BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 14/04/2017: Machinedrum, Frank Ocean, Wavves and more...

This week’s been a drag. Just like your life – a drag. Just like your dad – a drag queen. Just like that doctor that got dragged off that United aircraft. What the fuck was all that about? Anyway, enough personal insults and dragging talk. It’s time to talk music and liven this week up.

Review of 'Automaton' by Jamiroquai

Crazy-hat-wearing high-flying Jay Kay and his crew of funky instrumentalists have returned to the studio after seven years. Was the return of the space cowboy necessary in 2017? Or are there already enough disco/funk revival acts out there?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 07/04/2017: Alt-J, Liana Banks, Sufjan Stevens and more...

This week, I give you horny music courtesy of Alt-J and auto-tune courtesy of Sufjan Stevens.

Review of 'Emperor of Sand' by Mastodon

For the first four tracks, Mastodon had me worried.

Review of ‘S T I C K € R S’ by All Hail Hyena

Listen up. Limber up. Lube up. Pyjama-wearing sexually-frustrated psych rockers All Hail Hyena are back and they’ve got another batch of infectious twangy guitar anthems to rock out and knock over other people’s drinks to.

INTRODUCING: Cloud Tangle

Meet Cloud Tangle.

Review of 'Brutalism' by Idles

What happened to all the rock bands that used to talk about real issues? Enter Idles.