Singles

I'm slightly disappointed, but not unexpectedly; after hearing their preview of' It's a Party' to give us a taste of what their mostly anticipated third album would sound like, I even doubted that there would be a second single, let alone third.
Evidently not as heavy as their previous stuff, a tad stale but...

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Fresh from a 15 month world tour the brothers Reid have lost none of their trademark melodic magic on this taster for the forthcoming album Like Comedy. 'Spinning Around in the Air' brings together the pair's knack for a witty lyric - "Let me rephrase that, I think there's a better line there, spinni...

7.5

The Milk are starting to cause quite a stir amongst the British press at the moment, being bigged up by both the Guardian and NME and selling out shows across multiple reputable venues without even having a record deal; these Essex rockers must be doing something right.

Just like a hip hop infused 'B-...

7.5

A BRIT school graduate, member of dubstep crew We Are Dubist and positive, politically-charged collective The People's Army', South West London rapper Potent Whisper follows up his last Single 'MYNIB' (Featuring Tenchoo) with 'Sacrifice'.

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If you're a regular Soundblab follower you may have noticed me singing (well, writing) the praises of Brazil's foremost post-rock band Labirinto and their staggeringly brilliant debut album Anatema. A debut LP that summoned up all the drama and beauty of Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Ex...

Screama Ballerina are back with their third single 'Paper Cuts'. Continuing to vent their spleen on the class divisions and all that's wrong with the system, this time they focus on the harm and power that money does to people and how simple it would be if we didn't have to rely on it.

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Albums

5.5

Ah it appears the curse of the dreaded second album has struck again. How many artists can honestly say their first album isn't their best? A whole lifetime of experience and inspiration is thrown into that debut gem, so when it comes around to making their sophomore offering baying record execs and hungry fans need to be satisfied with something which is penned in a paltry 18 months.

Yet, ironically, Kiwi singer-songwriter Pip Brown has taken four years to put Anxiety and still is...

Gossip return with their fifth studio album A Joyful Noise, and they do not disappoint. The band were joined on production for this album by Xenomania founder Brian Higgins, well know for producing singles by girlband Girls Aloud, and you can really hear the difference between this and their previous albums. You may think that Gossip and Girls Aloud are two different styles (which they are) and having Higgins on board would be a bad choice for the band. However, it isn't, as they...

Remember that first wave of Best Coast singles? Great songs all, whose brevity and lack of pretensions left space for the listener to implant their own memories and fantasies. And how about those venerable influences (The Ronettes! The Shangri-Las! The Beach Boys!)...

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8.5

Nineties rock band Garbage have returned with their fifth studio album, which also happens to be their first in more than seven years. It may not feel like its been seven years, but sadly some of us have been sat in a world for nearly a decade where the only garbage around is the sort you'd throw away. However, it has to be said Garbage's latest offering is definitely something for fans to keep hold of.

Let's get that in there first: Not Your Kind of People is just...

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You can tell that DZ Deathrays have been listening to Pulled Apart By Horses. Bloodstreams, a title inspired by Mötley Crüe's autobiography, is filled with the raucous, heavy rock riffs and throaty shouting the Leeds band have purveyed recently. But Bloodstreams is by no means a copy-cat album or solely inspired by the Yorkshiremen. Think Trash Talk meets The Black Keys, or The Computers, Damn Terrain and other such bands who come under the ...