Category: Review
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ALBUM REVIEW: ZAYN – Mind of Mine
Former One Direction member hits out with a mediocre debut lacking in creativity or charm Is it a criminal offence to leave a boy-band and not have to follow it up with a solo effort? At the age of 23, Zayn Malik probably has less of an inkling to settle down in a nice bungalow in the…
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TRACK REVIEW: Sunrise Skater Kids – Rylo Ken
If you couldn’t tell from the release date of Sunrise Skater Kids debut album being April 1st then it’s worth mentioning the band are as much of a legitimate emo band as The Lonely Island are a hip hop act. After last year’s success with his satirical album Beating A Dead Horse, Jarrod Alonge is…
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TRACK REVIEW: The Last Shadow Puppets – Miracle Aligner
“It’s about a yoga teacher” Alex Turner says in his Yorkshire heavy tone when Zane Lowe asks what his and long time friend Miles Kane’s latest single is about. You’d think considering the weight of the situation, promoting their upcoming second LP as the duo The Last Shadow Puppets named Everything You’ve Came To Expect, that…
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TV REVIEW: Daredevil – Season 2
Netflix and Marvel hit it out of the park with another sublime superhero-full season *SPOILER FREE* It seems fitting that a TV show focussed on “The Man Without Fear” was approached by many with nothing but pure dread. To many, Daredevil was a character whose potential was ruined by the Ben Affleck fronted 2003 film,…
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TRACK REVIEW: Hovvdy – Problem
As I write this review, a strange occurrence has happened in Scotland and that is sunny weather. Just like any other part of the U.K., we’re as likely to get this kind of weather as we are a new Muse album that is any good. However, a gift from Texas in the form of Hovvdy are the…
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TRACK REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – Wolves Of Winter
Roguish Scottish rockers make their return, sounding angrier than ever on their latest single It’s been a while since we last heard a brand new album from bearded three piece act Biffy Clyro (3 years, 1 month, 22 days but who’s counting?) who since the release of ambitious double LP Opposites have been touring extensively, playing…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Macklemore + Ryan Lewis – This Unruly Mess I’ve Made
Hip hop chart toppers deliver a divisive release that goes off with a whimper rather than a bang. Just as Kendrick Lamar is the golden child of Hip Hop who can do no wrong in the eyes of many, Macklemore is the polar opposite: a man that receives a lot of flack and whose name…
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GIG REVIEW: Wolf Alice @ Barrowlands
It’s fair to say that Wolf Alice are a totem to indie rock, dominating 2015 with their grunge-lite sound and powerful live shows during the annual festival season as well as their drenge supported tour that was a wet dream for anyone who has picked up a copy of NME. So whenever I walked up…
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EP REVIEW: Fake Boyfriend – Mercy
RELEASE OF THE WEEK Looking at the tags on Fake Boyfriend’s bandcamp will tell you all you need to know about them before diving right into this punk rock rich release: existential crises, heartbreakers, heartbroken, and philly sad girls. On Mercy, their first EP, it’s clear that they’ve hit all these tags quite well, most of all…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Horse Jumper of Love – Horse Jumper of Love
While the mention of horses brings an expectation of fast, strong and majestic, Boston slow rock trio Horse Jumper of Love have done quite the opposite on their self-titled debut. While it may pack the same strength and resilience of a stallion, the band’s songs seem to enjoy wallowing in their dreary, distorted mess of…
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