I remember going to see The Blackout when they toured their second album The Best In Town back in 2009. A bunch of rowdy Welsh blokes, (one with peroxide blonde hair), screaming, shouting and rocking a huge cover of Willow Smith’s ‘Whip Your Hair’, we loved it. The Blackout’s duel vocalist combination provided angry screams…
A return to form with her breathtakingly empowering third album
The Fire is Matt Cardle’s sophomore album, after winning the X Factor in 2010. His first album, Letters, received mixed to negative reviews, and although it was certified gold, it wasn’t a huge commercial success. The Fire sees Cardle seize far more creative control, co-writing all but one of the songs and being credited as producer…
The newest song from Christina Aguilera is disappointing, particularly as we know that she is a very talented singer. For someone who has such an amazing range and singing ability to release a song like ‘Your Body’ is frankly more than a little ridiculous. Now, I am a big Christina fan – I love the…
Bastille have decided to release ‘Flaws’ as their next single. It has been a live favourite since they started touring and will be greatly received by fans. Hearing it live, you would expect it to already be a single with the fantastic crowd reaction every time it is played. The video was released in early…
Jake Bugg has certainly been causing quite a stir in the land of music recently, with praise coming from the likes of new best pal Noel Gallagher. His popularity grew increasingly after his single ‘Lightening Bolt’ was used during the London Olympics 2012. So the question on everyone’s lips is can his hotly anticipated self…
Kesha’s latest single ‘Die Young’ is about partying, getting drunk and living for the moment… A change from her usual politically astute, philosophical stuff, right?
Muse’s 6th album, The 2nd Law, may not be a “christian gangsta rap jazz odyssey”; it is, however, arguably Muse’s worst album and one of the biggest musical disappointments of 2012
In an age where countless SoundCloud musicians vie for the fickle attentions of blogging tastemakers, Death Grips are the unlikely masters of hype. The California trio of vocalist Stefan “MC Ride” Burnett, producer Andy “Flatlander” Morin, and drummer Zach Hill (one half of Hella) have quickly become something of a cult phenomenon. Last year, their Exmilitary mixtape made…
Pop quiz time, hands up who remembers the shoegaze movement of the late eighties and early nineties? Bonus question, who remembers one of the defining albums of the genre, My Bloody Valentine’s 1991 release Loveless? I can tell you one group of people who should have arms thrust quivering in the air in answer to…
On first listen, Rihanna’s new track ‘Diamonds’ is a bit of a shock, it’s so different to anything she’s done before. With no heavy club riff, no sexy lyrics and a twinkly gentle beat could this be Rihanna turning away from Nicki Minaj and towards artists like Lana Del Rey? Since the song is so…
How To Dress Well’s sophomore effort, Total Loss, fails to maintain the lo-fi closeness of his early works, but is still an album of intense R&B-infused musical beauty.
After nearly four years, Mika is back with his third album The Origin Of Love. The immense success of his first album Life In Cartoon Motion with smash hits like ‘Grace Kelly’ and ‘Big Girl You Are Beautiful’ established the flamboyant singer as a true entertainer, which he most definitely continued to be on his…
Robbie Williams is the man. I really like the guy. I mean that genuinely, I really like him. Not sardonically, or sarcastically or even remotely ironically – I just really like Robbie Williams. Not just because he’s an all-round top bloke and a fellow member of the Staffordshire posse (shout out my West Midlands crew)…