Reviews

With Black Lightning the band continue to do what they do best, creating a sonic cocktail of high octane, rockin’ and soulful tunes that were made to be listened to at full blast with a frosty pint in hand.

The Love Junkies could be the country’s best kept secret.

The Maine have produced an album that showcases six years of hard work and a band giving it their all.

This album could certainly feature on a list of quintessential summer road-trip records, which holds these celebrated newbies in good stead for the future.

This is thrilling stuff, as good as anything the genre has thrown up this year; two men at the height of their games taking full advantage of their collaborative power

Portugal. The Man’s latest offering Evil Friends is a charming little slice of pop pie that trades on vocal melodies that hook hard, yet doesn’t become tasteless with repeated listens, despite the initial giddy sugar rush.

As with any such compilation of just the music without the context, some things work, some things don’t. But just on the names involved, there’s likely something here you’ll find of worth.

Mark With The Sea has an accomplished, deep, round the campfire growl and some nice guitar accompaniment but he’s taken on too much with additional instruments and his songwriting needs a bit more time to ripen

A confronting and artistic record, Embracism is certainly not for everyone. It is, however, an ambitious – and strangely beautiful – release from a talented young man.

Where Sound Awake’s hits connected instantly, Asymmetry’s slow-burning, raw, complex structures and sparse instrumentation requires an open mind and repeated listening

A gratifying record that will hopefully continue to appreciate over time.

A well-refined and compelling collection of songs.