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Reviews


Bruce Foxton (2012)


Back in the Room
Superb new solo album, which features Paul Weller on three tracks, from former Jam bassist, Bruce Foxton


Demon Summer (2005)


Burn
Professional sounding debut single from new British act Demon Summer, which should appeal to fans of Travis and Coldplay


Editors (2005)


Munich
Second single from new Birmingham-based band, the Editors, which proves worth buying for its Chameleons-influenced B side alone



Emmy the Great (2009)
Emmy the Great - First Love

First Love
Assured, bittersweet debut album from Emmy the Great, the project of British acoustic singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss


Fairground Attraction (2024)
Fairground Attraction - Beautiful Happening

Beautiful Happening
Uplifting first album in 34 years from chart-toppers Fairground Attraction finds them a vibrant reincarnation


Jack Savoretti (2024)
Jack Savoretti - Miss Italia

Miss Italia
Jack Savoretti powerfully reconnects with his roots on latest album which is sung in Italian



My Darling Clementine (2021)
My Darling Clementine - Country Darkness

Country Darkness
Excellent and unpredictable set of Elvis Costello covers from country duo My Darling Clementine


Shaznay Lewis (2024)
Shaznay Lewis - Pages

Pages
REVIEW OF ‘PAGES’ BY SHAZNAY LEWIS – A RESOUNDING COMEBACK Driving force behind the 90s girl band All Saints, Islington-born, Ivor Novello Award-winning singer-songwriter Shaznay Lewis h


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Interviews

of Arrowe Hill
Interview Part 2

...while in the second part he provides a track-to-track guide to his vinyl and digital only new album, 'A Few Minutes in the Absolute Elsewhere'


Twang
Leadmill, Sheffield, 3/11/2012

Dave Goodwin finds Birmingham indie-rockers the Twang to be an absolute force in a chaotic night at the Leadmill in Sheffield


Features

Fall
Ten Songs That Made Me Love... Fall - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love..' Jon Rogers writes about he went from being a so-so fan of the late Mark E. Smith's The Fall to an absolute fanatic as he reflects on his favourite songs by them.