Live Review: Isle Of Wight Festival 2021 feat. Liam Gallagher, Kaiser Chiefs and more
Isle Of Wight Festival went ahead, jumped the hurdles placed in its way. Hopefully next year those which weren't as lucky will do the same.
Category: Reviews
Live Review: Ash at Bristol O2 Academy
At the fourth time of asking, Ash finally get to tour last year’s Greatest Hits album, Teenage Wildlife. Fortunately, the album was ostensibly to commemorate 25 years of the …
Album Review: Amyl & The Sniffers – Comfort To Me
7/10
A year under house arrest with Amyl & The Sniffers’ firebrand Amy Taylor could mean anything; that’s what her and the rest of the band enjoyed in the Melbournian …
Mixtape Review: LARRY PINK THE HUMAN – M1XTAPE
7/10
Full disclaimer – your reviewer is not sure what makes a mixtape a mixtape and not an EP. This compilation of songs doesn’t feature any tracks segueing into each …
Live Review: Afflecks Palace, Pastel @ The Fleece, Bristol
Headliners Afflecks Palace, named after an infamous shopping arcade in their hometown of Manchester, are the purest example of DIY.
Album Review: Big Red Machine – How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
7.5/10
Big Red Machine is a partnership itself, Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner taking time out from their day jobs to work with each other.
Album Review: The Bronx – Bronx VI
9/10
Each one of The Bronx's records has been incrementally adjusted by one, so for all those of you doing the quiz, this is their sixth outing.
Album Review: Saint Etienne – I’ve Been Trying To Tell You
7.5/10
For Saint Etienne these were halcyon days as well, as having co-featured in the infamous April 1993 issue of Select alongside Suede and The Auteurs.
Album Review: Matthew E White – K Bay
7/10
Matthew E. White’s experimenting isn’t over, only now he seems to be thinking bigger.
Album Review: Manic Street Preachers – The Ultra Vivid Lament
7/10
Few bands throw themselves into the grip of an existential crisis more than the Manic Street Preachers each time they release new work.
Album Review: Steve Gunn – Other You
8/10
For Steve Gunn, life is still better consumed at your pace, and on the face of it Other You is far from revolutionary in terms of adding to his …
Album Review: Chubby And The Gang – The Mutt’s Nuts
7.5/10
Chubby And The Gang have pulled off the tricky act of making their music more accessible without compromising their principles.