The Coronas – Dreaming Again

Dublin four-piece The Coronas are Ireland’s most promising band of the moment, and their latest single Dreaming Again boldly confirms this. It is a refreshing, hopeful rock song with a melody so classy and charming it immediately reminds you … Read More

Charlie Lankester & The Mojo Killers – Song In A Minor Key

‘Song in a Minor Key’ is, quite simply, a collection of both chilled but uplifting songs. It’s very much a bluesy based album – all of the songs have a hint of the blues about them, in both melancholy … Read More

Society – All That We’ve Become

I would love to start this review with a little bit of information about Society but the truth of the matter is I don’t know anything about them. Google didn’t exactly prove too helpful either – all I managed … Read More

Baked A La Ska – Just Desserts

Baked A La Ska are very, very silly. ‘Just Desserts’ is the second album by this 11-piece ska band, and it’s an eccentric mixture of traditional ska and psychedelic experimentation. It’s weird. It’s crazy. Sometimes it’s too weird and … Read More

The Look – Let It Go

Remember The Look? Didn’t think so. Chances are, however, you will remember (or at least recognise) their 1981 hit ‘I Am The Beat’ – their one and only hit. You see, The Look were a short-lived pop-rock band – one … Read More

Halfway To New York – What a Way To Go

Here’s another dull pop-rock ballad from the simpering sensitive souls that make up Halfway To New York. As familiar as your own reflection, there really isn’t much excuse for the overwhelming blandness of this song. Check out the hopelessly … Read More

Gemma Hayes – Shock To My System

Soft whispery vocals, tinkling bells and light acoustic guitar strumming all combine for this rather insipid affair, reminiscent of Snow Patrol at their most sugary. I can imagine it featuring at the dramatic climax of some dire romantic comedy, … Read More

Wot Gorilla – Kebnekaise

Wot Gorilla? are an indie rock band based in Halifax, England. Their latest album, Kebnekaise (the name of which has possible origins in the tallest mountain in Sweden, Kebnekaise) is due to release on the 27th of August 2012.

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Lisbee Stainton – There You Are

From the start, I couldn’t help but feel a little put off by ‘There You Are’ as a contrived and bland pop ballad. Acoustic guitars, pianos, gentle and regular percussion, and that godawful “happy” synth whoosh and tinkle I … Read More

Josephine – “Phoenix”

This is how crossover music should be done. Plenty of popstars dabble with hiphop productions in a bid to sound contemporary, rock bands endlessly employ string arrangements with the aim of adding some class, and hiphop artists regularly cut … Read More