Category: REVIEWS

  • CONGO FUNK!

    CONGO FUNK!

    If you’ve spent any time in the cool sections of any decent record shop, you’ll know that the Analog Africa crew but out an insanely…

  • REVIEW / POUTY / FORGOT ABOUT ME

    REVIEW / POUTY / FORGOT ABOUT ME

    Too often, when a musician in the current period of music takes on something that’s akin to ’90s indie rock or grunge, they forget one…

  • REVIEW / PAT’S SOUNDHOUSE / SILLY DEMON

    REVIEW / PAT’S SOUNDHOUSE / SILLY DEMON

    Many bands aim for Pet Sounds when they’re trying to make ambitious pop, but a lot of groups miss out on the pure, inventive, playful…

  • REVIEW / DINA ÖGON / ORION

    REVIEW / DINA ÖGON / ORION

    We’ve talked about our love for Dina Ögon at length before, and now there’s a new LP to talk about, and that’s the salve we…

  • BEST ALBUMS OF 2023

    BEST ALBUMS OF 2023

    End of year round-ups can be a pretty predictable affair, with publications counting on fandoms of massive stars boosting their signal, be it an inflated…

  • REVIEW / ANDRE 3000 / NEW BLUE SUN

    REVIEW / ANDRE 3000 / NEW BLUE SUN

    “I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” If the opening…

  • LIKE POWER POP? GET THE NEW BALLARD!

    LIKE POWER POP? GET THE NEW BALLARD!

    We can never speak for the artist, so it’s always a bit strange likening their music to anyone else’s. However, we’re reasonably confident that saying…

  • REVIEW // NONAME / SUNDIAL

    REVIEW // NONAME / SUNDIAL

    One thing that you can always say about Noname is that she’s not a complacent soul. Self-analytical always, but at the same time, tired of…

  • REVISITING RIDE’S CARNIVAL OF LIGHT

    REVISITING RIDE’S CARNIVAL OF LIGHT

    Even though Ride referred to their 1994 LP ‘Carnival of Light’ as “Carnival of Shite”, and being a departure from their usual jangle of noise…

  • PARIS TEXAS / MAKING RAP ROCK A NON DIRTY WORD

    PARIS TEXAS / MAKING RAP ROCK A NON DIRTY WORD

    Perhaps it’s testament to Outkast that any new genre-blurring rap group that emerges immediately makes us think of them. The latest group who are surely…