Ty Segall’s latest album, and his second eponymous solo album, is pure, unrestrained fuzzy joy from start to close. I have to confess, although I knew who he was I have, until now, avoided all of Segall’s albums. I don’t know what I was expecting to find, but it…
Celebration Rock, Japandroids’ second album, was one of those rare indie rock records to get canonised almost immediately for its vivid descriptions of the transformative powers of rock wrapped up in eight of the catchiest songs going. Like some of the great songwriters the band have been favourably compared…
My interest is always piqued whenever I hear Mark Eitzel has a new album and/or is on tour again. Like a fine wine, he rarely fails to deliver. Like the artistic renaissance of many veteran artists in the last few years, these ‘old school’ silver foxes have plenty to teach…
Why is Omar Lye-Fook not seen as one of the most important artists to come out of the UK? He’s been in the game for over 30 years and has had endorsements from the likes of Erykah Badu and Angie Stone. Maxwell cites Omar as one of his influences,…
Manu Delago’s 3rd solo album is, in some ways, a return to his roots for the celebrated hang player, retreating from the prominent techno influences of 2015’s Silver Kobalt – for the first half of the album, at least. Delago zones in instead on technical experimentation with playing techniques,…
What we might call a late bloomer, Duke Garwood has been around the block a few times in a long career that stretches back to the early 90s, when he was the guitarist on The Orb’s 'Perpetual Dawn’ track in 1991. But it's only been in the last few…
Throughout his discography, Frank Carter has had no shortage of incredibly big tunes, whether it be from his other projects, Gallows or Pure Love, the Frank Carter hype train seems to have no limit. Now, back with The Rattlesnakes, we have seen an entirely new side to Frank…
Stellular is Rose Elinor Dougall’s second solo album, although you’d be forgiven if this is the first release you’ve heard from her. Her introspective debut, Without Why, came out seven long years ago in 2010, two years after her split with The Pipettes: that noughties experiment to create the…
There was a lot of dissolution after Bombay Bicycle Club announced their hiatus last year. The foursome, who have consistently released chart-topping albums since their formation in 2005, sent a loyal following into grieving with an ambiguous announcement that they were taking an indefinite break: “we aren't working on…
Leeds band Menace Beach are a band steeped in 90s alt-rock. After the success of their debut album release Ratwork, celebrated as a concentrated exuberance of alterna-pop, they’re back with Lemon Memory. With only a year passed from Ratwork’s release, Lemon Memory poses the question as to whether much could…