Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Review

It's been nearly four years since Florence + the Machine wowed me with their superb second album Ceremonials and I was looking forward to what the future would bring. Sure, I missed all of the singles for How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful because of life, the universe and everything, but I had hopes that the band could deliver another stellar entry in a congested quarter of other big releases.

Never did I expect something like this.

The Vaccines - English Graffiti Review

Three years ago, I was more than pleased for The Vaccines. I was a massive fan of their debut album and Come of Age was seen as a step in the right direction, delivering a superb follow-up album with a subtle, but needed change in style that proved the band could do more than their then stereotypical short and sweet rock songs.

If Come of Age was, at the time, The Vaccines biggest evolution, then new album English Graffiti is the equivalent of man sprouting wings. Fuzzy, noisy wings.

Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect Review

Slap bang in the middle of the first Killers hiatus, frontman Brandon Flowers released his debut solo album Flamingo. A decent record with far more in common than Sam's Town than Day & Age, the album was a tad too long and the second half of the record was no where near as impressive as the first making it a decent if forgettable debut.