Category: Albums

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    Joe Hawkes

    Baddies – Build

    Baddies take on brainless pop-punk

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    Jan Kobal

    Justice – Audio, Video, Disco

    Can the two French producers fuel dance clubs for another few years?

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    Tom Kelly

    Ed Sheeran – +

    Ed Sheeran has clearly struck a chord with British youth in the last year. With a number-three single in ‘The A Team’ and a number one album in +, the irritatingly young singer-songwriter has achieved an unprecedented level of national fame and adoration in the last year or so. Needless to say, this widely awaited […]

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    Hayley Taulbut

    You Me at Six – Sinners Never Sleep

    YMAS grow up, with mixed results

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    Andre Pusey

    Radio Moscow – The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz

    Harkback psychedelic rockers Radio Moscow return with their third album, which continues their trend of mixing layers of phased guitars, drum solos and acid vocals into a huge trip.

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    David Martin

    Grouplove – Never Trust a Happy Song

    A care-free, yet well refined album from this Los Angeles band.

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    Joe Turner

    SomaHigh – Secrets That Didn’t Happen

    Southampton local lads SomaHigh seem to have sensed the worrying decline in successful guitar bands around at the moment, and have cleverly infused their south coast rock with a touch of electronica to prove those who assumed “rock is dead” to be very much mistaken. With their debut album Secrets That Didn’t Happen, SomaHigh have […]

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    Joe Hawkes

    The Drums – Portamento

    Derivative, whiny and forgettable: The Drums have returned

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    Howell Davies

    Introducing: VVOLVES

    VVOLVES are a four-piece alternative/indie/industrial band from Cardiff who this week have released their second EP When I’m Down. A clear change in direction from their self-titled electropop EP released in January, When I’m Down, released on Peski Records, has more of a melancholic, alternative vibe with a stronger focus on lead singer Tom Winfield’s (a […]

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    The Edge

    All Mankind – Simple Desire

    All Mankind tread no new ground, but create a decent and enjoyable pop-rock record.

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    Chris Brooks

    Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You

    I’m With You merely attempts to evolve the style of the ageing LA rock band as they experiment with electro and piano-based rock.

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    Max Williams

    Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind of Fix

    After the contrast between BBC’s first two albums, Max considers the direction they’ve taken in their latest release.

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    Joe Hawkes

    Brett Anderson – Black Rainbows

    Brett’s back on his own again

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    Alice Allan

    Jay-Z & Kanye West- Watch the Throne

    A collaboration of rap’s biggest names; can two great minds think alike?