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Lens by Close Talker – Album Review
by Matt Callard Good to know you can still tell the quality of an album by the quality of the ... -
Modern Ruin by Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes – Album Review
by Matt Callard Frank Carter’s third outfit in a decade might highlight the singer’s restless muse searching for some collaborative fulfilment ... -
Last Place by Grandaddy – Album Review
by Matt Callard Band reformation. Never a good thing, right? Unless it’s ‘Maria’ by Blondie. Or The Pixies’ ‘What Goes ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Touch and Go: An Anthology by Magazine – Album Review
By Matt Callard When Howard Devoto left Buzzcocks after one record to search out more complex punk patterns he’d already ... -
Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica – Album Review
by Matt Callard Fantasy collaboration is a great game – try it. Lady Gaga and Queens of the Stone Age. ...