Sometimes a game comes along that feels like it’s been plucked out of nowhere, carrying itself with such confidence that you’d swear it was from a veteran studio. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is exactly that kind of surprise. A French-developed …read more
Primal Scream have always been difficult to pin down – which is saying something with the array of genres that music journalism feels the need to create. Primal Scream are a band who can swagger through Stones‑inspired rock one minute, …read more
Two decades after Anna and Tess’s freaky day, things are about to become even freakier, as Anna’s daughter and close enemy are all about to live a new, even crazier day. 22 years after the original that became a …read more
There are bands who mellow with age, and then there’s Skunk Anansie, who refuse to, managing to be perhaps the last vestige of actual ‘Britrock’ (NOT BRITPOP thank you Oasis). Their new album, The Painful Truth, continues that defiant streak. …read more
Blue Prince arrives like a soft whisper you don’t expect to carry weight—or hours—only to find it hauls you into the labyrinthine depths of Mt. Holly’s puzzle-infested heart, and refuses to let go. Blue Prince is surprising, clever, and utterly compelling …read more
The original 6000A was one of those amps that quietly won people over. Solid, musical, and priced sensibly, it became a bit of a staple in budget‑conscious hi‑fi systems. The Mk2 version doesn’t rip that formula up, but it does …read more
Let All That We Imagine Be The Light is not Garbage reinventing themselves – but rather doubling down on what has always made them compelling: dark glamour, sharp hooks, and that uneasy blend of grit and polish. There is something …read more
Just when you think you’ve seen it all in horror, here comes a film in which the trailer shows you an extreme closeup of two people, face to face, their eyelids fusing together by the lashes. That brief image was …read more
There’s a moment with any new AV receiver where you plug everything in, hit the power button, and wonder whether all this cabling and set‑up hassle is really going to be worth it. With the Yamaha RX‑V6A, the answer comes …read more
Turnstile’s music has always felt like a jolt to the system (as all hardcore punk should), and their new album Never Enough is no different. It’s short, sharp, and relentless… the kind of album that makes you feel like you’ve …read more
