Melody Prochet AKA Melody’s Echo Chamber has slowly amassed a small, but extremely stellar back catalogue in the last 15...
It’s easy to stereotype about heavy metal. Sure, this can result in some very amusing things – if you haven’t...
Jesus. Jalapeno Records is TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD. That’s ridiculous. I still think of them as a ‘recent’ label’, but...
'Nothing But Love - The Definitive Best Of' is a remarkably strong body of work, a carefully curated journey through James’ 43-year career that balances fan favourites, deep cuts, and two bold new tracks.
‘Cinematic’ is one of those words that gets vastly overused in electronic music reviews, but in the case of Deerhill...
For those lucky enough to witness Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Live God tour, this album will feel like a perfect...
Named after their second single, Soul On My Boots is a welcome, definitive 5CD collection of the brief but colourful mid-1980s reign...
I first saw Iona Zajac three years ago, supporting Arab Strap at Leith Theatre, as part of the Edinburgh International...
You’re not supposed to write reviews in the first person. Don’t use “I” or “Me” or “One”. But this LP...
Aside from the obvious names (Pixies, Mission of Burma, etc) Boston often feels like a transit point for artists, a...
One of my very favourite periods of music was that of the indie scene of the late eighties. So many...
Do you like Christmas? (Never trust anyone who says no to this). And do you like The Futureheads? (trust any...
Pavey Ark is a fell, right in the middle of the Lake District, yet the band Pavey Ark are from...
As a big fan of this band back in the day, I couldn’t fathom how on earth they failed to...
Just three years ago Nathaniel Dye was living happily as a music teacher and brass band conductor. Then Dye got...
















