Ash and V//Formation Academy 3, Manchester Thursday February 22nd, 2007 If you’re one of the people who thought that Ash would suffer without Charlotte Hatherley, then Read more »
Hope Is Important
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope (Sire Records)
July 10th, 2006
5.4/6.0
Whilst she’s renowned for her prowess at the piano, Spektor’s voice is perhaps the greatest instrument on this record.
Sweet Revelations
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations (WEA/Helium 3) July 3rd, 2006 5.5/6.0 Ever since they made their first frenzied impressions upon our music scene, Read more »
City Life
Mr Hudson and the Library - A Tale of Two Cities (Universal) March 5th, 2007 4.8/6.0 This catchy album, which bobs along with a jingly little Read more »
Myth of a Good Band
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future (Polydor)
January 29th, 2007
1.5/6.0
Buy this album to get people dancing at a party, but don’t be surprised if it’s just a coaster by this time next year.
History Repeating
Fionn Regan - The End of History (Bella Union)
August 7th, 2006
5.0/6.0
Regan’s soothing tones and lyrical meanderings are an honest, intelligent joy from start to finish.
Something For The Weekend
Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City (Wichita Records)
February 5th, 2007
5.2/6.0
Right from the offset with Song For Clay (Disappear Here), it is obvious that here we have a band who have matured considerably in the two year interim period between albums... there is a subtlety that is absent on much of Silent Alarm.
Guilty As Charged: Part 1 – Spice Girls
Not all of the Motel's contributors are quite as down with the kids as they'd have you believe. Even where they vociferously deny it, each Read more »
