Album Reviews

Give a warm welcome and make some noise for these girls and boys.

Ready to tickle and massage your eardrums, here's this weeks acts.

Arctic Monkeys, The Blue Herons, Cast, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Heavenly, Kieran Hebden and William Tyler. Loaded Honey, The Open Flames, Retrograph, The Swell Seas

The Cast (Albums) : FRQNCY LDN, Kim Deal, Maribou State, Shine Grooves, Thee Housecoatees, Vega Trails

The Cast (Albums) : Big Long Sun, Found Object, Joseph Shabashon + Nicholas Krgovich + Tennis Coats, Juan Wauters, Juliana Hatfield

The Cast (Albums) : Almost An Island, Beauty Sleep, Ginnels, Syd dePalma. Tankus

The Cast (Albums) : Austra, Chris Lyons, Cole Pulice, James Yorkston, Maria Somerville, SG Lewis

The Cast (Albums) : Blue Lake, David Byrne, Gwenno, Smith and Liddle, Sons of Sevilla, Tunng

For all the joy and excitement that comes from a New Year, it's also a time to remember those we lost. What follows is a personal selection to commemorate some of those who died in 2025. Some may be travelling the Highway to Hell. Others are, hopefully Knocking On Heaven's Door. All contributed memories to treasure and experiences to value....

The Cast (Albums) : Chris Stamey, Emma Pollock, Nightbus, Pendulum, Slow Country, Wallace