Category: Album Review

  • Number 20: Kenya Grace – The After Taste Another singing producer-DJ, ‘Strangers’ is the ubiquitous stand-out track, closing in on a billion streams on Spotify, but the rest of the album is equally worthy of attention. Mostly this is gentle drum…

    My Albums of the Year 2024: Numbers 20 to 16
  • Number 25: THUSLove – All Pleasure I came across their first album ‘Memorial’ researching bands playing at Reading and instantly fell in love.  This is good old fashioned indie rock n roll, lead single ‘On The Floor’ would have slotted…

    My Albums of the Year 2024: Numbers 25 to 21
  • Number 30: Poppy – Negative Spaces Poppy has bounced around genres, initially an out and out pop entity, drifting into heavier rock and full on metal. This album continues her fearlessness to switch from gentler moments to tracks going full…

    My Albums of the Year 2024: Numbers 30 to 26
  • The 2023 ones that got away: Honourable mentions to two 2023 albums I didn’t pick up on at the time.  I came across Lankum’s ‘False Lankum’ after it featured in a number of end of year critic picks.  I stuck…

    My Albums of the Year 2024: Numbers 35 to 31