Reviews / Album

Despite the setting, it’s still a Billy Bragg record: an affectionate hug, the tea’s brewing, occasional proletariat battle hymn.

To be reborn...

His previous outings haven’t been stellar, but they’ve at least been built on more solid ideas than this.

This debut is one of the strongest to break through to a wider audience in recent times, and is well worth a listen.

Not a massive departure, but still an exceptional set of songs from one of the bands at the vanguard of Australia’s thriving indie guitar underground.

The future of Foals.

The weird thing is, despite the apparent lifts from other acts scattered throughout the record, it comes off as quite effective and, due to the choice of “influences”, nowhere near as derivative as it probably should.

Taking a retrospective walk among tracks from George, Elixer, her work with The Captains, and her solo output, Noonan has employed a host of symphonic players to accompany her.