Review of "The Brink" by The Jezabels

Eighties New Wave is being revived to death. 

Review of "Civilia Demo" by Isaiah Rashad

Top Dawg Entertainment’s latest inductee shows off his versatility on this super-chill so-called “EP” (since when did a nearly-fifty-minute running time not constitute as a full album?). 

Review of "Benji" by Sun Kil Moon

At a glance, some of the track titles on this album – “I can’t live without my mum” and “I love my dad” – initially struck me as childish and soppy. However, this succinct openness swiftly reveals itself to be the thing that makes Benji so goddamn good.

Review of "So Long, See You Tomorrow" by Bombay Bicycle Club

So Long, See You Tomorrow is a vibrant, jaunty record buzzing with cosmopolitan sounds from all around the globe. 

Review of "Rave Tapes" by Mogwai

This is my first encounter with Glaswegian post-rock group, Mogwai. I’ve never liked the term “post-rock” but because I don’t know how else to categorise this group I’ll roll with the term just this once.

Review of "Clear" by Periphery

Another Yeezus-inspired album cover (or rather "lack-of-album-cover").

Progressive metal band, Periphery, released their second album back in 2012, a record that I was enamoured with for its melodic take on “djent” (Read here). The band have since recorded a new EP, which dropped yesterday. Are the band still as kickass as they were two years ago?

Review of "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" by Against Me!

Transsexual coming-out stories are a rarity in the rock scene and I was curious to hear how the Floridian punk band’s lead singer, Laura Jane Gabel (formerly known as Thomas James Gabel) would tackle such daring and personal subject matter.