Month: July 2016
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ALBUM REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – Ellipsis
Not lacking the joy, discovery and invention which made them rock juggernauts, Biffy experiment further on their latest LP. Does it live up to the hype? It’s a relief to see that seven albums in a two decade spanning career haven’t rendered Biffy Clyro a serious and sulky version of their former selves. You’ve got the childlike “record…
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FAV ALBUMS OF 2016 (SO FAR)
As we bid farewell to the first half of the year and set out for a new batch of high quality albums and singles, now is a better time than any to have a little retrospective on what we experienced or, better yet, enjoyed between January and July of 2016. Of course there are plenty that…
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TRACK OF THE WEEK: Echo Valley – SONG IDEA ONE
With a total change in sound, Echo Valley evolve into something scarily good on SONG IDEA ONE Last time we met Ayrshire lads Echo Valley, they were kicking off the New Year the only way they can: filling up King Tuts with hundreds of folk, hitting out with some new tracks that gave fans a taste of…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jake Bugg – On My One
In 2012, Jake Bugg appeared rather suddenly and quickly gained a large following due his diverse debut album which many felt to be a breath of fresh air to the genre especially considering his youth and potential. However four years and two more albums on, Bugg has lost a fair amount of his original supporters,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall
DJ Shadow‘s newest offering The Mountain Will Fall starts really strong, the self titled opener comes in and packs a heavy punch. Then a cassette flips and you’ve got Run The Jewels‘ El-P yelling clever obscenities at you (“Flame your crew quicker than Trump fucks his youngest,”) over some sonically insane production. But then the…
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