U2: ALL THAT YOU CAN’T LEAVE BEHIND AT 20 | FEATURE
U2: ALL THAT YOU CAN’T LEAVE BEHIND AT 20 | FEATURE David Nobakht dives back into an album by the Irish globestraddlers which sits at the precise midpoint of …
U2: ALL THAT YOU CAN’T LEAVE BEHIND AT 20 | FEATURE David Nobakht dives back into an album by the Irish globestraddlers which sits at the precise midpoint of …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE AQUILES NAVARRO & TCHESER HOLMES Heritage Of The Invisible II (International Anthem) More deeply fly rearranging of your head by means …
HIP HOP FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH | PREVIEW A livestreamed event happening on the last Thursday of October looks set to be a diverse and interesting evening. Organised by …
CATE LE BON | INTERVIEW Welsh psychedelic pop champion Cate Le Bon recently took to the stage for a behind-closed-doors gig, livestreamed for free in aid of Music Venue …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BEABADOOBEE Fake It Flowers (Dirty Hit) Following some fantastic EPs like Space Cadet and Patched Up, Beabadoobee [above] has quickly risen …
WALL2WALL JAZZ FESTIVAL | PREVIEW “Abergavenny – Home To Great Jazz” trumpets a brief promotional video by the people behind the Wall2Wall Festival. Replete with images highlighting the attractiveness …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE CARLA BRUNI Carla Bruni (Universal/Wrasse) This eponymous album by model and wife of ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy follows on from 2017’s …
RECENT WELSH MUSIC YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | REVIEW It’s October, it’s me (the person writing this), it’s us (Buzz magazine) and it’s the second edition of this monthly …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE COREY TAYLOR CMFT (Roadrunner) If you’re a little unsure of the name, where have you been for nigh on twenty years? …
OASIS: (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? On October 2, 1995 the second album by Oasis was released into a feverishly excited British pop atmosphere. The Mancunian ne’er-do-wells had has gone …
HOW NOT TO MAKE IT IN THE POP WORLD (DIARY OF AN ALMOST HAS-BEEN) | BOOK REVIEW John Barrow (Trafford Publishing) The musician John Barrow initially published his book, …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE ACTION BRONSON Only For Dolphins (Loma Vista) While most seem to be having a very sombre 2020, Action Bronson is living …
SWEET DREAMS: THE STORY OF THE NEW ROMANTICS | BOOK REVIEW Dylan Jones (Faber) At close to 700 pages, Sweet Dreams… is set to do for the New Romantics and …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION Access Denied (X-Ray Production) Back in the late 90s, Asian Dub Foundation’s live show made the press-hogging Beatles …
Gregory Porter | Interview With his new album, All Rise going straight into the top ten of the UK Album chart – above Katy Perry of all …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE ANTELOPER Tour Beats Vol. 1 (International Anthem) Multiple trademarks of quality combine on Tour Beats Vol. 1, a four-song 12” EP …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE DECLAN MCKENNA Zeros (Columbia) Recorded in Nashville, this precocious indie-pop wunderkind’s much anticipated second release was delayed, like much else, by …
RECENT WELSH MUSIC YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | REVIEW Happy September to you! Hopefully. Bereftness has been a facet of human life in the last six months, as you …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE GREGORY PORTER All Rise (Decca) Gregory Porter, the two-time Grammy award-winning jazz supremo who is seldom without a hat, returns with …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE ENO/CALE Wrong Way Up ENO/WOBBLE Spinner (both All Saints) Two reissues, from 1990 and 95 respectively, which comprise two pairings of …
ROCKFIELD: THE STUDIO ON THE FARM | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING The decision to turn a farmhouse in the Welsh countryside into the world’s first residential recording studio, kitted out …
THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES REVIEWED | FEATURE BIFFY CLYRO A Celebration Of Endings (Warner Music) Characterised by huge harmonies, erratic playing, and witty songcraft, Biffy Clyro are one …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE EYEDRESS Let’s Skip To The Wedding (Lex) Filipino-born, USA-raised Idris Vicuña [above] was in Manila-based surf-rock band Bee Eyes before taking …
NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE Starting this week, look out every Friday for a roundup of the most noteworthy new gear assessed right here on the Buzz website. Plus …