Reviews Index
by Ben Hogwood
“It’s like playing in your front room!” exclaims Ian Broudie, looking out over the London Palladium stalls. “A pretty big front room though”, he laughs….
SebastiAn has always had a penchant for distortion: he came to prominence with the second generation of French electronic musicians that took their predecessors’ sounds...
While Simply Red’s imperial phase really merited the epithet – their album Stars was the UK’s best seller for two consecutive years in 1991-92 –...
When Michael Kiwanuka released his debut album Home Again in 2012, it would have been easy to write him off as just another earnest troubadour....
Anna Meredith’s 2016 debut album Varmints may have been the entry point for many into her world of colourful, striking music but her backstory runs...
The beauty of A Winged Victory For The Sullen is that their unique take on modern classical/contemporary ambient is completely accessible. Clearly, the men behind...
Keaton Henson is the sound of sadness, of anxiety, of pain, of abject, unparalleled depression – filtered through a piano and a guitar, spoken aloud...
Giorgos Xylouris and Jim White have been releasing albums together as Xylouris White since 2013, most notably their self-declared trilogy of Goats, Black Peak and...
In recent years the beauty of nature has become an increasingly popular inspiration for those in pop music looking to reconnect with the world. At...
Since the release of Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood earlier in the year much of the writing about it has focused on comparing Natalie Mering’s...
Pick up any issue of the monthly Classic Rock slash Americana magazines on British shelves, and you’ll find at least two lengthy rehashed stories, about...
Under the management of Flying Lotus, Brainfeeder have spent the past decade furthering the cause of lo-fi instrumental music that stands adjacent to hip-hop while...
Considering the maelstrom that has characterised Kanye West’s creative output and public persona for the past 10 years, an album of fully-fledged evangelism is actually...
Another new chapter in the enduring career of Swans sees Michael Gira enlist the help of a host of collaborators for the latest incarnation of...
It is fair to say the lack of imagination in pop music lyrics of recent years is pretty staggering. When you consider the sheer amount...
The last album by The High Llamas, 2016’s excellent Here Come The Rattling Trees, may have shared musical similarities with its predecessors but it was...
There’s a strange tension at the very heart of The Cult, who at this stage are comprised of original members (and primary songwriters) Ian Astbury...
Judging a book by its cover can be a wonderful thing. In this case you would be hard pushed not to be drawn in by...
The Barbican can’t be accused of hiding away from the big concepts this year. Their ongoing Life Rewired season has already seen Pantha Du Prince...
If you have experienced a Nils Frahm live show, you will know the encore section is where he really lets himself go. Drawing on instinct,...
With such a significant back catalogue behind him, it’d be all too easy to assume what a new Mark Lanegan album would sound like. Over...
