Category: Albums


  • Hindsights – The Thoughts That Weigh Me Down

    As a rule, I am loathe to bang on about one specific band. However, since I reviewed the first song to be released from Hindsights‘ new record, I managed to grab a sneaky early listen to the finished product. As I’ve said before, the past two years of their existence has seen them achieve a […]

  • Lorde – Pure Heroine

    Catchy, alternative melodies, imaginative lyrics and intelligent production. Lorde has created one of 2013’s strongest debuts.

  • Jessie J – Alive

    Much anticipated and yet long drawn out, Alive was finally released September 23rd to receive greatly mixed reviews. With two hits already released; ‘Wild‘ and ‘It’s My Party‘, Jessie’s fans were psyched for an album undoubtedly bursting with chart hits… perhaps J should have saved the best till last? First to be released was the oh so catchy […]

  • Birdy – Fire Within

    Lisa Klein takes a listen to Birdy’s second album in comparison to her stunning debut

  • Cosmo – Cosmo

    Whilst most of us are wondering how long it will take to see the arrival of The Maccabee’s forth album, following the release in 2012 of the Mercury Prize nominated Given To the Wild, guitarist Felix White has surprised us all through The Maccabee’s Facebook page by announcing that he has been silently busying himself […]

  • Yuck – Glow & Behold

    On this new album, Yuck’s signature energy and sincerity seem to have evaporated, and that is really a shame.

  • Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action

    “this album has plenty saving graces to keep it afloat… whether you’d rather hear the original or this semi-facsimile is up to you.”

  • Panic! at the Disco – Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die

    Panic! at the Disco’s latest effort is nothing in comparison to their stunning debut, but still worth a listen.

  • Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience: Part 2 of 2

    Shell Hinds takes a look at the second part of Justin Timberlake’s musical extravaganza.

  • Ariana Grande – Yours Truly

    This 20 year old vocal powerhouse may be more familiar to you as Cat Valentine from Victorious, but her voice has pushed her further than the Nickelodeon show. Ariana Grande’s velvet tone has landed her collaborations with MIKA on ‘Popular Song’ (momentarily resurrecting his career) and Mac Miller on summer hit, ‘The Way’. The duality […]

  • Kids in Glass Houses – Peace

    The Edge reviews Kids in Glass Houses latest effort ‘Peace’

  • Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe

    Chvrches debut, The Bones of What You Believe, reveals a buried brilliance.

  • Banks – London EP

    Banks’ debut EP is mystical, despondent, and musically intelligent.

  • GDP – Holla

    Given that this record was released mid-July, this review is long overdue. I’d basically scrapped that idea, in a the-moment’s-gone sort of way, but then today I got home to the vinyl pressing of the record. As with every new vinyl, it needed a spin right away, and as I listened to it, it reminded […]