Returning with their third studio album, amidst a back catalogue of live releases, cassette EP’s and singles come the Leeds/Halifax five-piece set, Hookworms. With an experimental and sometimes ethereal sound, the band can be hard to label – but does …read more
With an opening tone that could comfortably be likened to Sade (a point that has been noted before) comes “Waste”, the opening track of the album. Utilising his distinctive vocals, Michael Milosh effects a sighing, haunting contralto to draw us …read more
Monitor Audio’s new Monitor series aims to deliver true hi-fi sound to any budget. Monitor Audio are a brand usually associated with a more high-end speaker market and understandably so, with some of the Platinum series coming in close to …read more
It’s not even been a year since we last reviewed Ty Segall, but he never fails to disappoint or surprise by releasing YET ANOTHER huge album in under 12 months. We eagerly take the album to task and see if …read more
The critically-acclaimed Danish loudspeaker makers deliver a speaker built to deliver delicate Atmos sounds. When people talk about having a home cinema or surround sound system at home, they are likely to be speaking about a 5.1 system. Sure the …read more
Optoma is back to add to their impressive headphone line-up… this time with a set of cable-free wireless Bluetooth ear buds; introducing the BE Free8. Offering ‘True Wireless Freedom’, the BE Free8s allow you to untangle yourself from the cables …read more
Hailing from Portland, Oregon come Mimicking Birds. A five-piece set that started as the solo (read bedroom) project of Nate Lacy. Having won many praises for the debut and sophomore albums already, we’re keen to see if they can keep …read more
Cambridge Audio builds on an already fantastic framework to deliver an incredible network music player in the CXN V2. Digital music changed the game when it arrived on the scene. In the early days, tiny MP3 files made it possible …read more
Calexico returns with their 10th studio album, The Thread The Keeps Us, and after all these years, the duo’s unique sound still stands up. In the course of getting all of my CDs ripped for streaming, I unearthed a copy …read more
Nils Frahm has been composing and recording for many years, but it was not until 2013 that his album Spaces really broke his career. Since this melodic piano-meets-synthesizer release, he has created a solo piano album, worked with a band, …read more
