Music Reviews

Artist: Estelle Album: All of Me Label: Atlantic Records OUT NOW Rating: 3.5/5 It’s been four years since the last Estelle album and in that time she has been honing her skills on the live ...

Artist: Michael Bolton Album: Gems - The Very Best Of Label: Sony Music OUT NOW Rating: 3.5/5 Michael Bolton fans are in for a real treat this week as his releases a double album ...

Artist: Wallis Bird Album: Wallis Bird Label: Rubyworks OUT NOW Rating: 4/5 Wallis Bird is a musician who has never been afraid to buck the trend as she has experimented with her singing, writing and ...

Artist: Marcus Collins Album: Marcus Collins  Label: Sony Music OUT NOW Rating: 3/5 Now I know in the past we have seen X-Factor contestants put out debut albums that are just cover after cover after ...

Artist: Katie MeluaAlbum: Secret SymphonyLabel: Dramatico RecordOut NowLabel: 3.5/5 Katie Melua has enjoyed a career that has spanned almost a decade and in that time she has comes on of the ...

Artist: Hermione HennessyAlbum: Songs My Father Taught MeOut NowRating: 4/5 Hermione Hennessy has been best know for managing the career of her father Christie Hennessy she has now stepped out from ...

Artist: The Civil WarsAlbum: Barton HollowOut NowRating: 5/5 The Civil Wars’ debut album Barton Hollow is one of the most stripped back albums of 2012 so far and yet it is ...

Artist: SeetherAlbum: Holding Onto Strings Better Left to FrayLabel: Wind Up RecordsOut NowRating: 4/5 Seether’s latest album Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray was released in the U.S. last year ...

Artist: The Static JacksAlbum: If You’re YoungLabel: Fearless RecordsOut NowRating: 4/5 The Static Jacks hit the road in the UK last month but this week sees the band release their debut ...

Artist: LostAlone Album: I’m A UFO In This CityOut NowRating: 5/5 Artists such as Gerard Way fro My Chemical Romance and Jared Leto from 30 Seconds To Mars have been falling over ...

Artist: We Are AugustinesAlbum: Rise Ye Sunken ShipsLabel: Oxcart RecordsOut NowRating: 5/5 We Are Augustines have been whipping up a storm in the U.S. and now the UK is set to get ...

Mercury Music Prize-nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim release the first single from their forthcoming album on April 16th. Entitled ‘Joyful Reunion’ it’s the opening track to that album, ‘Crown And Treaty’, ...

Artist: NZCA/LinesAlbum: NZCA/LinesOUT NOWRating: 3/5 We may only be in the second month of 2012 but we have already had a handful of unique sounding albums - and this week sees ...

Artist: Pistols At DawnAlbum: TarnationLabel: Tres Beau RecordsOut NowRating: 4/5 Pistols At Dawn may have been on the live circuit for a couple of years now but Tarnation marks their debut ...

Artist: Darren HayesSingle: Blood Stained HeartOut NowRating: 4.5/5 When it comes to talking about love and relationships musician Darren Hayes is a pretty private guy - but when it comes to ...

Artist: Jodie MarieAlbum: Mountain EchoLabel: VerveOut nowRating: 4/5 It has taken Jodie Marie four years to write and record her debut album Mountain Echo but this week sees the twenty year ...

Artist: Meat LoafAlbum: Hell In A HandbasketLabel: Sony MusicOut NowRating: 3/5 Meat Loaf has enjoyed a career that has spanned over forty years but his new record Hell In A Handbasket ...

You may already be in love with the radio-ready sounds of Jared Lee -- his "Hooray for Hollywood" track was featured on last week’s American Idol season premiere! Jared’s other ...

Emeli SandeAlbum: Our Version of EventsLabel: Virgin RecordsRating: 4/5 Emeli Sande is one of the most talked about young British music talents and that star is set to rise even further ...

Zelada's fresh and life affirming sound is one that cannot be pigeonholed, he has been compared to Paulo Nutini and Jack Johnson but he has a tone that sets him ...

Mike MarlinAlbum: Man On The GroundRating: 5/5Released:  13th February It’s very rare that an artist releases a second album just twelve months after releasing his debut but that is exactly what ...

River SevenAlbum: River SevenLabel: Wembley House Records IncRating: 3/5 River Seven is the latest music export from Canada and this three piece have bee creating plenty of waves in their home ...

HowlerAlbum: America Give UpLabel: Rough Trade RecordsOut NowRating: 4/5 Howler are America’s next big guitar hopes and they have delivered a very good debut album in the form of America Give ...

Artist: FoeTitle: Bad Dream HotlineLabel: VertigoRating: 4/5 We may only be three weeks into 2012 but it seems that we have already found one of the artists to watch out for ...