5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (223+ words) A place or their masterplan, I don’t know, but there is no mistaking their intentions. Ibibio Sound Machine want you to dance ’til you drop. Having dealt such a killer punch finale, and that right at the very start of…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (205+ words) Richard now joins us for a Why I Love to explain where he finds inspiration in the music of Nick Drake. I remember the first time I heard Cello Song and being bowled over by its beauty and brilliance, anchored…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (284+ words) Heavy music’s patron saint of the beautifully bleak, Chelsea Wolfe, releases The Dark. Wolfe has always kept one boot in heavy territory, citing black metal as an influence, has flirted openly with doom, and made an entire record (Bloodmoon: I)…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (720+ words) Welcome to Quick Takes for August ’26 – our monthly appraisal of albums that were too good to get away. Part 2 of this month’s crop includes Jethro Tull, The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams, Jamie Webster, Crumbling Ghost and Rusty Shackle. Partnering up…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (290+ words) Hot on the heels of Howard Jones’ live tours in the UK and US, Cherry Red have released a brand new box set of all five of his early studio albums. Back in the old days, a CD box set…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (652+ words) Black Spikes – Ydos: Album Review At The Barrier Black Spikes, the Lithuanian genre shifting modern progressive metallers, return with Ydos. A concept album that demands full and undivided attention. Sound-wise, Black Spikes sit in the modern-progressive lane that has lately…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (283+ words) The debut EP from Dom Malin explores identity, loss, and self-doubt, before offering warmth, hope, and connection. Made possible by a crowdfunding campaign backed by his growing community, Echoes Of Light touches on the emotional weight of everyday life. The…...