CD Reviews
13:17 - 18 July 2008
ORIGINALLY on the vanguard of America s musical innovators, Beck has expertly whisked electronic and rock elements together for over a decade. Bizarre as it sounds, his more recent releases suffered for sounding like, well, Beck – he s not so much been cl... Full Story »
13:16 - 18 July 2008
THE earnest Hertfordshire tykes return refreshed three years after a charming but average debut Young For Eternity thrust them into the indie spotlight. A significant sonic shift on some tracks have producer Butch Vig s (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) finger... Read More »
11:29 - 16 July 2008
WITH the big screen launch of Abba s Mamma Mia! comes an album dedicated to some of the Swedish super group s much-loved hits. Sung by actors from the film rather than Abba, the word cheesy immediately springs to mind as we find a collection of some of th... Read More »
10:00 - 11 July 2008
THE West Country s folk flagbearer returns with album number three, and a few sonic tweaks up his roughly frayed sleeve. Following the gold-selling success of Freedom Fields, Seth s new set blurs folk and rock still further, with fiddle and storytelling m... Read More »
10:26 - 10 July 2008
AT THE reunion tour earlier this year, The Zombies played O&O live in its entirety for the first time – cited by many as a lost classic of the late 60s. This double-disc document of that prem... Read More »
12:25 - 09 July 2008
THE British summertime weather might be taking a turn for the worst but this album is sure to brighten up any barbeque. Jam packed full of chart topping pop tracks it would be hard for people not to start singing along or dancing to its beats. From the... Read More »
15:01 - 04 July 2008
NOW a ubiquitous force, Icelandic mavericks Sigur Rós beautifully transcendental anthems have been used on practically every TV channel in recent months. On this, their fifth album, some tracks on Með suð... (in English, With a buzz in our ears we play... Read More »
09:42 - 03 July 2008
THE second release from ex-Libertine Carl Barât and his cronies is remarkable only in its unremarkable-ness. The rose-tinted romanticism and spring-heeled exuberance of lead single Tired Of Engl... Read More »
13:17 - 02 July 2008
A collaboration between the frontman of the Arctic Monkeys and the lead singer of The Rascals was always going to create a stir. But this album is much more subtle than you would imagine. It creates all the drama and excitement you would expect from the... Read More »
14:35 - 26 June 2008
ALREADY being referred to as The Red Album , Weezer s sixth studio effort is also, confusingly, their third self-titled one. Best known for the stupidly catchy Hash Pipe on 2001 s self-titled Green Album - arguably the epitome of US college rock tune... Read More »