ALBUM REVIEWS | DECEMBER/JANUARY
AMOR *** Sinking Into A Miracle (Night School) Ever wondered what Studio 54 would’ve sounded like if it was in the Glasgow School Of Art’s basement instead of Midtown Manhattan? …
AMOR *** Sinking Into A Miracle (Night School) Ever wondered what Studio 54 would’ve sounded like if it was in the Glasgow School Of Art’s basement instead of Midtown Manhattan? …
ALBUMS ALICE IN CHAINS **** Rainier Fog (BMG) Alice in Chains’ third album with singer Will Duvall, the same number they released with the late Layne Stayley, hints at an …
ALBUMS ANDREW WK ***** You’re Not Alone (Music For Nations) From his early days in noise experimentalists Wolf Eyes, to his current role as the most positive man on the …
GLASS MOUNTAIN *** Wow & Flutter (Hide & Seek) The followup to the Bradford four piece’s debut album feels quite similar, with weary melancholic refrains and spacious arrangements that carry …
ALIEN STADIUM **** Livin’ In Elizabethan Times (Double Six) Steve Mason, who used to be in the Beta Band, and Primal Scream’s Martin Duffy have collaborated on this pretty damn …
AMOR **** Higher Moment / Amnesia (Night School) No real comedown from Amor, the Glasgow collection of heads whose last 12″ located its skewed piano disco halfway between the art …
JANE WEAVER **** The Architect EP (Fire) Backed by a remix by her husband and Twisted Nerve label boss Andy Votel and a couple of fine unreleased tracks, The Architect is …
ADWAITH **** Lipstick Coch / Femme (Libertino) A step up from their more folk-based early singles, this double-A indicates why people are putting Adwaith in the ‘hot tip’ category. Lipstick …
LA FORME **** Birds In An Aviary (Libertino) Newport’s La Forme have returned with their most accessible slice of sophisticated pop thus far. Complete with Dave Gahan-style baritone, they have …
ABI FLYNN *** Ambiguous (Tru Thoughts) If you haven’t already heard of Ms. Flynn, you will. The songstress wows with old-school and nu-soul sounds on her debut EP. She’s fab …
CLÈMENTINE MARCH *** Les Étoiles À Ma Porte EP (Water Baby/Freaksville) Some pleasant hopscotching here, across musical styles and goegraphical boundaries. French Londoner March’s time spent in Brazil has lent …
ANI GLASS *** Ffrwydrad Tawel EP (Recordiau Neb) Translating as Quiet Explosion, this W H Dyfodol (Y Pencadlys)-produced EP is the next stage in Ani Saunders’ metamorphosis into an accomplished …