Category: Records

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    Georgie Holmes

    “There are a few moments on the album that will surprise people”: An Interview with Squid

    Georgie Holmes interviews Squid, a brilliant post-punk band on the verge of releasing their debut album.

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    Georgie Holmes

    Review: twenty one pilots – ‘Shy Away’

    Twenty One Pilots are well-known for their distinctive sound and their progression into the more mainstream crowd since the release of their fourth studio album Blurryface. ‘Shy Away’ is the newest track from the duo, coming at the same time as an announcement for their upcoming release Scaled And Icy. Scaled And Icy will be Tyler and […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Hidden Gem: Manonmars – Manonmars (2018)

    Manonmars, the self-titled debut record from Young Echo member Jack Richardson, sounds a shocking amount like the end of the world. Being the love-child of young visual artist, photographer and rapper Manonmars and brilliant producer O$VMV$M (the bleaker of their two projects – In Colour, released last year, is much lighter and still great), Manonmars […]

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    Connie Seamer

    A Beautiful Eulogy of Loss, Hope and Pain: A Review of For Those I Love’s ‘For Those I Love’

    TW: Mentions of su*cide Dublin-based artist For Those I Love, real name David Balfe, is no stranger to grief. After the suicide of his best friend and fellow artistic collaborator Paul Curran in 2018, Balfe retreated into his parent’s shed where he and his friends used to hang out and recorded over 76 songs as […]

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    Max Williams

    More Evanescence? Yeah, Why Not?: A Review of Evanescence’s The Bitter Truth

    Max Williams shares his hates and loves of the newest album from classic heavy-rock band Evanescence.

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    Reece Beckett

    ‘Xiu Xiu’s frantic, anxious sound is here to stay’: A Review of Xiu Xiu’s OH NO

    Xiu Xiu are a tricky group to pin down. Primarily the brainchild of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Stewart, the band have put out over 30 different albums since releasing Knife Play in 2002, almost all of which embrace a difficult, often quite inaccessible experimental rock sound, merged with pop and industrial too. Their albums may […]

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    Louise Chase

    Review: Against The Current – ‘weapon’

    The new age of Against The Current is well and truly here. Since their return last November with ‘that won’t save us’ the trio have definitely funnelled all of their passion into their works. As the band’s first song written after the lockdowns turned the world upside down over a year ago, ‘weapon’ continues the […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Innovative, Abstract Hip-Hop Magic: A Review of Armand Hammer and The Alchemist’s Haram

    Reece Beckett gives insight into the growing world of abstract hip-hop in his review of one of the latest records from the movement.

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    Jo Lisney

    27 Years Later: Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s Legacy

    Today marks 27 years since the untimely death of Kurt Cobain, front man of Nirvana.

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    Katie Evans

    Review: easy life – ‘a message to myself’

    With an album announced on the 23rd March, it was no surprise to see that only days later British indie/alt band easy life released their first single for the upcoming  Life’s a Beach entitled ‘a message to myself’. The single joins two of the bands 2020 singles, ‘daydreams’ and ‘nightmares’, with the album set for […]

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    Katie Evans

    Review: Jungle – ‘Keep Moving’

    It’s been a long while since self-proclaimed ‘electro-soul’ duo Jungle, made up of Tom McFarland and John Lloyd-Watson, have released any new music. That is until early March 2021 when the band premiered an exciting trailer for their upcoming album Loving in Stereo. The album is yet to have a set release date, but the […]

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    Katie Evans

    Review: Everything Everything – ‘SUPERNORMAL’

    Katie Evans reviews the latest track from Everything Everything.

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    Alice Fortt

    This Week in Records (29/3/2021)- Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift and AJR

    Records Editor Alice Fortt gives her rundown of this week’s best tracks!

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    Connie Seamer

    ‘Disappointingly Bland’; A Review of Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over The Country Club

    Lana Del Rey‘s newest album Chemtrails Over The Country Club appears at first glance to be a bold step into new musical territory for the singer, but upon further inspection, it’s disappointingly bland. The record sees Lana make new shifts, both thematically and musically. The familiar scenes of Californian beaches and fancy cars that are typical […]