Reviews / Album

There’s so much one wants to love about Hurts, and they remain unique in a UK landscape littered with X Factor contestants, but Exile doesn’t quite live up to the high expectations.

As long as they don’t implode, Sticky Fingers could well become the best up and coming local band on the scene.

Country as the new punk? That’s what true country has always been.

Hook may no longer be in the band, but this album gives fans one last chance to hear his trademark bass sound in a New Order setting.

Amok still has the power to direct your thoughts, provoke your senses and, most importantly, keep you guessing again and again.

It’s a no-brainer to suggest this could have been streamlined into an absolute belter of a single disc, saving some gems for later.

I never really understood what N’Sync meant by ‘dirty pop’, but that description seems to fit Palma Violets perfectly.

Moon Duo is a side-project from Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada, and there’s a real ear for pop melody here.