Review

Brandon Flower’s et al return with their most collaborative album to date as The Killers create a new lease of life inside their tailored sound. The Killers are a band that like to slowly defy the groove they get settled in - it may take them a while but their subtle change in sound over the years has allowed them to grow as musicians. Saying this, they still do have a sound … [Read more...] about The Killers: Imploding the Mirage – Review

SWARVY releases his first solo EP SUNNY DAYS BLUE, presenting a unique mixture of genres and ideas that are mostly fascinating, but occasionally overcomplex and puzzling. The EP beautifully enhances the lo-fi hip hop sound through rich instrumentation and timbral effects, but it is nevertheless a hit and miss experience. Although SWARVY is the primary vocalist on the … [Read more...] about SWARVY: SUNNY DAYS BLUE – Review

Discarded demos from Gillian Welch are exhumed as golden nuggets of buried treasure, re-affirming the reputation of the doyen of Americana and long-time foil David Rawlings as connoisseurs of old-time, Appalachian style American folk. The world has barely recovered its breath from a new Gillian Welch and David Rawlings release, last month’s covers disc, All The Good Times, … [Read more...] about Gillian Welch: Boots No.2: The Lost Songs, Vol 1 – Review

El Goodo impress on new album Zombie, bringing in a late 60s psychedelic rock sound that has a few unique twists of its own. El Goodo are the masters of pessimism who describe themselves as a “lazy Welsh psychedelic band”. With only three albums released so far, El Goodo are careful about the music they release with tracks covering such varied subjects as life, death and the … [Read more...] about El Goodo: Zombie – Album Review

Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro prove once again they're still at the top of their game with the impressively realised record, A Celebration of Endings. After years of success, it’s now pretty difficult to not be aware of who Biffy Clyro are. Any rock festival and they would have performed at it, any die-hard rock fan will have one of their albums on display, and that teenager … [Read more...] about Biffy Clyro: A Celebration of Endings – Review

Prepare for a big mixture of varied sounds, fluid flows and heavy beats as you tune into Aminé and his latest release, Limbo. Aminé is a name that is synonymous with modern hip-hop and it feels as if the US rapper and songwriter has been around forever. He is consistently making attempts to evolve his sound and those attempts are especially evident throughout this record. … [Read more...] about Aminé: Limbo – Album Review