Jeff Green – Jessica

I always possess a certain trepidation regarding albums with strong sentiment and good intentions behind them, considering a fair amount of my childhood was dogged by that celebrity rework of Feed The World. But this is not a seasonal … Read More

The Supermen Lovers – Between The Ages

Finally another album for Guillaume Atlan and The Supermen Lovers, a legend of French Touch and Electro-Funk, comes out and respects the high expectations. The author of Starlight impresses with an album that is a perfect mix of cohesion … Read More

Jackalfeud – Structures EP

Northern Irish band Jackalfeud’s new EP Structures is deliberately disturbing. Starting from the cover art, the titles, everything says we are tough. It is consistently loud and perpetually ear-piercing. What is confusing is that its attempts at being extreme … Read More

Owen James Harvey – Owen James Harvey EP

Owen James Harvey’s self titled EP is a confident recording from an undeniable talent. Remember his name, because if you don’t know of Owen James Harvey yet there is a good chance that you may be humming along to … Read More

Three Cane Whale – s/t

Three Cane Whale are three folksters from Bristol, and this is their self-titled debut album. Coming from various highly regarded bands – Organelles, Get The Blessing, and Spiro – the trio got together to form this experimental, instrumental folk … Read More

Hot Sessions Vol 1

This HotSessions compilation comes from the reputable HotFridge Records label, and this particular release – HotSessions 01 – is the first of the dance compilation series, mixed by label heads Dan McKie & ABX. It offers cuts of tech-house, electro-house, … Read More

Wolfsbane – Wolfsbane Saves The World

Wolfsbane. If there was ever a band name that signals “Here there be riffs (and no-one under the age of forty)!” then that’s it. It gets even worse when one realises that this is Blaze Bayley’s band. As in, … Read More

Hate Gallery – Viva La Resistance

When a band cites both Black Sabbath and George Orwell, I can’t help but feel like there is something good awaiting me. And Hate Gallery’s ‘Viva La Resistance’ is most definitely rather good.

The album’s title track is … Read More

Torpedo Vs Sharam Jey – Waiting For The Fall

Well here’s something that I was not expecting. Torpedo’s ‘Waiting For The Fall’ is probably most comparable to Peter Murphy: a slice of minimalist gothic pop with heavy debts to The Cure and Kraftwerk as well as David Bowie … Read More

This Freedom – Welcome Home

This is the first I’ve heard from This Is Freedom. After catching their debut feature in Kerrang! magazine last week and then having their EP land in my inbox was just a treat. They were destined to be listened … Read More