Some Diurnal Aural Awe

Joan As Classic Woman Whereas Joan Wasser’s first album featured downbeat, melancholic and beautiful ruminations, this latest and her fo...

With acknowledgement to the photographers/compilers, the Guardian is running an article today, linked to Google Street View, that places ico...

The Observer published today in The New Review an adapted version from Anthony Holden's preface to Poems That Make Grown Men Cry , ...

E Before F For Gonzo Cincinnati band Foxy Shazam has just released their latest and it can be downloaded for free here . That is ...

Mixed Endurance The new Curved Air’s new album North Star is a mixture: new and old and covered songs; dynamic and sweet and not...

Patriotic Pun This is a solid folk-infused album by the singer from The Poozies, who I don't know at all, and as far as I can make o...

Righteous anger – the story of my life. And who listens anyway, those ‘likes’ on social media the cold comfort of a click, and comments ...

Speaking Up Here's a powerful taster from the forthcoming album Colfax from The Delines, Willy Vlautin's new band. It's natu...

Anchorless The laid-back fiddle of Mark Orton’s opener New Pie contrasts sharply with the lively trumpeting on Tin Hat’s [MO’s band] se...

Not For Nothing Not top of the range, not bottom of the range, not brand spankin' new, but now mine.

Rock Revival Having watched Man United lose to Man City tonight, badly, I wanted to blow the frustration and anger away so turned to thi...

Lifted Laughter The Kaiser Chiefs’ latest is being streamed at the Guardian – and likely elsewhere – so I’ve had a listen and may revie...

Loads or Little Hair A short but appreciative comment on last night's nostalgic gig at the Corn Exchange, and as a technical senior ci...

Sublime Cosmic Noise It’s Miller time, and goddamn that’s loud! I don’t recall seeing a PA system – but I was mesmerised by Mille...