trend at the moment. However, who would have thought that the original Alice Cooper band would not only be part of this trend but the creators of... Read more... |
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