ALBUM REVIEW – OLIVIA RODRIGO: YOU SEEM PRETTY SAD FOR A GIRL SO IN LOVE

Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated third studio album immediately bursts into a buzz of synth-fuelled excitement, instantly meeting and even exceeding the expectations of fans and listeners alike. ‘Drop dead’ is the first track, the lyrics already revealing themselves to be as catchy and captivating as any of Rodrigo’s previous work. The chorus’ crescendo breathes a […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ALISON COTTON: THE GODS LAUGH

There is an impressively austere quality to Alison Cotton’s music. Set within the self-imposed parameters of only using instrumentation that she owns, that policy initially saw her limited to viola, voice and Omnichord drone on her debut. In contrast, ‘The Gods Laugh’ has an expanded palette that also includes harmonium, piano, hammer dulcimer, treble recorder, […]

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EP REVIEW – TOOTH: RESTLESS IN BLOOM

Emerging with an EP that bottles up overwhelming coming of age fears both lyrically and musically, Tooth aren’t going to slip through the cracks and rightly so. Even with only three singles out, the London-based group have been creating a loud buzz, a buzz which is only going to grow from the release of ‘Restless […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 12 JUNE 2026

Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders – Liquid Donnon         The band continue to evolve their own musical space that overlays dusty folk, cosmic jazz, deep psych, free improv, and even indie rock. This five-track, 40-minute odyssey gives them full reign to dive deep into the realm of the weird and wonderful. Brazzmatazz     Crank Up The […]

NEWS – AFRICA OYE RETURNS TO LIVERPOOL 20 & 21 JUNE

After a fallow 2025, Africa Oyé returns to Sefton Park on 20 and 21 June. A highlight of the Liverpool summer since 1992, it is the UK’s biggest celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture. The Sunday night headliner is Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer Fatoumata Diawara, an Afrofuturist chanteuse who blends jazz, funk and […]

FEATURE: WHO ARE YA – DREAMWAVE – BRISTOL BAND TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE LIKES OF OSEES, KING GIZZARD, PINK FLOYD, AND ADDING THEIR OWN MELODIC TWISTS TO CREATE A DAZZLING PSYCH ROCK MINDMELT

INTERVIEW: REGENT

ALBUM REVIEW – IBRAHIM MAALOUF: THE TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE VOLUME 2

As would be expected, ‘The Trumpets of Michel-Ange Volume 2’ is a natural continuation and development of the first instalment released in 2024. Central to the album is the quarter-tone trumpet developed by Ibrahim Maalouf’s father which allows him to move between Western and Arabic tonal systems and gives the music a distinctive quality. The […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ROGER SANCHEZ: SPECTRUM

“If I had another chance tonight…”, most fans of Roger Sanchez (or house music in general) will instantly know that line. Well, if you enjoyed that classic tune the first time round, Sanchez is back for more. His first new studio album in 20 years, a long time in the making. An expert house DJ, […]

A QUICK CATCH UP WITH HUNNYBEES

ALBUM REVIEW – OLIVIA RODRIGO: YOU SEEM PRETTY SAD FOR A GIRL SO IN LOVE

ALBUM REVIEW – ALISON COTTON: THE GODS LAUGH

EP REVIEW – TOOTH: RESTLESS IN BLOOM

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 12 JUNE 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – CAMILLE CAMILLE: ENCHANTED SEA

“Yet my heart belongs to thee” Oh, to live a quiet life, but what would that quiet life entail? Would I perhaps love to live in the countryside, far away from the big cities of the world, enjoying the natural landscapes that surround me. Maybe I’d love to settle by the seaside, the waves crashing […]

NEWS – AFRICA OYE RETURNS TO LIVERPOOL 20 & 21 JUNE

ALBUM REVIEW – IBRAHIM MAALOUF: THE TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE VOLUME 2

ALBUM REVIEW – ROGER SANCHEZ: SPECTRUM

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 29 MAY 2026

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 5 JUNE 2026

Frankie Archer               The Dance of Death     Archer reconstructs some of the oldest songs in the English canon with fractured, future-facing production. Working from archival ballads of obsession, devotion and loss, she warps fiddle lines, processes her own vocals and drives the material with pulsing drum machines and colourful synth arrangements. Normans           Faust Demonica            The project […]

ALBUM REVIEW – LA SECURITE: BINGO!

It is apt that both albums released so far by La Sécurité (‘Stay Safe!’ and ‘Bingo!’) contain an exclamation mark in their title. Their music is, in the best way possible, an immediate demand for attention and statement of intent. Mixing art-punk with shoegaze, noise rock and no wave, the bi-lingual Montréal/Tiohtià:ke collective channel the […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

ALBUM REVIEW – CAMILLE CAMILLE: ENCHANTED SEA

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 5 JUNE 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – LA SECURITE: BINGO!

ALBUM REVIEW – BOARDS OF CANADA: INFERNO

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