Jake Sun, Journalist

While Tricky’s claims that False Idols is a better album than iconic ’95 debut Maxinquaye should obviously be taken as complete hyperbole, it’s at least his most accomplished and consistent long player since ‘98’s Angels With Dirty Faces.

A truly exceptional experience from the creators of the game!

While it’s hard to imagine such abysmally tacky cover art becoming the icon of a classic, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs provide many engaging listening experiences on album number four.

It’s been a long wait, but Krush finally delivers another set that is worthy of his legend. Now, back to the album wait.

Vertikal is a sophisticated work that furthers Cult Of Luna’s position among the foremost visionaries in their field.

Another raging success from one of the most consistently brilliant death metal bands of all time – bring on tour number eight!

So a day that could have been a debacle ends up a complete (albeit a soggy) triumph.

Another epic instalment of Soundwave is done and dusted, and the hordes of heavy music lovers disperse into the night to either rest their weary necks and limbs or to continue the mayhem elsewhere.

Perhaps it’s this elusive and unfathomable sense of coexisting sameness and otherness that makes such a performance so damn wondrous.

A cracking day of live music from around the globe, and – with the storm clouds looking ominous in the night sky – stoked that the weather gods did the right thing and kept the ailments away.

Desertshore and The Final Report are somewhat odd bedfellows.

The Bish Bosch experience may not be for all; however, it’s certainly welcome to finally complete one of the great trilogies of contemporary music.