Review

Exploring dark emotions amongst a classic rock sound, Red Skies Mourning dives into heart-wrenching emotion on Signs For You. From the dawn of time music has been an outlet for artists to work through personal experiences and help listeners to understand what they have been going through, maybe even helping them through their own difficult situations. Chris Aleshire is the … [Read more...] about Red Skies Mourning: Signs From You – Single Review

Movie Club release debut album Black Flamingo, paying a fitting tribute to the rock duo’s name. Whether it was intentional or not, this album is definitely something you could imagine hearing on the big screen. It’s refreshing to hear a collection of tracks without a vocalist as it forces you to listen closely to the instrumentation and, when you do, you can tell that … [Read more...] about Movie Club: Black Flamingo – Review

Imperious lynchpin of British jazz Matthew Halsall returns with an eighth album that anchors his yearning, meditative and organic improvisations to heartfelt themes of ecology, nature, stars and rainforests. The Mancunian trumpeter, composer, DJ and label owner Matthew Halsall has long resided at the vanguard of the thriving UK modern jazz scene, issuing a slew of critically … [Read more...] about Matthew Halsall: Salute To The Sun – Review

Was Matilda your favourite film growing up? Did you sing out each and every word when the musical appeared? Me too. And we have Tim Minchin to thank for that. King of Musical writing, Minchin has decided to step out of his comfort zone and release his first solo pop album. He may have sold out the Royal Albert Hall but can he sell out of his new record? Apart Together is an … [Read more...] about Tim Minchin: Apart Together – Review

Nick Campbell Destroys deconstructs three cover tracks amidst a lofi sound that rises and falls in unique ways. Some artists claim to be unique, but this really does describe Nick Campbell Destroys in the most perfect way. With a new LP put on hold due to the pandemic, instead of getting down about it, Nick Campbell retreated to his bedroom and recorded a short yet … [Read more...] about Nick Campbell Destroys: Lo-Fi Bass Music For Quarantine – EP Review

After Sophie Ellis-Bextor entertained the nation in lockdown 1 with her Instagram Live Kitchen Discos, she’s back in lockdown 2 with a collection of greatest hits and covers.  It would be so easy at surface level to be cynical about this release as a money-spinning exercise, but a great deal of thought and care has gone into its curation with the lyrics gaining new … [Read more...] about Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Songs from the Kitchen Disco – Review