Master and the Mule – The View From Nowhere

Leeds-based band Master and The Mule’s debut album The View From Nowhere is the link between post-rock grandeur and ambient fantasia, an ambitious and often far-out work on atmosphere. The record is mostly instrumental, with sparse yet powerful traces … Read More

The Walkmen – Heaven

Their sixth album – Heaven – sees The Walkmen continue in a folk-like idiom with lots of simple harmonies, repetition and uncomplicated guitar band textures. Pleasant enough on the ear, it’s hardly earth-shattering stuff and lacks any real originality, … Read More

Death of an Artist – X

Oh Christ. If there’s a dilemma that could only happen to a critic it’s what’s happening now. Y’see, Death of an Artist suffer from mind-numbing averageness, they’re not that bad, they’re not that good, consequently it’s extremely difficult to … Read More

Funeral Suits – Lily Of The Valley

Goddammit this is refreshing. Earlier today I reviewed what might be my 17’439th boring, derivative post-hardcore band and the feeling of switching from that to something as thrillingly unique as the debut from Irish Post-Rockers Funeral Suits is better … Read More

Black Hats – Austerity For The Hoi Polloi

Just few weeks after the first single Kick In The Doors, Black Hats release their first EP, Austerity For The Hoi Polloi, a collection of six anthemic indie tunes.

In spite of the energy and the positive vibes AFTHP … Read More

The Sea – ‘Rooftops’

Cornish duo The Sea originally released their second record ‘Rooftops’ at the end of 2011, but despite solid reviews and a few high profile support slots, not to mention having a single featured in Hollyoaks, the album perhaps didn’t … Read More

Bright Light Bright Light – Make Me Believe In Hope

Upon switching on Make Me Believe in Hope the listener is launched into a dance pop universe, much like an 80’s disco but sounding a bit like Morrissey decided to become a synth pop star. Rod Thomas, more commonly … Read More

All New Episode – Huge Mistake

Huge Mistake is the debut EP from Long Island punk-ska band All New Episode.

The EP opens with “Ode to MJ” a song with a quintessential ska song- complete with drum rolls, syncopated guitars, attitude-filled vocals and even … Read More

Dawes – North Hills

The Dawes, Dawes emerged into a band in 2009 and originally started off in sunny California. Best described as an American rock band, Dawes is a group of two brothers, Taylor on guitar and lead vocals and Griffin Goldsmith … Read More

Big Wave – The Roots Of Love (Come Tumbling Down)

The thing is, I’m a real sucker for music of this sort. I love it. I love it in all its forms – old or new, raw or polished, energetic or laidback. If a band mixes lo-fi alternative rock … Read More