SCARLET REBELS meld hard rock & heartfelt lyrics on WHERE THE COLOURS MEET
Llanelli hard rock band Scarlet Rebels return with their third album, Where The Colours Meet, “a melting pot of lyrical themes and sonic elements."
Reviews
POM POKO soar with CHAMPION: an energetic and inventive indie rock gem
Norwegian four-piece Pom Poko already have 2021’s excellent Cheater in their discography, and third album Champion should earn them more fans again.
WILL YOUNG blends classic pop, dance & Latin for sun-drenched LIGHT IT UP
Will Young blends pop classic and new, dance, and a certain Latin influence on his latest, sunny album, Light It Up.
TAYLOR SWIFT-inspired queer historical romance gets spicy second instalment: YOU’RE THE PROBLEM, IT’S YOU
The second instalment of a Taylor Swift-inspired novel duology, You’re The Problem, It’s You is a gorgeous romance, faultlessly written, with just the right amount of spice.
SUSIE DENT brings her wordsmith skills to first whodunnit novel, GUILTY BY DEFINITION
With Guilty By Definition, Susie Dent has brought her formidable knowledge of the English language into the world of fiction for the first time.
MILF: PALOMA FAITH memoir is fearless, graphic & gregarious
In MILF, mum, music maker, and marvellously entertaining and effervescent pop person Paloma Faith dips her pen into the ink well of writing a book rather than a song.
Piano man BILLY JOEL remains a master of his art in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium
Funny, gracious and legendary, piano man Billy Joel's aimiable demeanour and occasional wisecracks endeared him to a packed stadium in Cardiff.
BRÊN. CALON. FI.: ambitious fourth-wall-breaking play at the National Eisteddfod misses its mark
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru has gone from strength to strength since the pandemic. However, the latest offering for the National Eisteddfod – Brên. Calon. Fi. by Bethan Marlow – left us feeling a little cold.
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIEW take fans on a hedonistic trip in time live in Cardiff
Creedence Clearwater Review certainly took us on a nostalgic journey playing live in Cardiff, encompassing everything magical about that formative era.
OSEES: punk meets new wave in fantastical sonic adventure, SORCS 80
OSees' SORCS 80 is a gonzoid marriage of A Foul Form’s Crass-y punk and the accessible new wave of precursor album, Intercepted Message.
In RARE SINGLES, BENJAMIN MYERS explores music & redemption in a new light
Former music journalist Benjamin Myers' latest novel, Rare Singles explores music's unique capacity to unlock memory, unite and heal.
HOUSE GOSPEL CHOIR deliver a feel-good slab of spiritualism on LOVE IS THE MESSAGE
House Gospel Choir deliver a feel good, gospel-fuelled spiritual slab of vinyl with house leanings in Love Is The Message.
TWIN ATLANTIC’s MELTDOWN: catchy, yet familiar pop-rock for the charts
Twin Atlantic's Meltdown has a pop-rock vibe that's chart-friendly and approachable, but there’s not enough to make one song stand out over another.
Tracing the complete history of WITCHES & WITCH HUNTS in new bewitching book
Let cunning, well-crafted prose cast a spell on you in Phil Carradice's engaging and extremely well-written book, Witches & Witch Hunts Through The Ages.
BEABADOOBEE: alt-pop icon makes confident return with THIS IS HOW TOMORROW MOVES
Beabadoobee’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves is a self-assured coming-of-age tale about love and womanhood that continues to document the artist’s experiences.
ARTIFICE: take a thrilling journey through Paris with CLAIRE BEREST’s electric writing
Claire Berest’s eighth book Artifice is a glowing, cinematic thriller, propelled throughout by zippy, electric writing.
ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK: a magnum crime opus of Steinbeck proportions
Chris Whitaker’s writing in All The Colours Of The Dark combines Dennis Lehane’s grit and the human rawness of top-tier Steinbeck.
BUNCH OF GRAPES: the Ponty microbrewery perfecting pints & posh pub grub
Bunch Of Grapes' Nick Otley is back doing what he does best: having revived some old favourites from his eponymous brewery, he’s continuing to deliver quality food too.
70s rock revival and Zambian groove: WITCH’s energetic live comeback
As WITCH keyboardist Patrick Mwondela told Buzz, “a lot of people come to shows to experience the energy and warmth”. On that measure, no one leaves their Cardiff show disappointed.
American guitar legend BRIAN RAY wears classic influences on his sleeve for MY TOWN
My Town is an album which encapsulates Brian Ray’s influences, songwriting, and signature style in a way that is uniquely him.
MILLIE MANDERS are blunt, witty & funky on second cross-genre album
Neither ska nor punk, in a purist sense, Millie Manders And The Shutup prove they're true modern cross-genre specialists on their second album.
DIRECT-TO-DUB: SCIENTIST drops a heavy dose of vintage reggae
Drawing on the sounds of the late 70s, dub-reggae group Scientist's latest album, Direct-To-Dub, is a sonic dream.
Chris Kohler captivates with magical realist debut novel PHANTOM LIMB
A magical realist debut novel, Phantom Limb’s most striking grand visions are those of Chris Kohler as a novelist.
Hip-hop influenced WHY? return with surprisingly confessional album
On their first album in five years, Why? return with a surprisingly personal album that stands out as something of an oddity in their back catalogue.