Category: Review
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ALBUM REVIEW: Catfish And The Bottlemen – The Ride
Just under half of 2016 has passed by already and we have already witnessed the arrival of a number of much discussed albums, from the endlessly hyped The Life of Pablo to the lightning fast appearance of A Moon Shaped Pool. Whether these albums have been mainly promoted by the artists themselves in Kanye West’s case or eagerly…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Real Friends – The Home Inside My Head
“If you think the band is some revolutionary thing, that’s very flattering, but we don’t try to go out and say we are the new Fall Out Boy or we’re the next Wonder Years” said Real Friends vocalist Dan Lambton in an interview with Rock Sound prior to the release of their debut studio album,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Pup – The Dream Is Over
In the same way that it’s near impossible to find a Californian punk act who don’t sing about drugs, so to is difficult to talk about PUP’s sophomore album without falling into a cliche that every review has fell into by addressing this album’s title: after visiting a specialist, frontman Stefan Babcock was bluntly told “the…
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GAME REVIEW: Ratchet + Clank (2016)
14 years after their debut, Playstation’s shiniest and furriest duo return in one of the greatest remakes ever. “Fan favourites Ratchet and Clank are back. Can they repeat the same magic we saw during our last competition?” says an overly enthusiastic commentator during your hoverboard race on Rilgar, unintentionally harking back to the great platformer…
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TRACK REVIEW: CHVRCHES – Warning Call
So Chvrches have released a new song, cool right? Right. The new track, Warning Call, is being released as the theme for the video game sequel ‘Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’. Now, I’ve never played the original Mirrors Edge but- a lot of people have. It’s an incredibly well known and well loved game as well as being a…
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Album Review: Teen Suicide – It’s The Big Joyous Celebration, Lets Stir The Honeypot
Teen Suicide’s Its the Big Joyous Celebration, Lets Stir The Honeypot (their 5th and apparently final album) is a 26 track long, cacophonous bow. It encapsulates some of their key elements, and never loses the intimacy of lo fi that makes the genre, but is subtly different to their other albums; it feels more evolved…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Frightened Rabbit – Painting of a Panic Attack
It has become far too common for bands to talk about a “reinvention” while on the promotional trail before a new record is released, only for them to have repeated themselves with a few minor tweaks, or to have done the exact opposite and to have thrown away what their fans loved about their previous…
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TRACK REVIEW: Pema – Something Less
Further contributing to the tapestry she started weaving over on My Intentions Are Good, pop up and comer Pema has become more musically ambitious on an non-aptly named track Something Less. A collaboration with LAZ3NBY, another moniker using artist who happens to be Matt Hines of Eastern Sea fame, Pema has managed to diversify her sound even further,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Modern Baseball – Holy Ghost
A well-documented obstacle in the music industry is the dreaded second-album and after listening to any great debut album, it is often hard to wonder anything other than if it can be matched, never mind improved on. However for me, there is an even greater pressure on a band’s third album, the album that will…
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FILM REVIEW: Green Room
2016’s best film is an unrelenting horror thriller hybrid that will have you on the edge of your seat In a year that has been full to the brim with juggernaut clashes like Batman Vs Superman, it’s surprising to see a film that is essentially angst ridden punks vs terrifying and antagonising nazis be the…
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