Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
David Berman and co returns with album number six as the Silver Jews. The American indie rockers have carved out their own slice of individuality in a genre stuffed with
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
Last Shadow PuppetsThe Age Of the Understatement If I were an Arctic Monkey I’d be a bit miffed with Alex Turner. The talented bugger has been a secretive git,
Jeff Martin – Spoons- A Collections Of Remixes, Collaborations and Interpretations
I must confess to have only heard one Jeff Martin song before sitting down with the Spoons remix and rejig album, that being the joyous Magnet Line. Thankfully, this release
Gemma Hayes – The Hollow Of Morning
It may have taken three years to arrive, yet Ms Hayes’ latest offering was certainly worth the wait. Or so her fans would exclaim. The thing about Hayes is that
The Aftermath – Friendlier Up Here
The hardest working band in Irish showbiz? The Aftermath are tireless exponents of their art and that hard work ethic has definitely paid off on an album that mixes monster
The Zutons – You Can Do Anything
It is always quite curious to see what direction a band decides to go after stumbling upon unexpected success. This Liverpool collective first appeared in 2004 with the excellent Who
The Herbaliser – Same As It Never Was
The English jazz-meets-hip-hop band’s eighth album, and their first not on the groundbreaking Ninja Tune label, is something of a paradox – a bold foot forward for a band in
Carly Sings – The Glove Thief
Carly Sings is the buzz of the town at the moment and rather than playing the usual cat and mouse game with record companies she has forged ahead by releasing
Black Affair – Pleasure Pressure Point
Leo Buscaglia philosophised that “Love withers with predictability”. Thus, Beta Band and King Biscuit Time fans will hold distinctly shrivelled affections for Steve Mason’s newest project, the electro outfit Black
Spiritualized – Songs in A & E
Creation Records boss Alan McGee once claimed that Jason Pierce makes a classic album every ten years and Spiritualized are as culturally significant as Neil Young. High praise indeed from
Jape – Ritual
You know that feeling you experience while you’re in the queue to buy popcorn for the long-awaited sequel to one of your favourite films of all time? That cocktail of
The Futureheads – This Is Not The World
As much as it has become a cliche, some bands do suffer the second album syndrome and struggle to find a way back from it. The Futureheads certainly wandered off
Liquid Liquid – Slip In And Out Of Phenomenon
Soul Jazz Records must be seething. Not content with delivering some of the finest independent music to the masses, Domino Recordings have now muscled in on the lucrative reissues racket.
Port O’ Brien – All We Could Do Was Sing
Are Port O’ Brien a real band? Their back-story, the sound and their subject matter hint at some sinister contrivance of the North American indie aristocracy. Perhaps chatting backstage at