Album review: Bill Ryder-Jones – West Kirby County Primary
This is music for those with tear-stained lecture notes.
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Author: Samuel Lambeth
Review: Mumford & Sons bring versatile sound to Birmingham
Marcus Mumford and co are calm and cocksure in an arena and have the Grammy awards to prove it.
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EP review: Wood and Nails – The Night Before
If you close your eyes, you can almost imagine the lighter shards of The Promise Ring and Texas Is the Reason blaring out.
Read MoreReview: Dune Rats pack out The Sunflower Lounge
Grunge slackers Dune Rats gave a frenzied performance in Birmingham.
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EP review: Creeper – The Callous Heart
They may be living in a permanent Halloween, but Creeper will be around for a much longer season. Best dig out the Ouija board.
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EP review: FAITH – One
There’s no need to have a crisis in FAITH, as this is a band full of more than divine spirit.
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EP review: George Gadd – Sweet Tea
Gadd’s tracks invoke a wonderful amount of imagery, something the great songwriters can do with aplomb.
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Album: The Cribs – For All My Sisters
For All My Sisters may not elevate The Cribs into the ‘big time’, but that’s never been the Jarmans’ ambition.
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Album: Modest Mouse – Strangers To Ourselves
When a Modest Mouse album comes out, it’s the title that grips you.
Read MoreFAITH – Waves
The good thing about ‘Waves’ is FAITH are creating their own identity, eschewing British brawn in favour of intricate, lovelorn melodies. It certainly bodes well for the future.
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