There was a lot of great new music in 2019. There was a lot of great new music from familiar faces in 2019. But I am kicking off my review of the best albums of the year with a compilation of old music, Steve Lamacq's "Lost Alternatives" was a treasure trove of old favourites, lost [...]
Subtle. Charming. Subtly charming. Charmingly subtle. James McArthur is a songwriter. More than that he is a songwriter who understands that the true power of music lies in its ability to connect with people and to forge connections between people. While you might shout the words of "Wonderwall" back at the stage when either Liam [...]
You love Spearmint. I doubt you were hip enough to have paid attention to "Songs for the Colour Yellow" back in 1998 but in the post-Britpop fug of 1999 you would definitely have been roused from the musical coma of your life by the sun-kissed, sun blessed, sun bleached gorgeousness of "We're Going Out" which [...]
This may be a false memory. You know when you are convinced that something has happened, or someone has said something, or you have seen something...but you haven't? Janet and Freud looked at this. Funny business. I have a memory of a photograph. In the photograph Ocean Colour Scene are all suited and booted. They [...]
Responsible for one of the defining albums of Britpop and, arguably, one of the greatest debut albums by a British band ever, Elastica hold a special place in the hearts of those who were there at the time or who simply understand that few things are as thrilling as a band with an ear for [...]
Bend the knee. Bow your head. Give thanks. The best album of 2019 has arrived. After the thrills, spills and dizzy delights of "Calling It", "Too Much Money" and"Mind Your Own Business" earlier this year the Holy Trinity of electro-pop/art who are, collectively, Automatic now present their debut long player and, to be blunt with [...]
London. Home of the brash, outrageous and free. Today it is bathed in the golden glow of an Indian summer. The sun is high. People's spirits are higher. Short sleeves. Bright smiles. The intoxicating whiff of mild inebriation. I am in Kentish Town. I'm with an old friend from back when we were...younger. Times have [...]
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