Skinny ties, Korg synthesisers, Doctor Martens. Early ‘80s new wave was back with a vengeance last night at Nottingham’s The Bodega -...

If you listen to any track from Bastille’s new album ‘Give Me The Future’, it quickly becomes obvious that it is based around the concept...

I added one of the tracks from this album (Snoopies ft. David Byrne) to one of my playlists recently, and have found myself listening to...

A review of Rammstein’s set at Germany’s Rock Am Ring festival in 2010, which I’ve been watching a lot of recently… The nuts and bolts of...

There’s not a great deal to say about the tracks on ‘Architecture and Morality’ that hasn’t already been said. Most people reading this...

Released 24th July 2020 One of the joys of being sent albums to review on a semi-regular basis is that sometimes you have your attention...

Premiered 26th June 2020 It’s safe to say we could all probably do with a bit more positivity in our lives at the moment, considering the...

Released 12th April 2019 It’s always nice to hear bands embracing the place they grew up in, and on their debut album ‘Dogrel’,...

As is often the case with panels at ‘Louder Than Words’ festival, walking into this discussion feels at first as if you are entering the...

As one of a number of synth-driven pop bands from Liverpool who are currently gaining national attention, MiG 15 surely knew that this...

Premiered 1st October 2019 / Streaming 19th October 2019 Picture the scene: it's late in the evening. You're in a taxi on the way home,...

Raw synth classics, dance music, experimental concept albums, pseudo-Caribbean pop; over the last forty years OMD have covered an...

Three years on from its original release, The Sound of The Crowd looks back at De La Soul’s ninth studio album... Comprising seventeen...

The nuts and bolts of Rammstein’s music are exactly what you might expect from a self-professed ‘dance-metal’ band - violent onslaughts...

“Of all the people in the world, why would you choose me?” It is with these rather pessimistic lyrics that Howard Jones opens his ninth...

The world of protest songs is a difficult one to navigate. It is filled with potential dangers and cliches: audience-alienating...

Released 1st February 2019 ‘Just because songs might have dark themes, doesn’t mean they have to be dull and dreary.’ In the late ‘70s...

Released 14th January 2019 I was once told by someone who claimed to know a lot about music, that the best way to get people to listen to...

Released 28th November 2018 Having already released a number of albums- both as a solo artist and member of electronica duo Love and...

Released 23rd November 2018 Track Listing: 1) Too Many Cars 2) Doin’ The Time 3) Gold Dust 4) She’s All Kooky 5) Periscope 6) Looking For...

Track Listing: 1) Beaten Heart 2) Grumpy Angel 3) Brittle 4) Where Is The Summer 5) See You In The Morning 6) Don’t Care 7) Be With You...

The last few years have seen something of a return to form for Blancmange. Despite their hefty output of late (Unfurnished Rooms is their...

Released 2nd October 2018 Track Listing: 1) Protean 2) Sanctuary 3) Monster 4) Like A Work Of Art 5) Lorelei 6) The Red Hour 7) The...

Due for release September 2018 Sending letters to celebrities, particularly pop stars, is a practise that has been around for years-...

Track Listing: 1) Scatter Me 2) Greatness (The Aspiration Song) 3) Kenny 4) Comrades Of Pop - - -  It might only be fifteen minutes...

Track Listing: 1) Coming Home 2) My Degenerate Mind 3) Stars 4) Days Erased 5) Strings 6) Blame It On Me 7) The Amazing Monstrous Grady...

Released 1st June 2018 As a singer/songwriter and pianist, it can be very easy to fall into the habit of writing clichéd, ‘cheesy’ pop...

Released 15th December 2017 Track Listing: 1) Isotype (Single Mix) 2) Skin 3) The Punishment Of Luxury (Single Mix) 4) The Punishment Of...

TBR 30th November 2017 Poignant yet boldly observant lyrics have been a theme of the music of She's Got Claws right from the very start....

Release Date: 27th October 2017 (Too Sweet Records) Track Listing: 1) The Predator 2) The Gavel 3) Expensive Stopwatch 4) Ten Speeds 5)...

Released August 25th 2017 Track Listing: 1) Lost My Guiding Light 2) Semaphore 3) Radio On 4) Cold War Neon 5) Here Comes The Noise...

Released 2015/2017 'Honey Tear' Track Listing: 1) Invisible Interior 2) Breakdown 3) Love To Love 4) Let Sleeping Gods Lie 5) Brilliant...

Track Listing: 1) Right Between The Eyes 2) Hear No Evil 3) Shadows of Love 4) Marie Claire 5) Ball and Chain 6) Systematic 7) Breakout...

Price: £55.00 (from PledgeMusic, plus postage) Includes: - Copy of the album on red vinyl - Copy of the album on CD - Bonus disc...

PREMIERED: 18th July 2017 12" RELEASE: 13th October 2017 Second single from 'The Punishment of Luxury' Track List: A: The Punishment of...

PREMIERED/DIGITALLY RELEASED: 29th May 2017 12" RELEASE: 28th July 2017 First single from 'The Punishment of Luxury' B-Side: Non-album...

Released 1st September 2017 Track Listing: 1) The Punishment of Luxury 2) Isotype 3) Robot Man 4) What Have We Done 5) Precision and...

Released 20th September 2010 Track Listing: 1. New Babies; New Toys 2. If You Want It 3. History of Modern (Part I) 4. History of Modern...

Behaviour- Pet Shop Boys (Released 22nd October 1990) Track Listing: 1) Being Boring 2) This Must Be The Place I've Waited Years To Leave...

Released 5th April 2013 Track Listing: 1. Please Remain Seated 2. Metroland 3. Night Café 4. The Future Will Be Silent 5. Helen of Troy...

Original album released 30th April 1984, remastered edition released 2015. Disc 1 1. Junk Culture  2. Tesla Girls  3. Locomotion  4....

Released 3rd March 1986 Track Listing: 1) Heaven Only Knows 2) So Serious 3) Getting To The Point 4) Secret Lives 5) Is It Alright 6)...

Released 4th March 1983 (Remastered Edition released on CD in 2008) Track Listing: Radio Prague Genetic Engineering ABC Auto Industry...