Ian Brown
Illegal Attacks
Fiction
Having a Sinead O’Connor vocal cameo on one’s song usually makes people approach it with trepidation. more… “Ian Brown”
Single reviews
The Thrills
Midnight Choir
Virgin
This is one of those perfect records to listen to when you’re wide awake in the middle of the night, when you feel like you’re the only person left alive in the world. more… “The Thrills”
Siouxsie
Into A Swan
W14/Universal
The blossoming of Siouxsie Sioux has been a long time in the happening but, judging by what’s on display here, it’s sure as hell been worth the wait. more… “Siouxsie”
The People’s Revolutionary Choir
Do You Feel Like I Do?
Weekender
This is, based on the sounds here, what would transpire if The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Verve had a lovechild. more… “The People’s Revolutionary Choir”
I Was A Cub Scout
Our Smallest Adventures
Abeano
The pleasantly gleaming sound of this band comes across as a bit of a Junior Monopoly interpretation of the American indie alternative electronic scene more… “I Was A Cub Scout”
Manic Street Preachers
Indian Summer
Columbia
‘Indian Summer’ is the third single from the Manics’ latest album, heralded as a triumphant return to form by many commentators most likely because it compares favourably, not with their iconic major work, but with the tripe they have released since. more… “Manic Street Preachers”
Robots in Disguise
The Sex Has Made Me Stupid
President
I must have blinked recently, because apparently Robots in Disguise are already on to their third album. The good news is, however, that its latest single ‘The Sex Has Made Me Stupid,’ is a typically stomping, metallic-disco, dancefloor filler. more… “Robots in Disguise”
Kingsize
The Daze
Weekender
‘The Daze’ by Kingsize laments changing circumstances, the passing of time, and the loss of the good old ‘daze’ of yore when as kids, the band had nothing to do but sit around with their mates enjoying their youth. more… “Kingsize”
Stephen Fretwell
Scar
Polydor
‘Scar’ is a passable, pleasant piece of inoffensive pop music from Stephen Fretwell, beginning with acoustic guitars and concluding with jangley ones. more… “Stephen Fretwell”
Eoghan Colgan
EP
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Eoghan Colgan is a 28-year-old Northern Irish singer/songwriter and also, strangely, a practicing Doctor. This – his second EP – contains fragile words of love and loss onto which Colgan empties a twinkling of piano and jangling of guitar. more… “Eoghan Colgan”