Morrissey - I Am Not a Dog on a Chain Review

2020 will no doubt become one of the strangest years of Morrissey's time. His gigs over the past weekend in the UK saw what could end up being the last major social gatherings for some before we all succumb to Covid-19's isolation.

The music press lapped up it's favourite outspoken uncle being unable to sell out seats, they sniggered that he's still spouting mad things like it's 1985 and daring to say "Meat is Murder" whilst blind zealots like myself wait for table scraps like eager dogs at the dinner table.

Segue out of the way, Morrissey's thirteenth album is I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, an album which sees Morrissey's most radical changes in sound for quite some time or possibly forever.

Morrissey - California Son Review

So, how do you follow up a decent album in 2017 where your controversy continues to follow you like a dog without a lead?

Morrissey - Low in High School Review

When people ask me about my opinions on Morrissey, I normally joke and and reply where do they want me to start? For a career forever courting, embedded or shrouded in controversy, I find the modern day trope of cancellation of him quite amusing, doubly so that if anyone was genuine in wanting rid of him, then surely paying no attention to him would do more damage (although recent tour stats for tickets indicate this is already the case).

A Few Words on...Billie Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

Here we go folks, grab your popcorn, grab a piece of stromboli, get ready for a hot take, here we go.

I don’t get it.

A Few Words on...Biffy Clyro - Balance, Not Symmetry

Back in 2015, Biffy Clyro released Ellipsis, an album utterly forgettable at times and easily their worst release in a decade. Whilst commendable for experimenting with their sound of time signature changes, obtuse lyrics and complex chords, Ellipsis incorporated a more mainstream sound which, nonsurprisingly made the album far too generic.

A Few Words on...Ariana Grandé - thank u, next

Confession time, I have never listened to an Ariana Grandé album prior to this one, quelle surprise, blahblahblah.

A Few Words on...American Football - American Football LP3

American Football’s 3rd album (and 2nd since their comeback a few years ago) showcases a much more expansive and creatively more varied sound, even more so than their long overdue comeback.