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Homeward At Daybreak by Big Mosey | EP Review

Conceived in Brooklyn, New York, this pairing of “delirious and victorious” alternative rockers have a vibe which I feel is best matched to Stiltskin, singers of the ’94 Levi’s Jeans commercial with their one hit wonder ‘Inside’. With Big Mosey having influences like Pearl Jam, The Black Keys and Kings Of Leon, we already have an idea of what their musical sound resembles.

Taking Back Sunday by Taking Back Sunday | Album Review

Over time the band has had members come, members go and even members that have gone and come back again. Only one band member has been part of the band since day nought.

Listening to the latest album, their fifth studio release which has been self-titled as Taking Back Sunday, it is full of wondrous, glorious, foaming-at-the-mouth, 21st century rock n roll.

The Future Is Medieval by Kaiser Chiefs | Album Review | Official Music Video

Now they’ve gone through to their 4th LP after a gap of almost 3 years they appear to be back refreshed, revitalised and very much full of new material. 20 new tracks fill up the digital release so they have definitely been stock piling their work.

Suck It And See by Arctic Monkeys | Album Review

This being their fourth band release – whilst under other guises and side projects others have been unleashed – here we have a more mature and subtle sound than previous works. They have already been out and about and impressed many in the press, media and fans. Here it seems that they are simply making music that they currently enjoy creating and performing. Still stylishly sensitive. Still executed with an elegant swagger. Still lyrically cultured. Still Arctic Monkeys.

Everybody Wah by Bosco Delrey | Album Review

Having the sound of psychedelic, blues, rock and roll in your MP3 player nowadays is something quite rare when it once used to be peppered around on many a vinyl player circa 1965 when James Douglas “Jim” Morrison and The Doors first formed.

Rome by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi ft. Jack White & Norah Jones | Album Review

The thing I like most out of a majority of collaborative works I have heard is that you tend to get the best from one person, the best from another and then they join forces to produce something which is far better than what could have been done by one person alone. Here is Rome.

Wounded Rhymes by Lykke Li | Album Review

Angels are in fact, a myth. Not real. Fiction. Made up. Or are angels in fact what we depict to be someone who is or appears to be a divine messenger or a darling beauty? If that is the case, then this is in fact an angel. With a sweet voice of appearing of naive innocence, Lykke Li has the look of an celestial being and a sound to match.

Blow by Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross | EP Review

I seem to be bumping a lot of electro-acoustic work. The perfect stuff for hangovers and comedowns on a Sunday afternoon from the mayhem of the night and early morning just passed before. My darling lady and partner agrees totally being as she has just returned from a ravers reunion with her old school mates. The ‘Blow EP’ by Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross is perfect for this afternoon and any.

Walk The River by Guillemots | Album Review

When listening to lots of music, sometimes I get stuck for words. Trying the find the right descriptive words is not always that easy for me. I can find the right words to use for describing this profound, earnest and affectionate album by the Guillemots. They are the only words I need to use, or their derivatives.

Euphoric Heartbreak by Glasvegas | Album Review

Glasgow, Scotland is not a depressing place. It is a beautiful city full of culture but like many cities across all of the lands, there are some areas which can be deemed as a wee bit miserable. A little sad. Depressing maybe. But true Scotsmen will not get down about it. Shrug, deal with it and carry on regardless.

Passive Me, Aggressive You by The Naked And Famous | Album Review

This is MGMT crossed with The xx with essences of LCD Soundsystem. It’s glorious indie-pop with a very full and well structured sound. Every song is quite individual. Sweet and delicate yet powerful and poetically romantic.

Crack My Bones by The Shoes | Album Review

I don’t know where to begin with The Shoes. I spotted a piece on them a few weeks ago with their single ‘Stay the Same’ and even then I was taken aback. I found that they were sweet, warm and comforting, and that is pretty much what the entire album is like.