| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | Meg Remy continues to be one of the pre-eminent poets in the modern class of alternative singer-songwriters, communicating longing and regret in equal measure. Remy’s music has always been somewhat anachronistic, given the mix of vintage and updated that crop up with every release. It’s clear that U.S. Girls is ultimately aContinueContinue reading “Meg Remy wipes the slate yet again: U.S. Girls- Scratch It *ALBUM REVIEW*”
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Highly anticipated, highly impressive: Tropical Fuck Storm- Fairyland Codex *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ | Tropical Fuck Storm’s latest release is a surprising exercise in restraint. At a point in their career where they have an already built-up reputation for musical abandon, there really is nowhere for a group as lateral in their movement as TFS to go. At least, that was my initial thought going intoContinueContinue reading “Highly anticipated, highly impressive: Tropical Fuck Storm- Fairyland Codex *ALBUM REVIEW*”
90’s nostalgia meets modern absurdism: The Bug Club- Very Human Features *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐ | The Bug Club got their start as a blues band. That is where all of this begins. They cut their teeth on local circuits in Wales, built themselves a bit of a reputation, even getting so far as to support Status Quo at one point. By no means newbies when it comesContinueContinue reading “90’s nostalgia meets modern absurdism: The Bug Club- Very Human Features *ALBUM REVIEW*”
WITCH look ahead: WITCH- SOGOLO *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Following up their remarkable 2023 comeback record ‘ZANGO’, Zambian psych-rockers WITCH have decided to make hay while the sun is shining. Their uniquely sunburnt shade of zamrock one of the first in the genre’s sparse history, if any band had the authority to rewrite the rules of the genre, it would beContinueContinue reading “WITCH look ahead: WITCH- SOGOLO *ALBUM REVIEW*”
King Gizzard elevate their usual jam-style: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Phantom Island *ALBUM REVIEW*
Oplus_131072 | ⭐⭐⭐✨ | Pre-eminent Australian psych-rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have embarked on a collaborative album with UK conductor and keyboardist Chad Kelly, resulting in some of their most lush and elegant compositions to date. It wasn’t out of nowhere either, it came as a result of their shared love for allContinueContinue reading “King Gizzard elevate their usual jam-style: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Phantom Island *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Metaphysical jazz: Mary Halvorson- About Ghosts *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | One of the more intriguing new releases in the modern jazz canon, Mary Halvorson’s ‘About Ghosts’ finds a balance between the mellow and the frenetic. Harnessing the spirits of free jazz legends like your Taylor’s, your Ayler’s, and your Sun Ra’s is no easy feat, yet the compositions here possess an effortlessnessContinueContinue reading “Metaphysical jazz: Mary Halvorson- About Ghosts *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Simz is having a rebirth: Little Simz- Lotus *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ | Little Simz is reclaiming herself on ‘Lotus’. From the moment the first note rings out on the opener ‘Thief’, it becomes obvious her creative autonomy is back on full display. Following the messy separation from her longtime in-house producer Inflo, ‘Lotus’ mostly seems to be an album about setting the record straight.ContinueContinue reading “Simz is having a rebirth: Little Simz- Lotus *ALBUM REVIEW*”
The spellbinding effect of ‘Magic, Alive!’: McKinley Dixon- Magic Alive *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ | If there was ever a way to capitalise upon a successful breakout album, this should be the industry standard… McKinley Dixon is no stranger to jazz. It courses through the veins of his catalogue, the lifeblood of his work. He uses it to his full advantage; every horn hit and saxophone wailContinueContinue reading “The spellbinding effect of ‘Magic, Alive!’: McKinley Dixon- Magic Alive *ALBUM REVIEW*”
‘Never Enough’ is not enough: Turnstile- Never Enough *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐ | I mean, come on. They practically teed me up… The fifth studio album from this Baltimore-based hardcore band sees them continue even further into their newly-developed dream-punk sound. Established on their 2021 highlight ‘Glow On’, this fusion of the ethereal and the visceral saw them writing their catchiest and most exciting materialContinueContinue reading “‘Never Enough’ is not enough: Turnstile- Never Enough *ALBUM REVIEW*”
The “Big Sound” Swansong: Swans – Birthing *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Back in 2010, a decade after the release of their critically-acclaimed ‘Soundtracks For The Blind’, the band Swans decided to crawl out of their hiatus and re-invent themselves once again. This time around, they ushered in elements of some of their prior drone and experimental rock excursions, which were complimented by someContinueContinue reading “The “Big Sound” Swansong: Swans – Birthing *ALBUM REVIEW*”
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