Music Reviews

The Little WilliesAlbum: For The Good TimesReleased: 9th JanuaryRating - 4.5/5 It has been six years since The Little Willies released their debut album bit this week sees the five piece ...

We kick off 2012 with a brand new track from Scissor Sisters [as Scissor Sisters vs. Krystal Pepsy] as they complete their fourth album. 'Shady Love', which is written by ...

American duo, The Black Keys, are back after just one year with their brand new album, El Camino. It's the seventh studio album to come from the blues-rock band since they ...

Frank Turner performed his biggest Manchester headline show to date on Saturday night, entertaining a sold-out crowd at the 02 Apollo. The evening started off well, with Emily Barker & The Red ...

The Saturdays released their highly-anticipated third album On Your Radar this week, but has it ticked the right boxes? Unfortunately, it's not as consistent as we'd have hoped, and feels generic ...

With all the criticism sent their way, it's hard to believe (and impressive) that Nickelback have released their seventh studio album this week. Here And Now is a record that will please ...

One Direction have a couple of tough weeks to follow, including new albums from boy-band rivals JLS and The Wanted, as they release their debut record. Up All Night, made up ...

In June, singer-songwriter Frank Turner saw his album England Keep My Bones reach #12 in the UK Album Charts. Since then, the punk-folk star has risen further, his ascent topped off ...

Westlife shocked their fanbase last month by announcing that their Greatest Hits Tour next year will be their last. After thirteen years in the industry with 13 UK chart-topping singles, the ...

Seasick Steve rose to fame quite late in the music game - it wasn't until he turned 60 in 2001 that he released his first album with The Level Devils ...

Jukebox is the third record from boy-band superstars JLS, one that is ultimately run-of-the-mill R&B. It's disappointing, but what the quartet have created here is a formulatic record that relies heavily ...

To tie in with the upcoming Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked movie, the official soundtrack was released yesterday. Honestly, this is akin to those films that are so bad, they swing ...

Today Tim Minchin released his latest live DVD, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall as part of his recent arena tour. Tim Minchin And The Heritage Orchestra Live At The Royal ...

After a brief run of warm-up shows ahead of their big return at this year's Download Festival, The Darkness are on their first proper tour in over 5 years. Playing a ...

It's been a long road for Kina Grannis to reach this point - from open mics and coffee shop gigs to having a song played during the Super Bowl and ...

The Wanted released Battleground this week, the follow-up to their highly praised self-titled debut. Whereas their 2010 effort was praised for its arguable diversity, their sophomore record struggles to achieve that ...

This week saw the release of Susan Boyle's third studio album, Someone To Watch Over Me. A stripped-back, emotional record, it allows her voice to be the focus, showcasing a amazing ...

With debut Sticks & Stones, Cher Lloyd aims to silence critics with an under whelming, but somehow charming, debut. Before we begrudgingly give The X Factor star any credit, it has ...

As divisive as the Twilight Saga is, the soundtracks for the vampire films usually get a more universally commendable response. This is the penultimate collection, released ahead of Breaking Dawn - ...

To mark the 20th anniversary of their iconic record Achtung Baby, U2 have released a number of reissues. Celebrating the release, these range from deluxe and super deluxe versions, through to ...

We Are The In Crowd are an exciting new female-fronted pop-punk band from New York, poised to become of the biggest names in the genre after tours with the likes ...

Bruno Mars brought his World Tour to an end last night in Manchester with a hit-filled set proving that there's more to the singer-songwriter than his knack for an infectious ...

Welsh post-hardcore quintet Funeral For A Friend have released a new 9-track EP this week as an add-on to their recent full-length Welcome Home Armageddon. See You All In Hell is ...

It's disappointing that people seem to forget the brilliance of Manic Street Preachers, whose consistency has helped them remain one of the best UK rock acts of all time. National Treasures ...