She’s A Hit – Pleasure

The fact that “Pleasure” is such a difficult album to review should be taken as a very positive statement about She’s Hit’s debut. The band avoid generic constraints by creating their own aesthetic that is something between gritty garage … Read More

Pose Victorious – Beneath The Lighthouse

Melodic, tuneful and addictive.  That’s a basic summary of Pose Victorious and their second E.P entitled  Beneath The Lighthouse.  The Scottish band’s work from start to finish is near enough a masterclass, satisfying anyone with a taste for rock, … Read More

Rory Gallagher – Notes From San Francisco

Everybody loves you when you’re dead, the line goes. Many a posthumous release has been given the holy grail treatment out of respect for the dearly departed, but let me tell you, Rory Gallagher’s ‘Notes From San Francisco’ is … Read More

The Cute Lepers – Adventure Time

Well, isn’t this a conundrum. What I have here is easily one of the most likable records of the year, full of energy, melody and genuine fun, a combination which is deceptively hard to get right without sounding either … Read More

The Click Five – TCV

American powerpop band The Click Five have already sold 2 million albums worldwide but this success has been mainly limited to Asia. Perhaps their latest album TCV will help them breakthrough the European market.

The Click Five have previously … Read More

Beduk – Go

BEDUK’s new album ‘Go’ will definitely get your feet moving. This type of artist is not just the voice behind the music but also the writer, producer and visionary. ‘Go’ stretches itself across both the commercial club scene and … Read More

Thomas Dybdahl – Songs

“Songs” is the sixth album for this norwegian artist called Thomas Dybdahl. It contains 14 tracks,  plainly used to describe what happened when you’re in and out of love, something you’ve probably heard million times, but not yet sang … Read More

O’ Death – Outside

Outside there’s a new sun. Outside I can hear music coming from everywhere, but this is the music I’m listening to: O’Death, which is not an exclamation I’m using to let pathos grow, (though it might be used that … Read More

Three Trapped Tigers – Route One Or Die

‘Route One Or Die’ is the début album from London trio ‘Three Trapped Tigers’.

A brilliant début, full of life from the very beginning as shown by the album opener ‘Cramm’ which is a fusion of the less known … Read More

Kryophere – Hiraeth

If there were still any active volcanoes in Wales, along with ash and molten lava, Kryophere would most definitely also be expelled. They’re large, attention grabbing and oh so volatile sounding in their spanking new debut album, Hiraeth. But … Read More