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Ocean to Ocean is as fresh as the morning sea spray – TORI AMOS | ALBUM REVIEW

October 29, 2021

30 years on, Tori Amos is still delivering
familiar but fresh albums like Ocean to Ocean, which adds a deeper groove to her sound.

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Everything you’d expect, five albums in – THE WAR ON DRUGS | ALBUM REVIEW

October 29, 2021

No surprises on The War on Drugs' I Don't Live Here Anymore, but their Springsteen-inspired formula still works a charm.

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From Cradle of Filth to Self Esteem – THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

October 22, 2021

From heavy to ravey to righteous with some stopoffs at other locations, five Octobrian opuses by Cradle Of Filth, Don Broco, Grouper, Ross From Friends and Self Esteem.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

October 15, 2021

An autumnal harvest of new releases by Circuit Des Yeux, Dark Mark Vs Skeleton Joe, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, John Carpenter (with son and godson) and the Melvins.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

October 8, 2021

Experimental indie from Denmark's Efterklang, Arabic avant-garde from Montreal's Jerusalem In My Heart, gritpop from Tyneside's Sam Fender and two compilations of trad Irish folk and Italian horror scores.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

October 1, 2021

Including pioneers of Detroit techno, 2-tone and progressive rock - those'd be Kevin Saunderson, The Specials and Yes - plus newcomers to the trip-hop and gothic metal subgenres, namely Tirzah and Unto Others.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

September 24, 2021

Unlikely reggae covers selected by Don Letts; kick-ass American rock and country women Melissa Etheridge and Mickey Guyton; Bristol jazzers Run Logan Run and Vangelis soundtracking a mission to Jupiter, like he was born to.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

September 17, 2021

A week of heavy music in various forms this week - and though Adia Victoria and Moor Mother prove that doesn't have to mean big rock riffs and the like, Carcass, Employed To Serve and Merthyr band Florence Black offer a bit of that anyway.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

September 10, 2021

A week of marquee releases including Manic Street Preachers album number 14 and a bumper-sized Metallica reissue/tribute album package. Plus Elvis Costello is redone in Spanish and there's comebacks from Martina Topley-Bird and Saint Etienne.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

September 3, 2021

New sounds ranging from Amyl And The Sniffers' Aussie punk to Auri's Finnish metal, DJ Seinfeld's Swedish club sounds and Suuns' Canadian indietronica, with a token blast from the past courtesy of the Small Faces.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

August 27, 2021

Bank holiday bangers (and things less appropriately described) by The Bug, Chubby & The Gang, Marisa Anderson & William Tyler, Voces8 and Yann Tiersen.

Category: Albums, Music, Reviews

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

August 20, 2021

New albums by Welsh stalwarts from north and south alike, The Joy Formidable and Captain Accident; black metal crossover faves, Deafheaven and Wolves In The Throne Room; and folk-rock perfection from Martha Wainwright.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

August 13, 2021

Reviews of new music by Mountain Movers, Quicksand, Sepultura, Suzie Ungerleider and the Goitse A Thaisce compilation: psych-rock, post-hardcore, metal, alt-country and Irish folk.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

August 6, 2021

Buzz's second set of weekly album reviews this week (don't ask) includes a set of womanly pop covers by Will Young, more measured classical by Max Richter, and intense meditations on Christianity by Lingua Ignota.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

August 3, 2021

The first of two sets of album reviews to be handed down to you this week, for reasons, features an eclectic crop of Dot Allison, Erasure, John Francis Flynn, Lump and Underdark.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

July 23, 2021

Five new albums including jazz from Slowly Rolling Camera and Snazzback, dub reggae from Mungo's Hi Fi and classic rock from David Crosby.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

July 16, 2021

Featuring! Cool Cymru revivalism from Boi; funky pan-whacking covers from Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band; an album recorded in two hours by Stephen Fretwell; and a brace of debut releases from side projects with acronymical names.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

July 12, 2021

A big week for albums by relatives of more famous musicians – indeed there is not one, not four but THREE such releases in this perky little section! However, because Buzz thinks music should stand on its own merits, this familial connection has only been mentioned in one of the reviews.

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

July 2, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE AT THE GATES The Nightmare Of Being (Century Media) The guttural snarl that is a trademark of death metal will often hit you …

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

June 25, 2021

BEARTOOTH Below (Red Bull) Once a mere solo project for the band’s lead singer Caleb Shomo, Beartooth has exploded into a titan of the melodic hardcore genre in a matter …

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

June 18, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH To Carry A Whale (Dirty Hit) There’s something about Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s songs that, despite their simplicity, really get under …

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

June 11, 2021

DUSTIN O’HALLORAN Silfur (Deutsche Grammophon) Pianist and score composer Dustin O’Halloran’s first venture into the world of music was playing guitar and keyboards for the hugely underrated and wistful Los …

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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

June 4, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BUGZY MALONE The Resurrection (Ill Gotten) From the opening title track of Bugzy Malone’s latest, the mood and scene is set: …

Category: Albums, Reviews Region: South Wales

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

May 28, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BLACKBERRY SMOKE You Hear Georgia (3 Legged) The southern roots rock band that’s fast becoming a collective, Blackberry Smoke, mark their …

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Ocean to Ocean is as fresh as the morning sea spray – TORI AMOS | ALBUM REVIEW

Everything you’d expect, five albums in – THE WAR ON DRUGS | ALBUM REVIEW

From Cradle of Filth to Self Esteem – THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

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