Reviews
Alfie (2005)
Crying At Tea Time
Twee-influenced fourth album from Manchester based indie pop act, Alfie
Athlete (2002)
Athlete Ep
Impressive pop folk debut for new act signed to the well regarded Regal recordings label
Babyshambles (2006)
Blinding EP
Surprising, excellent first major label release for Pete Doherty's post Libertines band, Baby Shambles
Babyshambles (2007)
Shotter's Nation
Suprisingly accomplished and smoothly-delivered second album from Peter Doherty's second band, Babyshambles
Beta Band (2004)
Heroes To Zeroes
Disappointingly mixed new album from the otherwise always ever innovative the Beta Band
Beta Band (2001)
Hotshots Part 2
Exclusively releasing albums in the summer, The Beta Band raise temperatures for a second time. The advance single caused a bit of a stir, but sufficient signals got through, The Beta Band weren't i
Beta Band (2005)
Best Of The Beta Band
Double CD farewell from the now disbanded Beta Band, which consists of both studio and live tracks
Brothers In Sound (2001)
Family Is For Sharing
Even though I was already very familiar with the three EPs out of which this album is made up , the sequencing here still makes these dozen old songs plus two remixes sound very fresh. 'Journey Son
Brothers In Sound (2001)
The High And Low Show
With four new tracks , Brothers In Sound fill your ears with majestic sounds on their third EP .
The high tracks are on the A-side. ‘Brothers Go Down’ has evil spurts of flute music, inevitably br
Clor (2005)
Love + Pain
Punky second single from highly touted London-based act, Clor
Clor (2005)
Clor
Eclectic first album from new London band Clor, which "has touches of psychedelia, new wave, Americana, disco, 80's mannerisms, and also throws in great dance beats"
Clor (2005)
Outlines
Offbeam third single from up and coming London act Clor
Clor (2005)
Good Stuff
Experimental and psychedelic third single from up-and-coming North London group Clor
King Biscuit Time (2001)
No Style Ep
On his own The Beta Band's Steve Mason sounds stripped down. He gets to the core of the songs much more easily now, and while more importantly the contributions by other Beta Band members are regretf
Lily Allen (2009)
It's Not Me, It's You
Torturous second album from the much hyped Lily Allen, the Mockney daughter of actor Keith Allen
Lily Allen (2009)
The Fear
Pop-friendly first single from Lily Allen's new second album
Loney Dear (2007)
Loney Noir
Sensitive and imaginative folk pop from Loney, Dear, the moniker of Swedish musician Emil Svanängen
Orange Can (2001)
Entrance High Rise
Orange Can hail from South London. Their soundscapes are nonetheless country-ish with chirping birdies, lazy background noises, and are ever soothing and all perfectly relaxing. Whilst picking up fr
Stateless (2005)
The Bloodstream Ep
Largely uninspiring EP from new Leeds 5 piece Stateless, which takes in elements of Radiohead and Coldplay