Dreamy, Moody, Angelic

If it were a Lana record it would be one of her best. Production is a delight as Savior croons over the masterful accompaniment. A deeply atmospheric experience with vulnerable lyrical content that sucks you in from minute 1. Can’t Help Myself just wow.

Favourite Tracks
Soft Currents, Saving Grace, Crying All the Time, Can’t Help Myself, The Phantom, Bad Disease, The Archer

Anthemic Rock and Roll

Record after record smashed. Countless iconic tracks. The album that cemented Oasis as Rock and Roll icons. And yet is it the album that cursed the band?

To be clear i’m not putting it down but this album was so good it became impossible to top. Noel and the band would forever be defined by it, caught in the eternal battle of evolution or emulation from this point onwards.

A cornerstone of British music which goes toe to toe with some of the greatest records of ... read more

Has its moments but overall struggles to find a rhythm. Not terrible but not fantastic.

Favourite Tracks: I saw You, Secret, Enough, Chest, Come on Home

Noel's best solo record. Melody after melody weaving their way into your subconscious.

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Album lacked ambition in terms of it's production and lyrical content. Feels like a step sideways or even a step back after Hollywood's Bleeding. Often found myself incredibly bored and found I enjoyed the solo tracks more than the features.

Stand Out Tracks: Reputation, Lemon Tree, When I’m Alone

The best post- Beatles solo album.

It simply doesn't compute that this man was the third best writer in the Beatles. This album clearly points towards George being a supremely talented musician and whilst he may lack the influence over the Beatles of Lennon/McCartney he potentially has the best solo record, produced by the legendaryPhil Spector. It cannot be forgotten that many of these tracks would have resided within Harrison's mind for the best part of half a decade and are a delight. ... read more

“I’ve got like one that’s a bit mad and one that’s a bit more like kind of whatever normal is, a bit more classic. So, we’re just going to wait and see which one we should put out, you know what I mean?”
19th August 2021

Liam made it clear that this album was a step away from his previous two albums as far back as August last year in an interview with the NME. He has frequently utilised Twitter to provide the fans with a feel of the album, when asked ... read more

Keeping Rock N Roll alive....

As momentous a record as any Liam returned with As You Were in 2017 exhibiting his knack for anthemic lyrics and delightful melodies. The album is enveloped in attitude with Wall of Glass and Greedy Soul providing that Oasis charm. Liam strays into the ballads on this record with tracks like Bold ,Paper Crown and For What it's Worth showing a more heartfelt side to the frontman who has completely embraced his hard image.

Stand Out Tracks: Wall of Glass, Greedy ... read more

Its post-punk but its actually good

Fontaines fuse shoe gaze with elements of post punk to haunting effect on this record. This being my introduction to the band I was far from disappointed with the record. Deep fuzzy guitars underpin much of the record mixed with vocals which are often so stark across the record. Subject matter is difficult to nail down as it spans from themes of murder to that of love and a relationship ending all the while echoes spiral in the background creating a deeply ... read more

I am now staying at Harry’s house.

As it was gripped me as well as the internet as the lead single for the project however I was wary. Was this a track released as the best of the bunch or was it an indication for the tone of the album? The answer is somewhere in the middle. It can be easy to feel let down by the promise in As It Was in comparison to the reality of the album. I found myself very quickly being able to appreciate the airy nature of the record which is best described as a ... read more

Probably the best band the UK has to offer at this moment in time. Blossoms have perfected the chill, laid back rhythm which they made their name with which is present in upmost clarity towards the back end of the record with tracks such as Care For, Cinema Holy Days, Edith Machinist and Visions staking a claim to be some of my favourite tracks of the year so far.

Stand Out Tracks: Ribbon Around the Bomb, Born Wild, Care For, Cinerama Holy Days, Edith Machinist, Visions

A sprawling journey of jamming psychedelia however the length of the project means the album is only marginally digestible as one begins to lose track of any underlying theme to the record.

This album helped me finish my monkey business

The album almost feels suffocating at points with Brown's warped vocals pervading the record. As always with Brown he can come across as something of a poor singer, however tracks on here exhibit the entire opposite. The record appears to nail it's dance-techno roots present in some of the Stone Roses work. The album's intro 'Under the Paving Stones: The Beach' perfectly encapsulates how the record sounds as it does indeed sound like noise ... read more

This album really made me question whether I really had been going about this all wrong.

Though the opening sentence may read as a criticism it is in fact far from it. The album is steeped in emotion as Van Eaten belts out lines such as ‘I couldn’t feel anything’ and simply ’Come Back’ . The production is absolutely on the money on this record as the vocals come across as ethereal and the instrumentals entirely perfect. The album appears to battle with ... read more

So good and yet so sad *sniffles and splutters before resuming uncontrollable tears

Some may argue that I could not have chosen a better record to start listening to Lana Del Rey. The love letters crooned over the minimalist instrumentals, peak with monumental orchestral crescendos. The album feels as though it is a collection of songs designed to inspire security for the listener whilst Lana divulges some of her deepest insecurities. The album kicks off as it means to go on with Norman ... read more

It’s Oasis' debut album and It is the definitive Rock N Roll album of the 90s.

The Album positively lathers itself with a swaggering charm that spoke for a marginalised working class still suffering from Thatchers government.Noel Gallagher's writing is so ambiguous on this record and yet it's just enough to make absolute sense for the listener. The record is jam packed with phrases that are iconic and cathartic 'Shake along with me', 'I gotta slow it right down' and 'You can have it all ... read more

The Beatles feel as though they have transcended music on this record and are making pure art.

This album is perhaps immortalised more than any other the Beatles created. The release of Disney’s Get Back provides unparalleled insight into how the group formed their final work. At risk of this review becoming centred around the series rather than the album, I will simply say that McCartney is undoubtedly in his pomp on this record. Let It Be is arguably the best song ever written, and we ... read more

Ringo sings about an Octopus, George sings about Something,Paul says she came in through the bathroom window and John says pam is made out of polythene.

I must say that this is the first Beatles album I feel like I had a significant emotional connection to. I remember my dad having Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight on when we used to go for drives when I was around 4 or 5. The album feels like a hot day, remarkable considering most of the songs are unfinished melodies thrown together into a ... read more

Is it Art Rock? Is it Proto-Punk? Is it Garage rock? Whatever it is, it is spectacular.

Smith’s debut record sounds like 1975 whilst also being an entirely timeless record. Sprawling, Rich and yet so sombre in it’s lyrical content it definitely falls into a Proto-Punk category whilst maintaining the soft rock aspects which dominated the charts in the 70’s. Comparisons could be drawn to the late Jim Morrison in terms of how the album utilises haunting poetry, no more ... read more