Reviews / Album

The killer Intro and Take Off notwithstanding, Diggs has taken the foot off the pedal – and Clppng is clipped as a result.

Return to the rock.

Tracy McNeil finds gold by mining the tried and true washes of guitar distortion, twang and tremolo that characterise melancholic Americana with added melodic riches.

By the third you’ll be wishing you could splice a few other bands together to form a sound as smooth as Spanish Gold’s.

The perfect balance of sheer aggression and beautiful melody.

Madball have been causing havoc for 25 years and remain as vital to hardcore now as they were when they unleashed Set It Off.

Guilty All The Same and Until It’s Gone are accessible, unsurprising choices for singles, but, much like this record, neither holds a candle to anything on Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

At its best, it’s vaguely insightful lyricism on broken hearts.

Bok Bok is a creative if not innovative producer.

It’s inevitable a certain demographic will eat this up, yet anyone with any semblance of a critical ear will find boredom and lethargy before any pleasure.

The voice and talent could be something, perhaps if those directing her let her have her own way rather than theirs.