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Album review archive


Joanne Shaw Taylor 'Black & Gold' album review: UK blues artist prepares for a new musical chapter on her 10th album
Joanne Shaw Taylor's 10th studio album prepares the blues artist for a new chapter. To mark her new decade as a recording artist, 'Black...


Chantel McGregor 'The Healing' album review: A cathartic rock album, with a blues soul.
Chantel McGregor is eager to clear one thing up surrounding her new album "The Healing isn't blues. It’s not blues". It's certainly a...


When Rivers Meet 'Addicted to You' album review: poker hot roots-rock from your new favourite band
Proudly independent artists, When Rivers Meet, scored a top 10 album in the UK charts in 2023 with 'Aces High'. Their latest release,...


The Bablers 'Like the First Time' album review: Finnish pop supergroup's cult album finally gets a global release
The musical phrase 'Big in Japan' takes on a whole different meaning for Finnish popsters, The Bablers. The band have been making music...


Elles Bailey 'Beneath the Neon Glow Revisited' album review: Award-winning album gets a glorious piano makeover
Elles Bailey's most recent album 'Beneath the Neon Glow' is a bona fide modern classic. Not only is it an award-winning album, but it...


Ghost 'Skeletá' album review: The Swedish metal band releases Ghost: The musical
The famously anti-papal, Satanic 'metal band', Ghost, has grown their fanbase with every album they've released, creating a...


H.E.A.T 'Welcome to the Future' album review: Swedish rockers party like it's 1985 on album number eight
Swedish power rockers H.E.A.T. have dropped their new album, “Welcome to the Future.” The title might seem a bit off for a band that’s...


Smith/ Kotzen 'Black Light/White Noise' album review: Two guitar heroes create musical alchemy on their second album
Yin and yang, sun and moon, they are often two sides of the same thing: two complementary aspects working in synergy. The new album by...


Deacon Blue 'The Great Western Road' album review: The Glasgow pop-rockers celebrate 40 years with another timeless album
Deacon Blue celebrate 40 years with an anniversary tour and an 11th album. Far from being a legacy band, Deacon Blue have continued to...


The Damn Truth 'The Damn Truth' album review: Montreal rockers show a bit of classic 70s bite for their new album.
The Montreal rockers with a hippy soul are back with another explosive new album. After spending the last few years making a tsunami on...


Jethro Tull 'Curious Ruminant' album review: Another poetic masterwork from the prog rock Titans
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson proves that age isn't a barrier to creativity. Since he returned to releasing new material under the Tull...


Will Wilde 'The Blues Is Still Alive' album review: Wilde proves that the blues is still relevant and very much all about feel.
Walter Trout has called him the best harmonica player on the planet and it’s not hard to understand why Will Wilde is highly regarded....
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