Category: REVIEWS

  • REVIEW / PET SHOP BOYS / NONETHELESS

    REVIEW / PET SHOP BOYS / NONETHELESS

    The Pet Shop boys, despite their occasional protestations, are the benchmark for smart pop music. When you listen to them, you can feel your brain…

  • REVIEW / FABIANA PALLADINO / SELF TITLED

    REVIEW / FABIANA PALLADINO / SELF TITLED

    We fizzed with excitement when we heard Fabiana Palladino’s ‘I Can’t Dream Anymore’, and now there’s a full length debut album which saw Stereogum saying…

  • REVIEW / BEYONCE / COWBOY CARTER

    REVIEW / BEYONCE / COWBOY CARTER

    It’s very interesting that Beyonce has decided to release a country album, in part because it’s a revenge LP after the Country Music Awards committee…

  • REVIEW / LOGIC1000 / MOTHER

    REVIEW / LOGIC1000 / MOTHER

    We can all fall foul of listening to something talking about their mental health issues and meanly talking about self indulgence, as some enormo star…

  • REVIEW / KACEY MUSGRAVES / A DEEPER WELL

    REVIEW / KACEY MUSGRAVES / A DEEPER WELL

    There’s so many things to love about Kacey Musgraves. She was one of the few who made country that felt genuinely modern and progressive, in…

  • REVIEW / AMARO FREITAS / Y’Y

    REVIEW / AMARO FREITAS / Y’Y

    Recife is the hidden gem in Brazil’s musical heritage. While Rio and Salvador get all the critical praise, Pernambuco has a wealth of super interesting…

  • REVIEW / LIAM GALLAGHER + JOHN SQUIRE LP

    REVIEW / LIAM GALLAGHER + JOHN SQUIRE LP

    There’s a corner of society that may not have voted for Brexit, but they certainly enjoy the lumpenness of things and cheer on a thundering…

  • 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…