Album Reviews

Internet Forever - Internet Forever (self-release)
Long awaited debut record from Internet Forever.
Posted on May 17th, 2012
The Futureheads - Rant (Nul)
A capella record from Sunderland's premier indie band.
Posted on May 17th, 2012
Beach House - Bloom (Bella Union)
Known for their brittle sound packed with underlying emotions, Bloom, the follow up to 2010’s Teen Dream, continues Beach House’s tentative approach to creating music that’s equally welcoming and agoraphobic.
Posted on May 17th, 2012
The Ghosts - The End (Pocket)
Self-assured, electronica-tinged indie with lots of bite.
Posted on Apr 24th, 2012
Dead Mellotron - Glitter (Sonic Cathedral)
Baltimore-based shoegazers deliver superb third LP
Posted on Apr 24th, 2012
Sergeant Buzfuz - Go To The Devil And Shake Yourself (Blang)
When Sergeant Buzfuz released their single 'Here Come The Popes Part 3' in 2009, it felt like one of that year’s most startling and original singles. Musically sounding like a peculiar collision between Celtic Soul-era Dexy’s Midnight Runners, a musical excerpt from a Brechtian play and the kind of South American party band you’d only find on a taco-pack television advert, it was a fantastic piece of oddball folk-pop which lyrically focused on the misdemeanors and felonies of Popes throughout history. The kind of indie release that makes you punch your fist in the air with delight that such strangeness and brilliance is still able to exist, it perhaps unsurprisingly never rose much beyond cultish attention.
Posted on Apr 16th, 2012
Anais Mitchell - Young Man In America (Cadiz Music)
Sometimes a record comes along that’s so good it makes you wonder why the hell you haven’t heard of its maker before. Singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell’s fifth album
Posted on Apr 16th, 2012
Field Music - Plumb (Memphis Industries)
Field Music have existed on something of a tangent since their 2005 debut. They’ve refused to bow to any of the prevailing winds that have swept through independent music since then, and their fourth album Plumb stands as proof that their tenacity has paid off. Having remained unashamedly loyal to their native Sunderland and forgone the bright lights of London, Field Music have set about evolving into one of the most intriguing bands currently on offer.
Posted on Apr 9th, 2012
Neil Cowley Trio - The Face Of Mount Molehill (Naim Jazz)
Difficult album from Jazz's Mr Versatile.
Posted on Apr 9th, 2012
Imperial Leisure - Death To The One Trick Pony (Steamroller Ltd)
North London ska-punks Imperial Leisure unsheath round two of their infectious sound with new effort Death To The One Trick Pony.
Posted on Apr 2nd, 2012
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