Too Young To Love – Vault of Heaven/Down to the Infinity

Too Young To Love must be a band that loves to trick its audience, because they do it so well on “Vault of Heaven”. It floats in on a bed of ambient esque synths, cellos and hushed vocals, and … Read More

Pony Pony Run Run – Walking On A Line

I suppose the easiest thing you can say about Pony Pony Run Run is how ever so slightly unorthodox their name is, so I will raise my journalistic standards and look beyond that hurdle into their rock inflected elec… … Read More

Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles

I first heard of Crystal Castles as an impressionable teenager two years ago, they were raved about in every magazine I could get my hands on (I.E = NME) as purveyors of music that was more like aural terrorism … Read More

fun. – Aim & Ignite

The opening strings of the gypsy violin in Be Calm tell it all. fun. debut album Aim & Ignite is pompous, filled with complex harmonies and vocals, lost of influences to theatrical bands, such as Queen. Pretty risky, but … Read More

Jimmie Vaughan – Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites

One of the most talented blues players alive, Jimmie Vaughan returns with an album of covers. That’s right, covers, but of the finest songs you can think of, the ones he loves. The result is 15 breathtaking reinterpretations of … Read More

Operator Please – Gloves

Operator Please come back after three years from debut album and one year after Sarah Gardiner quit the band. So what better time for a change of look and sound.

Abandoned the primary coloured punk of the debut single … Read More

The Xcerts – Slackerpop

The Aberdeen trio comes back with a rock single, supported by an angry video which depicts the band dismembering mannequin torsos, picturing the tune lyrics “I’ll be your man, I’ll be your mannequin”. These guys are angry, and they … Read More

ABBA – Voulez-Vous Deluxe Edition

Perceived by everyone as the kings and queen of pop disco, the Deluxe Edition of Voulez-Vous leaves few surprises to the old, hard-core fans of the Swedish group.

First released in 1979, from the first notes (and videos), it … Read More

Far – At Night We Live

It’s seems yesterday that Far split up. As many other fans, I never thought about the possibility of a reunion, let alone a new album. Instead, Far took us all by surprise and here I am, reviewing their comeback … Read More

The Acorn – No Ghost

The Acorn bring to life a complex, intimate, beautiful indie-folk album. Often compared with Grizzly Bear and labelmates Fleet Foxes, I believe with No Ghost they established their distinctive sound and with no doubt with collect some fans from … Read More