Albums // Singles

Ah - All The Saints, not to be confused with the girl pop band All Saints unless of course they've developed a panache for all things noisy, which let's be honest is simply bollocks and highly unlikely, weave their way back into our hearts with their sophomore album 'Intro To Fractions'.

Having a more than ...[more]

"Total sonic annihilation" is how they describe themselves, and there's no exaggeration there at all. It's not a sound that's new, it's not innovative, but it's damned intense and obsessively good. Think a much more hardcore BRMC, with a foundation of Jesus & Mary Chain...[more]

Stretching across three CDs and 82 tracks, this compilation, ostensibly based around a quest to identify the first ever rock 'n' roll record, is not for the faint-hearted. However, it is frequently a lot of fun, especially if you come to it with the knowledge that this highly emotive topic for many musicologists and histo...[more]

It's a part of history, the Yorkshire-Lancashire divide - hundreds of years of bickering and battling over who as the best coloured flower or the biggest cathedral, among other things of course. In a musical climate where all Lancashire seems to be doing is regurgitating old muso's dreams, topping up pension funds and pay...[more]

'Love' and 'death' might just be the basic elements Lana Del Rey's (aka Lizzy Grant) second album, Born to Die. It's a combination of something oh-so-lovely yet oh-so-fatal. The female alternative pop artist du jour has already made a name for herself by consistently delivering deep and d...[more]

Errors are back with their third album Have Some Faith in Magic and have seemingly grown some big balls and manned up, as musically it's much more muscular and braver than 2010's Come Down With Me. Keeping with their post-electro sound with a light smattering of ethereal vocals throughout, it's a kal...[more]

Cry Along With the Babies is not a new full-length album but a short, six-song EP of lo-fi home recordings. The songs are simple and the result is a slightly dull, albeit charming, bridge for their next album. Throughout, the guitars sound like they're being played through treacle, they're sticky and warm with li...[more]

Former Sunny Day Sets Fire lead Mauro Remiddi first caught my attention in his solo guise as Porcelain Raft towards the end of 2010, performing an excellent, intriguing set at Manchester's In the City conference. He followed this ...[more]

Initially, it's a disappointment. You mean to tell me that this London via Edinburgh four-piece aren't a tribute act to jazz-guitarist Django Reinhardt? Well, that would explain why they're in the NME. Then you listen to the record and you can see why they chose to name themselves after such...[more]

Having garnered considerable critical acclaim for their work in synth-prog duo Zombi, Steve Moore and musical partner Majeure, aka AE Pattera, have decided to explore their solo options together with a split release - kind of like OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below for people who love listening to slowly undulatin...[more]