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Twitch by James Kruman – Album Review
by Matt Callard All these kids, sat in damp bedrooms fiddling with gadgets and battered instruments and Pro Tools, or whatever ... -
Thieves Like Us by Thieves Like Us – Album Review
by Matt Callard Amazing what a solid cult following can do for longevity these days. Thieves Like Us are into ... -
Panic of Girls by Blondie – Album Review
by Matt Callard Blondie were the perfect group. Pop, rock, disco, punk, reggae. Glamour and grit. Sexual allure and sexual ... -
I Hope You Don’t Mind Me Writing by Lucy Spraggan – Book Review
by Roger Crow There was a time when hearing an album involved either taking a punt and shelling out; borrowing ... -
Computers and Blues by The Streets – Album Review
by Matt Callard If it’s true that Computers and Blues, the fifth Streets album is Mike Skinner’s last, then his ... -
Songs For You, Truths For Me by James Morrison – Album Review
by Matt Callard Surely nobody is ever excited about a new James Morrison record. His passable rasp and earnest romantic ... -
Things We Lost in the Fire by Low – Album Review
by Matt Callard Although slowcore is a hideous tag, Low’s fifth album still pretty much defines the micro-genre. But it’s ... -
The 5 EPs by Disco Inferno – Album Review
by Matt Callard Please indulge me. There are some excellent bands that live the dream. Who receive the plaudits and ... -
The Sea by Corinne Bailey Rae – Album Review
by Matt Callard It is, of course, impossible to hear The Sea without feeling you are rubbernecking in on the ... -
Tim Buckley: Deluxe Edition by Tim Buckley – Album Review
by Matt Callard This audacious 1966 debut is often overlooked amongst Buckley’s sprawling, erratic but frequently brilliant eight studio album ... -
Ceremonials by Florence and the Machine – Album Review
by Matt Callard Not for me, these boardroom histrionics, this force-fed big noise, those occasional dips into nu-folk tinkering, just ... -
I See a Darkness by Bonnie Prince Billy – Album Review
by Matt Callard Here’s where Will Oldham emerges from his underground Palace, quietly claims the New Country crown and becomes, ...