Category: Records
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Megan Downing reviews one of Bastille’s earlier EPs.
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Olly Murs has been climbing his way to the top of the charts since he came second in 2009’s X Factor, having released 2 commercially successful albums (self titled Olly Murs and In Case You Didn’t Know) which have spawned umpteen hit singles; he’s been doing pretty well for himself. It’s hard to believe he…
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This sickeningly generic collection will have you puking tinsel throughout the festive season. With instrumentals which sound like karaoke backing tracks, the 3-piece American country-pop group work their way through 12 Christmas covers, including classics like ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow’. The brass accompaniment becomes exhausting after the…
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Since releasing their Delicious EP, the hype around Peace has reached fever pitch. People are now waiting on baited breath to see whether their album (due for release early next year) will live up to those expectations… And ‘Wraith’ tends to suggest it will. The track has many different layers to it – and with…
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Solange Knowles has a famous sister. That is to say, a very, very famous sister… named Beyonce. You might have heard of her. In any case, Solange is her sister and, rather than try to ape the megastar in her own family, she has a history of being deliberately, obstinately, her own person. This is…
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Sufjan Stevens, the indie-folk musician behind the amazing Illinois, follows up his 2006 collection of Christmas songs with Silver & Gold. Containing five reworked EPs, totalling fifty eight tracks, there’s a lot to see here. The collection displays an amazing amount of variance, from his sweet folk affections prominent in Vol.6 Gloria, to the more aggressive electronic experiments…
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Kill The Noise doesn’t take EPs light-heartedly. 2011’s Kill Kill Kill clocked in at ten tracks with six tunes and four remixes; this has seven originals. We begin with the title track – ‘Kill The Noise Pt. 2’ – and ‘Jump Ya Body’, drum’n’bass and brostep romps respectively. Sound familiar? But, it doesn’t take many bars of…
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Following the release of his debut album Dear in early 2012 Keaton Henson made a name for himself for his heart wrenching lyrics, smouldering vulnerability and fragility accompanied by the raw production of the album. This man clearly has felt a lot of pain and this translates beautifully throughout the whole album. As a little…
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The release of comeback single ‘Cough Cough’ in the summer gave Everything Everything their first ever UK top 40 charting song. After over two a years since their Mercury-nominated album Man Alive, this single was worth the wait. They’ve maintained their distinctive sound whilst becoming more radio-friendly and ‘Cough Cough’ set the bench mark high…
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Aerosmith have released a new album for the first time in over a decade, and it’s been produced by Jack Douglas, the man behind their massive hits from the seventies. After several years of being distracted by drug relapses, American Idol and not actually joining Led Zeppelin it seems that Steven Tyler has finally committed…
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McFly have been at large in the pop scene for almost 10 years now and so it’s sure enough time for a whopping double disk greatest hits record. If, like me, you’ve been a fan of McFly ever since you can remember, you would have already heard each and every song on this compilation. The…
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Sharing your name with a toy manufacturer may be a subliminal link to a childlike, energetic, enthusiastic brand of music and the title of Young Hunger, the début album from Chad Valley the alias of Hugo Manuel, certainly evokes a playful mood. Inexplicably linked with his band Jonquil and the splinter of that Trophy Wife, Manuel has…
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Super cool Charli XCX is one of the UK’s coolest pop stars. Casually uploading photos to Twitter of herself hanging out with Sky Ferreira is not uncommon and she’s also spent a large chunk of 2012 supporting Coldplay on various legs of their Mylo Xyloto world tour. The Hertfordshire-born 20 year old has just released her Super…
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The Anglo-american group explore a darker side of rock with varied composition in collaboration with their signature style