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With Little Comets and Asylums sitting on top of our Christmas tree this year, Live4ever’s end of year countdowns come to an end today with our writers’ own stand-out albums of 2015. You’ll find a varied selection box below, from the crazy new world of young guitar bands to the…

When Mudhoney first introduced their highly distorted, fuzzbox riffs they probably had no idea they would inspire a scene that would dwell in young musicheads’ minds for decades. The grunge scene in its original form is dead (almost literally), yes, but lately – thanks to the Internet – its legacy…

Amid the ever-competitive race for innovation within a saturated music scene, ‘Multi-Love’ by Unknown Mortal Orchestra is special. With the help of old synthesizers –which Ruban Nielson rebuilt himself – the new album borrows from many genres and sounds, but is something unique in its entirety. Funk, disco, soul, r’n’b…

Butch Walker’s new release ‘Afraid Of Ghosts’ is a record to cry to. While he may fear demons, he’s certainly not afraid to show his feelings. Once his soft soul voice enters your sonic surroundings, gentle melodies penetrate the heart. Love, heartache, despair – it’s a sweet catharsis for…

On first listen, ‘I Love You, Honeybear’ sounds like a corny ode to Disney-inspired romance. Father John Misty’s voice is full of feeling as he sings over music that alternates between being idyllically soulful to operatically dramatic. And the album’s title certainly doesn’t help. Its allusion to sugar-coated fluff…

The run up to Christmas was all about Essential Listening for us here at Live4ever, and now with the turkey, Brussels sprouts and other festive cliches out of the way, we’ve handed the reigns over to some of our writers to single out their own personal favourite of the year…

Wild Smiles are three musicians from Winchester who don’t mess around. Their debut ‘Always Tomorrow’ – straightforward in its pursuit – is unpretentious. While the deep-running, yet quick-to-stick lyrics address lost loved ones and the challenges of adolescence, the music is an easy-to-the-ear rock out. Marked by drums that bang…

‘New Songs of Dawn and Dust‘ – the most recent release of Irish folk duo The Lost Brothers – deals with ‘old problems’ in a manner the green nation’s people know best. With soft, lost-in-dreamland voices that have the same sorrowful compassion as Christy Moore’s lullabies for the working man,…