Are music albums starting to contain fewer tracks? Is this better? Should I even write about this stuff? Yes, Maybe, No. I’ve had a lot of time to think lately, so it was only a matter of time until I stumbled upon something fairly irrelevant but still made me wonder. I got onto thinking about music,… Read More Thoughts: Are Music Albums Starting To Contain Fewer Tracks?
I’ve been looking forward to this record, probably more than any other this year. ‘Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me’ has rarely left my record player over the last few weeks in anticipation of ‘Is Survived By’, which is released officially next Monday. Once again Touché Amoré don’t disappoint and their new release will… Read More Touché Amoré – Is Survived By (Review)
It takes a lot these days for a pop album to really grab me, and over the years I’ve been distancing myself from the genre. However, when I heard ‘Gun’, taken from Chvrches upcoming album, it was the first (electro) pop song I’ve genuinely liked for a long time so my expectations were high for… Read More Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe (Review)
It’s always cool when music is used to help out a charity. In this case, the money raised from ‘September 4-Way Split’, released by Big Footprint Records is in aid of The Boys & Girls Club Of America, a charity I’m unfamiliar with being a Brit. But still, it’s a good split for a good… Read More Big Footprint Records – September 4-Way Split (Review)
Deaf Havana’s last album ‘Fools And Worthless Liars’ was always going to be a tough act to follow, with it being one of my favourite releases in recent memory. For me ‘Old Souls’ isn’t better than its predecessor but it’s still a brilliant record, that sees the Norfolk band truly find their comfort zone, being… Read More Deaf Havana – Old Souls (Review)
Since its release in January 2011 ‘Little Lady’ (taken from Ed Sheeran’s ‘No.5 Collaborations Project’ EP’) has amassed 415 plays in my iTunes library, for good reason. That reason is Mikill Pane, one of the best and most refreshing artists currently emerging from the congested UK music scene with their debut album. Said album ‘Blame… Read More Mikill Pane – Blame Miss Barclay (Review)
I’m one of those people who prefer the youthful energy and bite of Arctic Monkeys first two albums to their latest two preceding ‘AM’. Until I heard ‘AM’ in full I’d always viewed their musical maturation as a step backwards in terms of quality, but their latest album makes full use of the bands new… Read More Arctic Monkeys – AM (Review)
It doesn’t get much better than this. For me, ‘The Blackening’ is the best metal album of the last decade, by some distance. In a sense the record was my first introduction to more traditional and complex metal music, which could be one of the reasons I rate it so highly. That aside, ‘The Blackening’… Read More Machine Head – The Blackening (Throwback Thursday)
Knuckle Puck started making a name for themselves with their last EP ‘Don’t Come Home’; four excellent pop punk tracks played in the same vein as already established bands like Real Friends. Latest EP ‘The Weight That You Buried’ should see the band overtaking their neighbours in fantastic fashion. Opener ‘Everything Must Go’ is fast… Read More Knuckle Puck – The Weight That You Buried (Review)
The 1975 have existed as a band for a number of years, under differing monikers and have built a significant fan following and developed their sound doing so. ‘The 1975’ is a culmination of several years work, and their first assault on the charts. It also happens to be one of 2013’s best albums, and… Read More The 1975 – The 1975 (Self Titled) [Review]
I have Ed Sheeran to thank for steering me towards this album after he tweeted about it, describing it as the best release he’d heard in the last five years. If I was to use that term to describe ‘Joy Of Nothing’ it would be a (small) hyperbole, but there’s no denying that it is… Read More Foy Vance – Joy Of Nothing (Review)
I’ve always considered Avenged Sevenfold a relatively inconsistent band, in the sense that I’ve always thought that a few solid tracks define their albums, with the other tracks being weak in comparison. I hoped that ‘Hail To The King’ would break this chain and be an album that substituted these few stronger songs for a… Read More Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King (Review)
‘Full Collapse’ was the first post-hardcore record I listened to, and the first album I heard that incorporated melody and heavier instrumentals. It’s a record that did the same for many other people, giving significant exposure to the blossoming post-hardcore scene at the time. In terms of genre it’s a crucial release that cleared the… Read More Thursday – Full Collapse (Throwback Thursday)
I won’t pretend I know much about modern hip-hop, because I don’t. That means that this review may read like its been written by my 60 year old, hearing impaired father, but whatever. When I listen to a rap album I’m looking for something that holds my attention and keeps me interested. For me, the… Read More Earl Sweatshirt – Doris (Review)
When I hear the word ‘indie’ in relation to genre chances are the intro to ‘A-Punk’ will be playing in my head. That’s because this album, and that song in particular, introduced me to indie as more than just a word I still don’t fully understand. I love this album, and it was a breath… Read More Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (Throwback Thursday)
Blessthefall are one of those bands that I’ve heard a lot about but never actually heard, so I decided to sit down and devote some time to the stream of their newest album, and I’m glad I did, because ‘Hollow Bodies’ is one of the better heavy albums I’ve heard this year – for the… Read More Blessthefall – Hollow Bodies (Review)
‘Emo’ is a term that gets thrown around a lot in modern alternative music, and when I reviewed the new Dads EP last week I heard a band try and distance themselves from it in a sense. The same can’t be said about Dowsing, with their latest release ‘I Don’t Even Care Anymore’ characterising the… Read More Dowsing – I Don’t Even Care Anymore (Review)
For me, ‘Ocean Avenue’ was one of those albums that soundtracked a part of my teenage years, helping me make the transition from crap like Maroon 5 to bands such as New Found Glory and Taking Back Sunday. As a result, it holds a special place in my heart, and hearing that it was being… Read More Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue: Acoustic (Review)
If you aren’t already aware of how crazy Iwrestledabearonce sound then ‘Late For Nothing’ is going to seriously surprise you. If you are familiar with the American band then chances are, well, it’s still going to surprise you. It continues to push barriers and expand the bands musical scope, with ‘Late For Nothing’ being yet… Read More Iwrestledabearonce – Late For Nothing (Review)
Norma Jean are one of those bands who’ve been consistently excellent throughout their career, with each release bettering the one preceding it. ‘Wrongdoers’ continues this trend in exceptional fashion, and is, in my opinion, the bands best release, and one of the best metal albums you’re likely to hear this year. Over the past eleven… Read More Norma Jean – Wrongdoers (Review)
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