Coldplay - Ghost Stories Review

Whilst Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's pretentiously titled "Conscious Uncoupling" (or looming divorce) has filled the tabloid media with numerous tidbits to gorge on, the impact it would undoubtably have on Coldplay's sixth album would either spark a creative revolution/make them more stereotypically miserable than before/basically the same but more emphasis on lyrics.

A Few Words on... Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn finally goes solo despite being the driving force behind Blur's final album and the entirety of Gorillaz's discography. An album that, surprising has very little to do with his previous outputs but fans are bound to find something to like.

Pixies - Indie Cindy Review

Hipster's have treated the Kim Deal-less Pixies as blasphemy; the musical equivalent of a family break-up, with clear cut villains and a helpless damsel who had done no wrong, only to be kicked to the kerb for daring to do something, somewhere to someone.

Hilarity ensues when the new incarnation of Pixies begin releasing new music for the first time in nine years and eventually; compile said new releases in their first album in over two decades. I'd already covered EP-1 last year and had planned to do the same for EP-2 and EP-3 before a lack of Internet access at home put a halt to that.

Album Ratings for 2013

Another year; another list of album’s I either managed to review or ones I intended to, going so far to score them but never getting there. I ran into two albums that ranked a nine (a first!) but album of the year goes to Sigur Rós with Queens of the Stone Age in a close second.

So enjoy this long list of titles and numbers and have an awesome start to 2014.

Lady Gaga - ARTPOP Review

In the words of Monty Python; And now for something completely different!

The following is my ramblings and ongoing thoughts during my first listen to Lady Gaga's third album ARTPOP. Obviously an album of this magnitude requires me to break the review mould.

Revere - My Mirror/Your Target Review

Question; what's the best band no-one's ever heard of? I'm sure for each of you the answer will be different, especially with how vast music can be and the many opportunities there are to discover new favourites.

When I went to Field Day in 2012, the first band I watched was Revere. The best way I can describe the performance was the vocals of Ian Curtis or Tom Smith with the music prowess of Arcade Fire.

Arcade Fire - Reflektor Review

Arcade Fire; the holy grail of hipsters, two superb albums, one very good album, in their own words, have never had a hit single, but have enough critical acclaim, cult following and well deserved adulation, that they can pretty much do anything and the world will take notice. After The Suburbs and a three year wait; what did the band have in store for the adoring public?

Reflektor (the title track, not the album) gave a tantalising glimpse of things to come. A seven minute, Nu-Disco infused track with so much happening sonically, that brief moments with David Bowie and even the surreal accompanying music video were completely overshadowed. It was epic, it was strange and it nearly perfect.

Upon the album's release, the last thing on my mind (which normally rears it's ugly head with any double album) is whether the band could maintain interest and deliver an interesting package. Instead, I was still fascinated by the potential huge changes to their sound and atheistic.