Ian Pullan

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Review – Birdman

Review – Birdman

Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a fantastically spun yarn of faltering egos. Alejandro González Iñárritu directs the story of Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), an actor in the twilight of his career who struggles to escape his role as …read more

Day 21 – Music of the Year

Day 21 – Music of the Year

We round up the year of music with our list of top albums from all corners of the musical world. These are just a few albums that have been on repeat here at Richer Sounds HQ this year. For a …read more

Kef Q Series

Kef Q Series

It is with great pleasure that we take a close look at Richer Sounds’ newest addition, the KEF Q series… As one of the UK’s hi-fi success stories, KEF have been pioneers of loudspeaker technology since they were founded in …read more

Game review: Alien Isolation

Game review: Alien Isolation

At this moment in time I’m sitting in my brightly lit room: I’ve wanted to get a drink for almost two hours but in my big empty house the idea of walking those corridors in the dark is almost unbearable… …read more

New album reviews

New album reviews

Thurston Moore’s 19th album, Inspiral Carpet’s first album for 20 years, The Coral’s latest effort – 12 years after their debut, and …Trail of Dead’s 9th LP, 16 years after their first release. The Coral are back with their fifth …read more

Q Acoustics Media 4

Q Acoustics Media 4

Since their beginnings in 2006, Q Acoustics has been renowned as one of the foremost budget speaker brands in the UK.  With multiple What Hi-Fi? awards bestowed on their bookshelf and floor standing speakers, the company has taken its first …read more

Review – Dracula Untold

Review – Dracula Untold

Remakes: different to the original, or no point at all… That being said, when you’re trading off aspects of the old for the new, you’d be hoping at least to break even. I wanted to like Dracula Untold, I really …read more

New album reviews

New album reviews

New tricks from old dogs, and old tricks from new dogs… Carry On The Grudge is the third release from London-based musician Jamie T. Album opener Limits Lie sounds like 8 different songs just waiting to burst into life, but …read more

Review – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes by Thom Yorke

Review – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes by Thom Yorke

Typically unconventional release from Oxford’s finest export… As front man of the iconic and hugely influential Radiohead, Thom Yorke is no stranger to defying expectations. Since their departure from the guitar-lead rock of The Bends and OK Computer, turning to the …read more