After the massive success of ‘We Are Young’ you would expect their album to be full of songs of a similar vain. I’m afraid to say the album Some Nights is ‘sometimes’ odd, dull and not all that ‘fun’. Some Nights starts with a lengthy intro. Listening to it is an uncomfortable experience to say the least.…
Maroon 5’s decision to move into Electro pop has produced an enjoyable, engaging album full of standout songs that could all very easily be smash hits.
What can be said about Reverend & The Makers? They are really one of those bands who enjoyed near instant success with their first single and were catapulted into sitting carefully beneath the scrutiny of the both the music and gutter press. In their relatively short career, they have enjoyed the pleasure of being marred…
Little Love is not an anthemic rock album. It’s not something to put on before a night out. It’s not even a filthy dubstep compilation. It’s a debut, 6-track EP from a student who’s clearly had his heart broken. However, from that trauma, Dan Tovey has created something serene. The EP promises listeners 21 minutes…
It’s taken seven years, but Fiona Apple’s 4th album, The Idler Wheel…, is finally out. The album is much more stripped back than her previous work, but it will not disappoint the committed fans who waited patiently. The experimental piano and percussion backing that dominates the record provides a perfect canvas for Apple’s voice to…
Bieber proves he is more than just a teenage heartthrob.
The Geordie boys are back with their best album yet.
Has there ever been a more fitting front sleeve? The photo shoot of A Vulgar Display of Power‘s cover-art apparently consisted of some lucky extra getting punched around thirty times in the face for $10 a whack. Even after having gazed upon this photo on my iPod screen for what must have been a hundred times…
Motion City Soundtrack were my favourite band when I was 15 (I went to see them for my birthday), so I was filled with nostalgic glee when I discovered that their fifth album, Go, was released on 12th June. When I finally got around to listening to it, the album didn’t disappoint. The 15 year…
The pop-rock quartet from Leeds strikes again with a brand new release Souvenir: The Singles 2004-2012. Well, its not technically brand new as it is in fact a collection of their singles and one new song. Formed just 16 years ago the Kaiser Chiefs have been a unique landmark in the pop-rock landscape. Their unmistakable…
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs release their debut album just in time for summer. But will it be a dance record to stand the test of time?
There aren’t many things more pretentious than naming your band after a Mac keyboard shortcut but that is exactly what Alt-J (∆) have done. Their debut album An Awesome Wave was released on May 28th and features ‘Matilda’, ‘Breezeblocks’ and ‘Tesselate’ which have been floating around on the internet for a while, alongside some brand…
In Magic Hour, the fourth album from Scissor Sisters, the band returns to their roots, with catchy glam rock songs and funky music.
Pendulum are off the radar. For the unenlightened, this is because its two production powerhouses – Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen – have derailed the electronica train into hiatus while its front two carriages plough off the UK chart and straight through Skrillex’s fanbase. This runaway locomotive is referred to as Knife Party and Rage Valley…