How Do You Live marks the 25th year of a glittering career for Amon Tobin. Arriving via his own imprint Nomark, how will it stack up against the Brazilian’s astounding back catalogue? While some may know him as Figueroa, Only …read more
Even somehow managing to eschew the term of ‘prog’, Public Service Broadcasting are back with another album with their distinct, conceptual and sometimes borderline bizarre soundscapes. Taking inspiration, and their name, from public archive footage as well as collaborating with …read more
With a stage name taken from the street she spent time on as a homeless teenager (and also an anagram of her first name) Halsey skyrocketed to fame almost overnight after releasing music online via social networks. Having made a …read more
Responsible for the opening soundtrack of one of this reviewer’s favourite films (Sexy Beast), which coincidentally, is only my second favourite peach-related song (thanks The Presidents of the United States of America), The Stranglers are back with their first studio …read more
Despite being very much USA-based this year for tours and recording, Scottish Synth-pop trio CHVRCHES have delivered their fourth studio album, Screen Violence. How will it compare to previous rave reviews – even being called ‘A godless hurricane of kinetic …read more
Four hours, fifty-three tracks, and even more artists – buckle in, as The Metallica Blacklist is an absolute odyssey. Outside of the track listing itself, Metallica has very little presence on the album, outside of somehow being a featured artist…on …read more
Wolf Alice have been a favourite of mine ever since 2013’s second single ‘Bros’ became the biggest earworm ever to crawl into my lughole and head permanently to my brain. Though I’ve loved both their UK number 2 albums that …read more
Where to begin with Tom Jones – he’s been going strong since the 1960’s, been described as a ‘musical shape shifter’, been a judge on The Voice (where he’s been persuaded to show off his dulcet tones more than a …read more
Three albums in ten years. Despite a rocky start in the UK following their Australian conception – Royal Blood have been ubiquitous since charting, be it on radio replays or finding life on game soundtracks – will their third album …read more
London Grammar are back with their third album since their explosive release onto the scene in 2013. With a formula much unchanged, how will the signature sound of the three-piece hold up? Let me start this review with a disclaimer. …read more
