The Duckworth Lewis Method – Sticky Wickets (Divine Comedy) CD REVIEW
It's a concept album, about cricket. Despite that, it's good. Really good, writes Peter Kearns.
Caitlin Smith – Stories To Tell: The Thorndon Project (Ode) CD REVIEW
An in-the-moment recording featuring the superb vocals of Caitlin Smith.
Bosnian Rainbows – Bosnian Rainbows (Clouds Hill) CD REVIEW
Peter Kearns has fun dipping his toes into some avant-garde pop.
Future Bible Heroes – Partygoing (Merge) CD REVIEW
Witchdoctor's new music review Peter Kearns debuts with an album of machine whinges.
Aoife O’Donovan – Fossils (Yep Roc/Southbound) CD REVIEW
One out of the blue: an exceptional singer-songwriter record with an acoustic country-folk twist.
Ghost Wave – Ages (Arch Hill) CD REVIEW
The unmodified guitar graunch of Ghost Wave is an architectonic-sonic delight, writes Gary Steel.
Van Morrison’s Classic Moondance Expands
Van Morrison's breakthrough 1970 album Moondance remastered and expanded.
Soundgarden – King Animal (Mercury/Universal) CD REVIEW
The Soundgarden is full of noxious weeds. Get out the Roundup!
Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos (Reprise/Warner)
Donald Fagen takes six years to make a half good album.
Splashh – Comfort (Breakaway/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
There is a wall. And Splashh are on the other side of it.
Mark Lanegan/Duke Garwood – Black Pudding (Ipecac) CD REVIEW
Emphysema crooner, meet atmospheric instrumentalist.
Queens Of The Stone Age – …Like Clockwork (Matador) CD REVIEW
Josh Homme is a retro enigma, and his record's not half bad, either.
Superturtle – Beat Manifesto (Sarang Bang) LP REVIEW
This turtle likes to keep things all-analogue.
The Cat Empire – Steal The Light (Two Shoes) CD REVIEW
If you like The Black Seeds, you may like the Aussie equivalent, writes Gary Steel. It's not meant as a compliment.
Disclosure – Settle (Universal) CD REVIEW
Gary Steel has a dilemma with one of the best-sounding albums he's heard in an age.
Bargain Bin Beauts: Tell Me What’d I Say – The Atlantic Story
Today's Bargain Bin Beaut turns out to be a 'red shed' special.
Frank Zappa – Weasels Ripped My Flesh (Zappa Records/Universal) CD REVIEW
With Universal reissuing remastered versions of Frank Zappa’s enormous catalogue, Gary Steel takes up the challenge of reviewing all of FZ’s genius album creations,
Frank Zappa – Hot Rats (Zappa Records/Universal) CD REVIEW
With Universal reissuing remastered versions of Frank Zappa’s enormous catalogue, Gary Steel takes up the challenge of reviewing all of FZ’s genius album creations,
Frank Zappa – Burnt Weeny Sandwich (Zappa Records/Universal) CD REVIEW
With Universal reissuing remastered versions of Frank Zappa’s enormous catalogue, Gary Steel takes up the challenge of reviewing all of FZ’s genius album creations,
Frank Zappa – We’re Only In It For The Money (Zappa Records/Universal) CD REVIEW
With Universal reissuing remastered versions of Frank Zappa’s enormous catalogue, Gary Steel takes up the challenge of reviewing all of FZ’s genius album creations,
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