Black Country, New Road’s sophomore album is a deeply audacious effort that seems all but guaranteed to become a cult classic.
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REVIEW | Courtney Barnett Captures Lockdown Mundanity on ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’
‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ captures the sheer mundanity of lockdown better than any other album to date, and does so without ever forcing listeners to painfully relive the collective trauma of that time
REVIEW | Valentine: Indie Rock Masterpiece
Three years after releasing her landmark debut at just 18 years old, Lindsey Jordan proves herself to be a prodigy; creating an encapsulation of modern day indie rock at it’s very best
REVIEW | ‘Seventeen Going Under’: Moving and Vital Tales of Working Class Sadness
‘Seventeen Going Under’ establishes Fender as the greatest songwriter to come out of Britain in the last decade, if not the century
‘Valentine’ Track Review: Snail Mail Proves The Wait Was Worth It
The heady highs and lows of ‘Valentine’ instantly capture the euphoria of her greatest hit ‘Pristine’
TRACK REVIEW | ‘The System’: Raina Simone’s Powerful Ode To Community
“If you say that we riding then damnit we riding”
REVIEW | ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’: A Perfect Album
A 65 minute epic that instantly joins the leagues of ‘Miseducation’, ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ and co. to become an instant classic
REVIEW | ‘Sinner Get Ready’: Journey From Hell, Heaven & Back
For all it’s harsh and cacophonous noise, ‘Sinner Get Ready’ creates a far more inviting religious experience than most of modern day Christianity’s loudest and most powerful voices
REVIEW | Mike Lindsay and Laura Marling Deliver Enchantment on ‘Animal’
‘Animal’ straddles the line between dream and nightmare; it’s haunting, entrancing and enchanting in equal measure
REVIEW | ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’: A Fantastical Return To Form
‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ sees Tyler largely return to his wheelhouse; returning to old tricks but performing them better and more effortlessly than ever
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