Just over three years since the release of his first full length solo album, Stop Lying, Raf Rundell makes a very welcome return with his latest, O.M. Days. Rundell’s new ten track album sees him embrace what he does best and run with it in a series of songs that are both breezy and compelling. …
Maximo Park return with their first full length studio album in nearly four years as they release Nature Always Wins. It’s close to 16 years since Maximo Park released their stunning, Mercury nominated, debut album, A Certain Trigger, with this their latest marking their seventh studio album to date. The Newcastle and Liverpool based band …
Yes, I know, it’s far too early to call out contenders for the Top Ten Albums of 2021 but, if In Quiet Moments by Lost Horizons doesn’t feature I’ll be more than a tad amazed. In Quiet Moments, Lost Horizons second album, and their follow up to 2017’s Ojalá, is an epic 16 track record …
Smith & Burrows may sound like a hardware store in a remote, timeless village somewhere in deepest darkest Yorkshire, the sort of place that hasn’t changed for the best part of fifty years but that can always be relied upon to sell you exactly the right type of screws you were looking for, where as …
A A Williams follows up last year’s album ‘Forever Blue’ with her latest release, ‘Songs From Isolation’, a collection of songs she recorded during the first lockdown of 2020. Williams’ third album is a record made up entirely of covers, many of which were requested by her fans during March of last year. It’s unlikely …
Chris Baio, renowned Vampire Weekend bassist, follows up his critically acclaimed 2017 album, Man Of The World, with his third full length solo release, Dead Hand Control. Whilst Man Of The World dealt with the upheaval going on in the world, not only in his native America, but also that caused by Brexit, no one, …
Goat Girl follow up their terrific eponymous debut album from 2018 with their second, On All Fours. The South London former Post-Punk quartet comprised of Lottie, Holly, Naima and L.E.D. delighted critics and fans alike with their first album and are once again hoping to challenge and surprise with their latest. Goat Girl – ‘On …
Katie Kittermaster, a twenty year old singer-songwriter from The Garden Of England, releases her latest single, ‘Lukewarm Lover’ on Revanche Records this week. Following on from Katie’s acoustic version of her own song, ‘The Problem’, and her cover of The Police’s ‘Every Breathe You Take’ in November last year, Kittermaster’s latest release further enhances her …
Hull has given up many a surprising star turn over the years; Mick Ronson, The Housemartins, The Red Guitars, Two Jags! and more recently, FEVER. Joining them on the rosta of notable entertainers is Post-Punk foursome, LUMER. The quartet from the former City Of Culture are about to release their debut EP, Disappearing Act on …
Almost three years to the day that Shame released their visceral debut album Songs Of Praise they are releasing the follow up, Drunk Tank Pink. After years on the road, the prospect of no gigs on the horizon through forced isolation, periods of self loathing and a lot of reflection Shame arrived at their new …