Music Reviews

Artist: Calexico Album: Algiers Label: City Slang OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 Calexico make a triumphant return to the music scene this week with their sixth studio album release Algiers. You could argue that Epic is quite ...

Artist: Needtobreathe Album: The Reckoning Label: Atlantic Records OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 Needtobreathe are back this week with their fourth studio album The Reckoning and this really is an album that is not to be ...

Artist: Janice Graham Band Single: Assassiner Label: Acid Jazz OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 After the huge success of their mini album earlier this year up and coming Manchester band Janice Graham Band are back this ...

Artist: The Script Album: #3 Label: Phonogenic/Song OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 It was back in 2010 when The Script released their album Science & Faith but this week sees the trio return with their fantastic ...

Artist: The Vaccines Album: Come of Age Label: Sony Music OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 It has been little over a year since The Vaccines released their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines ...

Artist: Tanita Tikaram Album: Can’t Go Back Label: Ear Music OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 Tanita Tikaram shot to fame in the late eighties with tracks such as Twist My Sobriety and Good Tradition and after ...

Artist: Anja McCloskey Album: An Estimation Label: Sotones Records OUT NOW Rating: 3/5 Anja McCloskey has been grabbing everyone’s attention this year with her sultry and rather unique music and this week she releases her ...

Artist: Matchbox Twenty Album: North Label: Atlantic Records OUT NOW Rating: 3/5 It was back in 2007 when we last had an album from Matchbox Twenty but you have to go back to 2002 for ...

Artist: House Of Hats Album: Rivers Will Run EP OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 House Of Hats cased a bit of a stir with their debut album and now they are set to do the ...

Artist: The Londsands Single: Worlds Collide Label: Unknown Soldier Records OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 The Longsands have been one of the favourite bands in the FemaleFirst office in 2012 after the release of their great ...

Artist: The Milk Album: Tales From The Thames Delta Label: Sony Music OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 The Milk have been thrilling audiences this summer on the festival and they are back this week with the ...

Artist: Sandi Thom Album: Flesh And Blood Label: Guardian Angels Records OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 Sandi Thom is back this week with her new album Flesh And Blood - an album that has been released ...

Artist: Maria Doyle Kennedy Album: Sing Rating: 5/5 Maria Doyle Kennedy is best known perhaps as an actress with roles in the likes of Downton Abbey and The Tudors but she is one ...

Artist: City Of Lights Album: Seasons Change OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 City Of Lights have been whipping up a storm on the live circuit and this week sees them release their debut album Seasons ...

Artist: Kristina Train Album: Dream Of Me EP Label: Mercury Records OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 Kristina Train is set to return with her new full length album Dark Black this autumn but this week she ...

Artist: Abagail Grey Album: Dark Wood EP OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 A year after the release of widely praised Apple Cherub Drive Abagail Grey aka Claire Campbell is back with her new EP Dark ...

Artist: The Robbie Boyd Band Single: When I Believe Label: Tawny Owl Records OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 It seems all we have done here at FemaleFirst this summer is heap praise on The Robbie Boyd ...

Artist: Halfway To New York Single: What A Way To Go OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 It has already been an exciting summer for Halfway To New York after they supported the legend that is ...

Artist:  Alanis Morissette Album: Havoc and Bright Lights Label: Sony Released: August 27th Rating: 4/5   Very few artists have had a career like Alanis Morissette. For a number of years one of the world’s biggest ...

Artist: Aiden Grimshaw Album: Misty Eye Label: RCA Records OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 It has been two years since we saw Aiden Grimshaw as a contestant on the X-Factor and in the time away he ...

Artist: Liz Lawrence Single: Oo Song Label: Sony/ATV OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 Liz Lawrence is back this week with her new single Oo Song as she continues to captivate audiences with her music. The twenty one ...

Artist: Nife Album: Chemicals Label: IRL (Independent Records Limited) & Top Cat Music OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 After the release of the single Chemicals earlier this summer Nife’s debut album of the same name is ...

Artist: Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Single: Field of June (feat Frank Turner) Label: Xtra Mile Recordings OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo return this week with their ...

Artist: Karima Francis Album: The Remedy Label: Vertigo OUT NOW Rating: 5/5 Karima Francis has been away from the music scene for a couple of years and how she is back with her new album ...