Category: Reviews
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Number 15: Idles – Tangk Unsurprisingly, when Joe Talbot describes this as a collection of love songs, don’t be fully expecting it all to be warm and fuzzy. It is, though, their most expansive set of songs yet pushing into…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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On November 30, 2024, Idles performed alongside Lambrini Girls and Battles in a lively gig. Lambrini Girls showcased their punk feminism with energetic performances, while Battles offered complex math-rock. Idles delivered a two-hour set, exploring themes of connection and loss,…
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