The Great Heights Band

I’m moving down to University this weekend, so I wanted to put together another submissions post before doing so, just so I don’t end up a few weeks behind whenever I settle in. Moving south shouldn’t change too much on here, and I’ll still be posting fairly regularly, so if you’d like to send anything… Read More Music Submissions 13: Bad Luck / Twin Cities / Russell and the Wolf Choir / Past Haunts / The Electrets / The Big Forgive / Drift Wood Miracle / The Great Heights Band

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September 18, 2014September 19, 2014 craigreviewsmusicLeave a comment

Free Throw – Those Days Are Gone (Review)

When a band name their album Those Days Are Gone and open it with the line ‘I know that we fucked up, and I know that you don’t care’ you likely know what kind of listen you’re in for. Pair these two opening points with the fact that Nashville natives Free Throw are signed to… Read More Free Throw – Those Days Are Gone (Review)

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September 12, 2014September 14, 2014 craigreviewsmusic2 Comments

Gnarwolves – Gnarwolves (Self-Titled) [Review]

When Brighton trio Gnarwolves announced an LP consisting of their first three EPs a few months back I decided to take the opportunity and sell the 7″ versions of these EPs, seeing as I wouldn’t be playing them (and could do with the money). As you do, I listed them on eBay, and as the… Read More Gnarwolves – Gnarwolves (Self-Titled) [Review]

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Music Submissions 12: Kyle Cox / Heavyweights / dæphne / Azwel / Cans / Brokehead / Nepotism / Alexeï Kawolski / James McKean and the Blueberry Moon

I’m going away for two weeks in a few days so I wanted to put another submissions post together to avoid falling even further behind when I return home sunburnt and jet-lagged, both of which are pretty much guarantees. If you’d like to send anything over for consideration when I do get back then please feel… Read More Music Submissions 12: Kyle Cox / Heavyweights / dæphne / Azwel / Cans / Brokehead / Nepotism / Alexeï Kawolski / James McKean and the Blueberry Moon

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August 22, 2014 craigreviewsmusic1 Comment

Twin Atlantic – Great Divide (Review)

2014 has been a pretty good year for Scottish music, or at least looks to be. During the last eight months or so Fatherson have released potentially the year’s best debut record, with the likes of Lonely The Brave and The Xcerts yet to release highly anticipated albums during the next four months. Things are… Read More Twin Atlantic – Great Divide (Review)

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Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – You Will Eventually Be Forgotten (Review)

In a genre which seems to be evolving and branching out by the year husband and wife duo Keith and Cathy Latinen, also known as Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), have been an ever reliable constant. Over the last eight years they’ve been consistently releasing music, the high point of which was (and… Read More Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – You Will Eventually Be Forgotten (Review)

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August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 craigreviewsmusicLeave a comment

The Cape Race – Home, Truths (Review)

After a debut release as utterly brilliant as Now, Voyager three years is a fair amount of time to wait for a follow-up, but after some doubts about whether it would ever see the light of day Home, Truths , the first full-length from Manchester band The Cape Race is well worth the wait, living… Read More The Cape Race – Home, Truths (Review)

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Music I’ve Been Listening To (10/08)

Around this time two weeks ago, shortly after posting my review of Basement’s Further Sky EP my half-decade old laptop inexplicably died, and remains dead, sitting on my bookcase waiting for a quick eBay sale after a hard drive wipe. Thankfully I keep all of my music safely backed up on an external hard drive,… Read More Music I’ve Been Listening To (10/08)

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The Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt (Review)

The Gaslight Anthem aren’t one of those bands who constantly need to alter their sound massively in order to stay relevant. They probably never will be, but frontman Brian Fallon’s interviews during the build-up to the bands fifth studio album Get Hurt suggested that the band were branching out, trying some extensive new things and exploring their… Read More The Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt (Review)

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Music Submissions 11: Sunken Monkey / Drawback / Blis. / The Gallerist / Sleep Cycles / Dicepeople / Ross Palmer

I’ve been under the weather lately, and haven’t been sleeping more than a few hours per night, so a lot of the reviews were written during late night writing sessions – apologies if it shows. Hopefully I’ll get my shit together in the next few days, and if you’d like to send anything for consideration… Read More Music Submissions 11: Sunken Monkey / Drawback / Blis. / The Gallerist / Sleep Cycles / Dicepeople / Ross Palmer

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Basement – Further Sky EP (Review)

All it took was a single tweet of ‘Hi’ back in January to send the internet into frenzy – could Basement really be back? The answer was a resounding yes, and now six months later the band are releasing their first material since 2012’s exceptional Colourmeinkindness, and that material comes in the form of EP Further… Read More Basement – Further Sky EP (Review)

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Charlie Simpson – Long Road Home (Review)

When I think of Charlie Simpson as a musician I always think of him as Charlie Simpson of Fightstar, not necessarily Charlie Simpson the solo artist or Charlie Simpson of Busted. It would’ve been even harder to think of him as Charlie Simpson of McBusted, so thankfully he kept his musical integrity and promptly declined… Read More Charlie Simpson – Long Road Home (Review)

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Real Friends – Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing (Review)

It’s hard to believe that Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing is Real Friends’ debut record. Over the last few years they’ve become one of the most popular young bands in pop-punk, and listening to their debut it’s easy enough to see why, but it’s also clear that they still have… Read More Real Friends – Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing (Review)

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July 21, 2014 craigreviewsmusic1 Comment

Music I’ve Been Listening To (19/07)

McCafferty – McCafferty Is Dead (2012-2014) I’ve a lot of love for McCafferty. The band’s debut full-length record BeachBoy was the first release I got around to reviewing this year, and I still listen to it frequently seven months on. When the band announced their split via Facebook last night I was understandably sad, moreso when I found out that… Read More Music I’ve Been Listening To (19/07)

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Dikembe – Mediumship (Review)

‘It’s been a long time coming / I spent a long time rotting before I got going’ A few months back Dikembe sent out a tweet instructing critics to refer to their new record as ‘feebleviolence’. Being some kind of critic I thought ‘Okay, I’ll roll with it’, and now that I’ve listened to the… Read More Dikembe – Mediumship (Review)

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Music Submissions 10: Mathien / The Guru / Get Up Go / Wet Petals / Murk Daddy Flex / Ava Marie / Speaking In Shadows

I’ve been away for the last two weeks, so I’ve developed a bit of a backlog of submissions, and I’ve featured a bunch of them below. If you’d like to send anything my way then please feel free, there are several ways to do so on my contact page. Mathien – Unique Man (Album) I… Read More Music Submissions 10: Mathien / The Guru / Get Up Go / Wet Petals / Murk Daddy Flex / Ava Marie / Speaking In Shadows

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July 15, 2014 craigreviewsmusic1 Comment

5 Seconds Of Summer On The Cover Of Rocksound? Hmmm…

So, I’ve been on holiday for the last week. I won’t bore you with the details, but I came home to something and I’ll bore you with that instead. This afternoon I opened my door and found the latest issue of Rocksound siting behind it, and I noticed that Australian band / group / pop-rock sensation(alism) 5 Seconds Of Summer are… Read More 5 Seconds Of Summer On The Cover Of Rocksound? Hmmm…

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Music I’ve Been Listening To (06/07)

Nouns – Still Bummed Seeing as we just entered the second half of 2014 I was considering compiling a ‘Best Of The Year So Far…’ list, in a way that blogs like mine tend to, but decided against it. If I had put together said list then Nouns’ second record Still would’ve topped it – I’ve yet to… Read More Music I’ve Been Listening To (06/07)

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Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties – We Don’t Have Each Other (Review)

When was the last time you listened to a record and really became absorbed by the lyrical content of said record? Maybe it was last year’s The Greatest Generation, which was released by Dan ‘Soupy’ Campbell’s main project The Wonder Years? Perhaps it wasn’t, but it doesn’t really matter because there’s a good chance We… Read More Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties – We Don’t Have Each Other (Review)