Reviews
Arlo Parks (2021)
Collapsed in Sunbeams
Inspirational debut album whose influences include Sylvia Plath from London musician and poet, Arlo Parks
Arlo Parks (2023)
My Soft Machine
Dreamy and evocative latest album form 2021 Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks
At The Drive In (2013)
Acrobatic Tenement
Roughly recorded and surprisingly unremarkable 1996 debut album from influential Texan hardcore act At the Drive In, which has been released to coincide with their recent reunion
Battle (2007)
Paper Street
Anthemic new single from London-based gropup Battle, who have just released their debut album
Battle (2007)
Break the Banks
Stunning and anthemic full-length debut album from South East London group Battle
Battle (2007)
The Longest Time/Takuya
First-rate new single from London indie guitar band Battle, their first since their 'Back to Earth' mini album last year
Battle (2006)
Back to Earth
First-rate indie guitar rock on debut mini album from London-based band, Battle
Battle (2005)
Demons / Damascus
Limited edition indie rock from the up-and-coming Battle, back with a second single
burningpilot (2009)
Accelerate
Enjoyable early 1980s-influenced debut single from new wave/pop band burningpilot
burningpilot (2009)
Cold Caller
Excellent and eclectic debut album from London-based new wave/pop band burningpilot
Damon Albarn (2021)
The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
Evocative and intriguing second album for innovative ex-Blur musician/songwriter Damon Albarn upon which he moves into new territory
Fist City (2014)
It's 1983 Grow Up!
Unpolished but infectious psychedelia/post punk on re-released second album from abrasive Alberta group, Fist City
Waeve (2023)
The Waeve
Highly acxomplished experimental pop on debut album from The Waeve, the new band of Blur’s Graham Coxon and his romantic partner Rose Elinor Dougall