Music Reviews

7 August 2013

Laura Mvula – She – Single Review

The former secondary-school supply teacher has a lot to celebrate, her debut album Sing to the Moon has been received positive critique and the Telegraph is naming her song She ...
7 August 2013

Biding My Time – The Kev Walker Band

Biding My Time is Kevin Walker’s third album; he has been in the music industry for a staggering thirty years, working with Vince Clarke, Sir Cliff Richard and Denise Williams. Biding ...
2 August 2013

Ayala - The Sun Has Come – Single Review

Influenced from a very young age by jazz and classical music, Ayala’s delicate songs demonstrate a penchant for sensual choruses and bright, effortless melodies; Ayala infuses her music with hints ...
2 August 2013

Aoife O’Donovan – Fossils – Album Review

Confidently, Aoife opens her solo album with her distinctive rendition of Alison Krauss’ Lay My Burden Down, Krauss is a hard act to follow but I think she made the ...
2 August 2013

Longfellow – Gabrielle – Single Review

Longfellow may be currently unsigned, but they already have amazing credentials to their name. Frontman Owen Lloyd has a publishing deal with Universal and artists such as Feeder and Example ...
1 August 2013

French-Soler – Last Forever – Single Review

Four-piece English band French-Soler formed in 2006 after brothers Ben (vocals) and Ross (guitar) recruited friends Daniel Soler (bass) and Andrew Lindsay (drums.) Their first self-titled album was released in 2010 ...
1 August 2013

Julie Feeney – Clocks – Album Review

From the very first seconds of the record, with Dear John, Julie deploys her individualistic voice to a soothing backing track. It’s hard not to sit up and take notice ...
1 August 2013

Raglans – Digging Holes – Single Review

The band formed in 2010, since then they have been working hard to break out of Dublin and play their music here in the UK. They have appeared at all ...
31 July 2013

Circuit 21 – Love In The Shadows (Cahill Edit)

By adding electronic beats and reverb drenched vocals, the song has never been so a far away from the quirky original which was released in 1986 by E.G Daily. I thought ...
31 July 2013

Dubwiser Dancehall – EP 1 - EP Review

Dub step isn’t my favourite genre of music, although I respect that lots of creativity is involved in the craft of the genre.  Dubwiser may be an artist I am unfamiliar ...
31 July 2013

Tom Odell – Another Love – Single Review

New kid on the block Tom Odell stuns us with his single Another Love. The track displays Odell’s raw vocal talent as well as his distinctive piano beats. Despite some poor ...

31 July 2013

Caviare Days - When The Light Is Breaking – Single Review

Harmonies are often a hit or miss with many bands. But in Caviare Days' case, their harmonies easily hit you with nostalgia that will definitely put your heart in your ...
31 July 2013

Vuvuvultures – Push/Pull - Album Review

Vuvuvultures definitely beat to their own drum with their new album Push/Pull. Opener Ctrl Alt Mexicans is gleaming with synth, garage guitars and a bass line that is exactly like the ...
31 July 2013

The Guilty Ones – Conquer The World – Single Review

Now if there is something I love about music, it is the way that sounds from a different era can be fused with sounds from this era. This is exactly ...
30 July 2013

Avril Lavigne – Here’s To Never Growing Up – Single Review

The punk rock star has released her latest track, Here’s To Never Growing Up, ahead of her fifth studio album, but unfortunately it’s still more of the same. Avril Lavigne clearly ...

29 July 2013

Bruno Mars – Treasure – Single Review

Bruno Mars’s latest single is a feel-good track that’s bound to get you dancing. Treasure comes from Mars’s second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, released December 2012. The track shows off Mars’s 80s ...

29 July 2013

Kings of Leon – Supersoaker – Single Review

Kings of Leon return to centre stage with their brand new single Supersoaker. The song is their first new release in two years and sees the Tennessee rock band move away ...

29 July 2013

Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know? – Single Review

Arctic Monkeys' latest single, Do I Wanna Know?, proves their stellar quality. Do I Wanna Know? is a simple song with a strong and moody guitar riff that sets the undertone ...

26 July 2013

Grant Hart – The Argument – Album Review

The Former Hüsker Dü drummer/songwriter Grant exhibits huge ambition on The Argument, a double-album inspired by William Burroughs' planned sci-fi re-imagining of Milton's Paradise Lost. Hart is finally ready to step ...
26 July 2013

Tankus The Henge – Cakewalk – Single Review

If you are looking for an infectious party track to dance to this summer then Tankus the Henge’s new single Cakewalk is the song for you. The song is a teasing ...
26 July 2013

Gentleman’s Dub Club – Give It Away – Single Review

Leeds based nine-piece Gentlemen’s Dub Club, are a combo who, as the name suggests, specialise in dub with a hint of reggae. The group have been making quite a name ...
26 July 2013

Midnight Juggernauts – Uncanny Valley – Album Review

With an idiosyncratic sound, the band is a mixture of sci-fi pop, electronica and dance. Frontman Vince Vendetta draws you in with his brooding vocals drenched in reverb and echo. ...
25 July 2013

Mexico Indigo - The Trumpet - Single Review

Hailing from London, Mexico Indigo are a four piece band that have been influenced by a whole library of musicians such as the Beatles, The Libertines and Nirvana. The leading single ...
25 July 2013

Burning House - Turn Off The Robot - Single Review

The band was formed when Chief Xcel (Blackalicious) and Hervé Salters (aka General Elektriks) met in San Francisco. The dynamic duo waited until they could work together and the time is ...