For one of those bands whose frontman and songwriter Greg Dulli claimed “the band would never get back together”. Well it seems like when the band got back together five years ago it may not have been a fleeting reunion. The Afghan Whigs have come up with a timely…
Everyone loves a transatlantic indie-rock supergroup, right? There was certainly a lot of enthusiasm a couple of years back for FFS: Sparks and Franz Ferdinand united together in 2015 and created some really compelling tunes. I don’t know if Eric Pulido from Midlake had that in mind when he…
When I heard that Ron Sexsmith was going to be sitting in the producer's chair for the first time, alongside long-time collaborator, drummer and vocal harmony man Don Kerr for his fifteenth studio album, The Last Rider, well, I was not expecting it to sound quite like this! For…
Seven years on and the Gorillaz are back. Their fifth studio album, Humanz, has received more hype than any record thus far this year and promises to depict a ‘fictional’ dystopia that parallels with today’s modern world on increasingly bizarre levels that are immensely unnerving. Before…
Despite graduating from the Kevin Parker school of psych, Pond have always carried more of a fun-loving style compared to their childhood friend. The goalposts have shifted, however, with The Weather. Again produced by the Tame Impala frontman at his home studio, the Perth natives’ new record is a…
Can hip-hop still cut it? Does sample-heavy music still have the same impact that it did back in the day of DJ Shadow et al? Judging by this, it is an unreserved yes. And judging by social media and YouTube comments out there, the love for the dynamic…
Sundowners (or is it The Sundowners) return with a follow-up to their eponymous 2015 debut, with a fantastic collection of neo-psyche tunes, on Cut The Master. It’s strange that I’ve found information a little thin on the ground for this slightly delayed follow-up, compared to the first album, leading…
Austin’s own purveyors of all things psychedelic, colourful and gyrating return with their fifth full length LP to date and the follow-up to 2013’s Indigo Meadow. It’s been a while since The Black Angels have surfaced, following the 2014 EP Clear Lake Forest, the band have have ducked…
It appears to be the up and coming trend with artists who consider themselves “statement makers” to drop an album almost entirely last minute and Kendrick Lamar has well and truly jumped on the bandwagon this month, announcing DAMN for April 7th only for it to be moved…
I first saw The Physics House Band live a few years ago at an Alternative Escape event, mainly because I’m a bit of a science geek and loved the band name. Upon seeing them live I then became a massive fan of their music too. Their music is mainly…