The second release from CRX and one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century, Nick Valensi is groovy, overwhelming, and energetic CRX, the side project of The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi, are almost a secret amongst music fans. With the release of their first album, New Skin, in 2016 – Valensi proved he didn’t need to rely on his other Strokes bandmates. New … [Read more...] about CRX: Peek – Review
Lillie Mae: Other Girls – Review
Nashville fiddler Lillie Mae releases second album 'Other Girls', certifying herself as not just another Country girl. Lillie Mae is as a reliable musician as it gets in Music City. Having played fiddle on tour for both Jack White and Robert Plant, as well as regularly playing the famous Honky Tonks on Nashville’s Broadway with her family since she was a child, Mae has gained … [Read more...] about Lillie Mae: Other Girls – Review
Natalie Evans: Houses – EP Review
Natalie Evans’ beautifully hypnotic debut EP, Houses, finally comes to vinyl and is packed full of extras. With the vinyl revival in 2013 being nowhere near where it is now, we inevitably have missed out on a multitude of spectacular releases which seemingly would never be pressed onto wax. Now, thanks to label Small Pond records, Kent singer-songwriter Natalie Evans’ is set to … [Read more...] about Natalie Evans: Houses – EP Review
DZ Deathrays: Positive Rising: Part 1 – Review
DZ Deathrays put Green Day’s ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! to shame, with Positive Rising: Part 1 proving punk rock can pull off an ambitious multi-part project. Just one year since the release of 2018’s Bloody Lovely, Australian rockers DZ Deathrays return with a new outlook on their musical process. The former two-piece of Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley, have now added Lachlan Ewbank … [Read more...] about DZ Deathrays: Positive Rising: Part 1 – Review
Ingrid Michaelson Interview: Stranger Things, Writing and Nostalgia
We speak to Ingrid Michaelson about her new album Stranger Songs, influences from pop culture, and her love for nostalgia. Clearly, on a creative wave fuelled by the (not so) idiot box, Ingrid Michaelson is a name that should be coming to the forefront for all of us. Hot on the release of her recent album Stranger Songs, a record that beautifully encapsulates the tales and … [Read more...] about Ingrid Michaelson Interview: Stranger Things, Writing and Nostalgia
Ed Sheeran: No. 6 Collaborations Project – Review
No. 6 Collaborations Project, the first album since 2017’s Divide has, more than anything, subtracted from National Treasure Ed Sheeran’s stellar run of form. When it was announced in March that Ed Sheeran was releasing a new album this summer, it was obviously met with much excitement and anticipation. A follow up to the 2011 EP No. 5 Collaborations Project, No. 6 … [Read more...] about Ed Sheeran: No. 6 Collaborations Project – Review