Album Review: Ruby Throat – Stone Dress

A ruby-throated hummingbird is green-brown and white, with a striking red throat. It nimbly darts through woodland with its forked … More

Album Review: Calva Louise – Rhinoceros

Calva Louise – an English/Venezuelan/Mãori three piece – have battered their way through the past 2 years, releasing single after … More

Album Review: Busted – Half Way There

Half Way There is early 2000s pop punk sensation Busted’s fourth album. The 11 track album promises a trip down … More

Album Review: Little Mix – LM5

LM5 is the fifth studio album by Little Mix and celebrates women and female empowerment.  The opening lines of the … More

Album Review: Blood Red Shoes – Get Tragic

Get Tragic, the fifth album from the duo Blood Red Shoes, is a creation born out of a rift between … More

Album Review: Neneh Cherry – Broken Politics

Lush mixtures of strings, splashes of horns, off-kilter drum loops, and stabbing synths underlie a therapeutic and dramatic masterpiece.

Album Review: Alexandra Stréliski – Inscape

Upon first listen, it’s no surprise that Alexandra Stréliski features on not one but two piano-oriented Spotify playlists. Her new … More

Album Review: KT Tunstall – Wax

KT Tunstall’s previous album KIN was an energetic comeback album that followed the more subdued Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon. Her new … More

Album Review: Karine Polwart – Laws Of Motion

The ‘Laws Of Motion’ laid out by Karine Polwart dignify the undulation of nature, of human experience. She fills her … More

Album Review: The Beatles – The White Album

50 years today The Beatles released their eponymous and arguably most famous revolutionary album. Jamie Riley explores the complex significance … More