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Nothing Lasts Forever (And It’s Fine) by Flora Cash – Album Review
by Matt Callard Duo Flora Cash are going for some Scandinavian-hybrid of The Handsome Family’s neo-Gothic lyricism, First Aid Kit’s sweet ... -
For a Moment I Was Lost by Amber Run – Album Review
by Matt Callard It’s happening, for Amber Run. Fresh second album, devoted first album following in tow, serious radio plays, plenty ... -
Honest Life by Courtney Marie Andrews – Album Review
by Matt Callard Still only 26 but with a bulging session CV that runs the gamut from hideous U.S snot-rockers ... -
Twin Solitude by Leif Vollebekk – Album Review
by Matt Callard It makes such an obvious, head-down, bee-line for sparse, glacial beauty, this third album from Canada-born multi-instrumentalist, Leif ... -
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 ...











