So Elbow return with their 5th album Build A Rocket Boys!. After the mercury prize winning and hugely successful album The Seldom Seen Kid which brought them many new fans, their task was not unlike a band who had made a successful début album and now have to follow it up with their sophomore effort. Not that their […]
Some of the best bands around the current US pop punk scene have joined forces and created a fantastic collaboration CD called Vs. The Earthquake, as a means of contributing something positive to the catastrophic events that have recently occurred in Japan. As the world knows, northern Japan suffered their largest notable earthquake and if that wasn’t […]
After Oasis split in August 2009, everyone has been giving their two cents about who of the Gallaghers would win the race for the first solo record. Not only that, but also who would make the best one.
Liam Gallagher, along with Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Chris Sharrock, went straight to the task of creating […]
Interesting artwork for new music is always exciting, and this is no different with French born Syd Matters. Syd Matters began as a solo musician and then went on to form a four-piece band which is what we hear in their new album Brotherocean. The album presents a folky, oceanic sound which is easy to listen […]
Radiohead have never been a band to use a map to chart their progress, or as a toll to see where they’re going but as Bloom starts, the electronic beeps and glitches put me in mind of Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors. This for me is where the similiarites end as drum ‘n’ bass jungle type drums come in and […]
Secret Garden is composed, primarily, of Fionnaula Sherry and Rolf Lovland. This writer will not give you full biographies here; they are available at the website. It is sufficient to say that Ms. Sherry is a fully-trained classical violinist from County Kildare in Ireland and educated at Trinity College. Mr. Lovland is Norwegian, […]
As you all probably know, Oasis split over a year ago. Since then, people have been waiting anxiously for the next great British band to come along and take over where they left off. But as promising new bands sunk within months, unable to live up to their hype, It was beginning to look as if […]
A few years ago the British music scene was bursting with the retro sound of Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Adele Adkins.
While Winehouse rather quickly moved from the music press to the gossip mags, Duffy and Adele both did incredibly well with their debut albums.
This time round, it’s the same two women we rely on, to […]
Be careful when listening to this album, there is a time and a place for it. If you need to run for the bus, or get that assignment completed before the worryingly imminent deadline then listening to this album will have to wait. However, if you are trying to relax on a toddler ridden train or just getting […]
**** is the latest and also aptly titled offering from The Greenhornes.
The Greenhornes are a 3 piece Rock ’n’ Roll (not Rock, or metal, or indie but Rock ‘n’ Roll) band originating from Ohio that have been making music for well over a decade. The band consists of Craig Fox; Lead singer & guitarist, Patrick Keeler; Drummer […]
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