Tag: Andrew Barr
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LOOKING BACK ON…PUZZLE BY BIFFY CLYRO

10 years on, Andrew Barr takes a look at Biffy’s most important album to date.
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Foo Fighters – Run TRACK REVIEW

Run is classic Foo Fighters though is it enough to avoid the band entering “da rock” territory?
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Track Review: Vistas – Strong Swimmer

Still on a hot streak, Vistas continue their with reputation of being a “hot new band” with new single Strong Swimmer.
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Album Review: Harry Styles – Self titled

An album soaked in influences, Styles just manages to stay afloat on his debut effort.
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LOOKING BACK AT…TAPE DECK HEART by FRANK TURNER

As relevant as it was four years ago, Andrew Barr looks back at the beautiful introspective lyricism of Frank Turner on Tape Deck Heart.
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Looking Back At…BLACKENED SKY by BIFFY CLYRO

How Biffy’s debut record paved the way for a new generation of Scottish rock.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gang Signs and Prayer by Stormzy

Written by Andrew Barr (@weeandreww) Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you’re on the BRIT awards voting panel, you’ll be aware that the UK grime scene is enjoying a real purple patch. This is clearly evidenced when artists like Frank Carter, the ex-Gallows frontman, declaring at the NME awards that “grime is the…
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TRACK REVIEW: Slide by Calvin Harris (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos)

Written by Andrew Barr (@weeandreww) One of the world’s biggest DJ’s and collaborators, a reclusive R&B crooner and a rapidly-ascending hip-hop trio slide together on a pop song hand-crafted for summer, about Pablo Picasso. When Slide opens with a piano melody and a pitch-shifted vocal, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’re listening to a…