CDs/DVDs
Album: Kali Uchis - OrquídeasFriday, 12 January 2024
Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis hasn’t made large waves this side of the Atlantic. Perhaps this is because her appeal has partly been rooted in Latin communities across the US and, indeed, Central and South America. Last year her third album,... Read more... |
Album: Neck Deep - Neck DeepThursday, 11 January 2024
January 2024 marks the beginning of a new era for leading UK pop-punks Neck Deep, their upcoming 10 track LP captures a moment of harmony between their global success and their dedication to staying true to their roots. Following huge tours and top... Read more... |
Album: The Vaccines - Pick-Up Full of Pink CarnationsWednesday, 10 January 2024
Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations is the Vaccines’ sixth studio album and their first since the departure of original guitarist Freddie Cowan. As with previous releases, it’s rammed with catchy hooks wrapped in in fizzy pop rock tunes – but despite... Read more... |
DVD/Blu-ray: The Old OakTuesday, 09 January 2024
Margaret Thatcher’s witless assertion that “there is no such thing as society” dates back to 1987; Ken Loach’s The Old Oak offers a belated but powerful rebuttal.His film highlights several discrete societies coexisting in a depressed Durham mining... Read more... |
Albums of the Year 2023: blink-182 - One More Time…Friday, 05 January 2024
As a lifelong blink fan, there was no competition for my album of the year. One More Time… was undeniably the musical highlight of 2023 for me, a perfect token of the next chapter of blink-182. Accompanied by an intimate Zane Lowe interview and a... Read more... |
Albums of the Year 2023: Daisy Jones & The Six - AuroraThursday, 04 January 2024
Even Alanis would admit that choosing an album of the year from a band channeling the Seventies and who don’t actually exist is pretty ironic. Don’t you think? Originally drummed up by New York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Read, Daisy... Read more... |
Albums of the Year 2023: Foo Fighters - But Here We AreWednesday, 03 January 2024
Where 2022 threw a personal surprise Album of the Year with Maggie Roger’s dancey indie-folk blend on Surrender, 2023 was more of a return to business, with a range of my regular listens all popping up with solid-to-supreme listens.From Queens of... Read more... |
DVD/Blu-Ray: PassagesSunday, 31 December 2023
“I had sex with a woman. Can I tell you about it, please?” says film director Tomas (Franz Rogowski) to his husband Martin (Ben Whishaw), a printmaker. Tomas is full of excitement about his night with Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos); Martin is resigned... Read more... |
Albums of the Year 2023: Jim Legxacy - HNPMSaturday, 30 December 2023
In 2023 Dave and Central Cee had the longest running number one UK rap song ever with "Sprinter", a song about the logistics of being very rich. The real star of the show, however, was the spritely, luxurious instrumental which was partially... Read more... |
Albums of the Year 2023: Bokanté - HistoryFriday, 29 December 2023
Is it just me, or has the task of getting hold of basic information so that we as writers can tell colourful and reliable stories about music – rather than being dutiful recyclers of marketing blurb – become increasingly difficult in 2023?... Read more... |
Albums of the Year 2023: Baxter Dury - I Thought I Was Better Than YouWednesday, 27 December 2023
Just like our current government, I’m terrible at long termism. Fortunately, my inability to know what the future holds doesn’t cost lives as it largely concerns fashion, paint colours and music. Over the decades, there are songs I’ve loved with a... Read more... |
Albums of the Year 2023: Rhiannon Giddens - You’re the OneFriday, 22 December 2023
My CD player died some time ago, that is to say it sticks or skips whatever I do to clean it. Dismantling the fancy stack in which it sits and installing a replacement is a hassle, but even so it would once have been unthinkable that I could survive... Read more... |
