Daudi Matsiko – ‘The King of Misery’ album review: A delicate display of loneliness and heartbreak
A triumph.
Album Reviews Archives: 01/2024
Swimming Bell – ‘Charlie’ album review: A lilting reminder of great songwriting
A record worthy of your time.
Feral Family – ‘Without Motion’ album review: Bass-driven rock lacking in imagination
The debut effort from Bridlington’s Feral Family.
Green Day – ‘Saviors’ album review: authentic post-punk anthems for a broken world
An excellent return from the maestros of political music.
Slift – ‘Ilion’ album review: a pulsating journey into the depths of time and space
A towering new offering.
Marika Hackman – ‘Big Sigh’ album review: A tender and triumphant magnum opus
An absolute artistic feat.
The Vaccines – ‘Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations’ album review: the sound of nostalgia done well
The light and dark retrospective.
Folly Group – ‘Down There!’ album review: an underdeveloped exploration of post-punk
A disappointing effort.
Emma Gatrill – ‘Come Swim’ album review: a hopeful synthesis of past, present and future
An underrated musician.
Bill Ryder-Jones – ‘Iechyd Da’ album review: a life-affirming masterpiece
“There’s something great about life.”