Shim – SHIM (BFD) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Having all but disappeared from the music scene for a number of years, former founder and lead singer of Australian rock trio Sick Puppies Shimon Moore has launched himself back into theContinue Reading
Thrice – Palms (Epitaph Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. My first experience of Thrice was by proxy – having heard a brilliant cover of their 2017 single “Hurricane” before checking out the original version. Since then I’ve remained a fan,Continue Reading
Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine (Jagjaguwar Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Big Red Machine, the self-titled album from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner, is, without a doubt, experimental by design. The product of aContinue Reading
Interpol – Marauder (Matador) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Interpol are one of those bands which I feel like I should know, but for some reason, I don’t. They have a long and impressive career behind them, their first album havingContinue Reading
Julian Temple Band – Antarctica (Oscillosonic Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. The track “Hundred Year Storm” opens Antarctica with a sound that, to this listener, immediately conjures images of a dimly lit bar somewhere. Intimate, the band is performing liveContinue Reading
The 1984 Draft – Makes Good Choices (Poptek Recs.) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Immediately familiar, The 1984 Draft’s “Make Good Choices” is the sort of record that feels like something – or someone – you know. To this 30-something yearContinue Reading
The Hayleys – Raato (Gorba Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Pressing play on Raato by The Hayleys, I knew I was going to be in for something different. A Finnish band, The Hayleys have previously released English language albums underContinue Reading
Dead Furies – Rock City A Go Go (Independent) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. When I pressed play on the Dead Furies’ “Rock City a Go Go” for the first time, I was tired. I had just finished an entire morningContinue Reading