ALBUM REVIEW: GOSSIP – A JOYFUL NOISE
Gossip are back with their fifth studio album, the aptly named A Joyful Noise. Vocalist Beth Ditto, guitarist Nathan Howdeshell and drummer Hannah Blilie have teamed up with Xenomania’s Brian Higgins (the production…
ALBUM REVIEW: BEST COAST – THE ONLY PLACE
Best Coast’s sunkissed surf pop is the definition of deckchair music. Daydreams of reclining back on a breezy summer’s day on a beach, blue skies above and cooler full of Corona within arm’s…
ALBUM REVIEW: BEACH HOUSE – BLOOM
Baltimore duo Beach House release their fourth stunning masterpiece Bloom tomorrow in the UK. Recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillio, Texas, the collection of euphoric harmonies lingers on every cord, continuing their…
Album Review: Marina and The Diamonds – Electra Heart
Abergavenny’s very own Marina Lambrini Diamandis releases her assured sophomore album ‘Electra Heart’ on 30th April 2012. The 26-year-old, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is back with a…
Album Review: Summer Camp – Welcome to Condale
When I was younger, I promised myself I would never grow up. When your parents and teachers are saying ‘These will be the best years of your life’, you don’t want them to…
Album Review: Slow Club – Paradise
There is no denying the fact that Slow Club have grown up a little since their 2009 debut Yeah So. Their songwriting has shed some (not all) of its poppy adolescence and taken on…
Album Review: WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
WU LYF are on the rise. Using religious imagery throughout their advertising campaign, World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation have been generating media hype by actually… not talking to the media? Journalists will always…
