Album Reviews

Kind of cheesy glam metal and hard rock is my absolute bread and butter, and Wig Wam have delivered to a perfect T. ‘Out of the Dark’ is an album full of the kind of arena rock you’d expect from a band that managed to reach a Eurovision semi-final – …

An absolutely killer album, with great highs and lows of energy, and everything you’d want from a band of this calibre, Polar have delivered a choice cut of the proverbial music steak here, and have certainly kicked the year off on a strong note for metalcore releases. We’re led in …

He’s the man who most likely defined your high school years. He’s the man who is instantly recognisable just purely from the crooning baritone of his voice. He’s the man responsible for the Heartagram design that you see everywhere – either on someone’s body as a tattoo or on someone’s …

The phrase “back to basics” usually means dialing things back, keeping things simple, and focusing on the tried and trusted rather than trying something new. It will usually appear when, for example, a sports team has tried a new formation that doesn’t quite come off, or, a band or artist …

Back in the pre-internet days (shit, back in the days when there were only three TV channels) most spotty adolescents with a penchant for a bit of Rock music could be found glued to their radio from 10pm to midnight on Friday nights. Those two hours provided the only real …

With an impressive line-up of features on their new album, Anti-Flag have put together a sweet little album of classic punk tunes and as usual, pull none of their political punches. It’s always a great blend of an album when you’re both moving to the music, as well as ready …

I could pretty easily fill this list with fifty brilliant albums from this year, but instead, I’ve had to choose only my absolute favourites, which was way more difficult than I thought it’d be. Got there in the end though! 10 – Pale Waves – Unwanted Heather Baron-Gracie is such …

2022 yielded a fantastic array of music, so much so that this was a difficult list to compile. As always I’ve tried to keep it diverse and hopefully, I’ll introduce some of you to something new. Alter Bridge – Pawns & Kings It’s crazy to think Alter Bridge have been …

2022 has been an incredible year for music. Choosing just 10 albums out of a shortlisted 28 (yes, TWENTY EIGHT.) was insanely hard to do, but I got there after days of debate and deliberation. And here they are: 10: Death Cab for Cutie – Asphalt Meadows Even though Asphalt …

The critically acclaimed BBC production The English recently brought the harsh realities of the Old American West to a whole new audience that might have balked at the idea of watching a “Western” had it not been for the involvement of A-list actor Emily Blunt. While it is kinda funny …