MUSIC

As the news broke that James Blunt, Madonna and Katie Melua had the top three selling albums in Europe (according to Billboard) I was preparing our list of best albums of 2006 – a truly amazing release year. These top-selling albums didn’t register on our quality scale, in fact they didn’t come close, and I [...]

A couple of months ago I attended a concert where this young, unassuming Australian played support. I was impressed enough to ask for a CD to review and this is it. It’s somewhere between an EP and LP in its 26 minute/7 track length, and is more than enough to confirm that Pyke is one [...]

The return of the much loved British solo act. For this, his third studio album, following on from 2001’s hit record HINTERLAND, FLIGHT 602 brings back Aim’s trademark Americana sound.

Cut Chemist, the world famous DJ, has finally created his debut solo album, THE AUDIENCE IS LISTENING.

Jurrasic 5 return with their fourth studio album, FEEDBACK. Four years on from POWER IN NUMBERS. Older and Wiser? What! No Cut Chemist? Can they pull it off?

Look at our end-of-year ‘Best-of’ album list and you’ll see quite a few singer/songwriters included. But I’ll bet you a pound to a penny you’ll not recognise too many of them as they’re unlikely to be the media’s darlings, and spread like cheapest, thinnest strawberry jam over the airwaves. With so many singer/songwriters now emerging, [...]

30 November 2006

2006 has been a magnificent year for truly great albums and one of the best years ever. It’s also been a year in which the musical diversity of our selection has also never been greater. You may be surprised at the absence of Razorlight or The Feeling or albums included in the summer’s Mercury Nationwide [...]

After listening to this I wonder what other dust-laden gems Sonic Youth have hidden away in cupboards and under beds. This collection of B-sides and rarities dates back to 1994 and is 99% instrumental.