Rock & Indie Reviews

Latest Rock & Indie Reviews

• Manthology: a Tireless Exercise in Narcissism Featuring Gay for Johnny Depp's Excellent Cadavers Gay for Johnny Depp

  
  A career retrospective that's the absolute opposite of easy listening.

  reviewed by Stephanie Burkett

• What Day Is It Tonight? - Trans Am Live 1993-2008 Trans Am

  
  Music for swinging around asteroids or hurtling down a ravine.

  reviewed by Nadine McBay

• Real Estate Real Estate

  
  A sound consciously rendered in refracted sunset oranges and yellows.

  reviewed by Alex Denney

• Fall Be Kind Animal Collective

  
  Every bit as spellbinding as fans will be anticipating.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• Landing Githead

  
  Hard to really get excited about, but very easy to enjoy.

  reviewed by Andrzej Lukowski

• Trapped Animal The Slits

  
  This is as good as can be expected – and fortunately, that is pretty good.

  reviewed by Everett True

• Big Ripper Todd

  
  Hold on tight, to both your ears and your lunch.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• There Are No Goodbyes Sophia

  
  Robin Proper-Sheppard’s latest demands patience, but rewards it lavishly.

  reviewed by Jaime Gill

• Accelerated Living Saviours

  
  Oakland quartet’s third album is by far their most metal yet.

  reviewed by Greg Moffitt

• The Amazing The Amazing

  
  A rich and colourful record featuring members of Swedish prog-rockers Dungen.

  reviewed by Matthew Horton

• Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Spiritualized

  
  A towering artistic statement finally available as originally intended.

  reviewed by John Doran

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Songs About People I Know Stricken City

  
  The newcomers display a palpable sense of belief and passion.

  reviewed by Rob Webb

• Frauhaus! Wetdog

  
  A still-new band with a ragged niche all to themselves.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

  • Huw Stephens

• Let It Beep Royal Bangs

  
  Album two from refreshingly upbeat, cacophonously catchy Tennessee outfit.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• Out Come the Freaks! An Island Post Punk Anthology Various Artists

  
  A muddled, but occasionally magnificent, time capsule-style package.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Dark Touches Har Mar Superstar

  
  A hook-packed, skilfully produced guilty pleasure of a record.

  reviewed by Chris White

• The Audacity of Hype Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine

  
  Biafra has assembled another invigorating public service broadcast.

  reviewed by Noel Gardner

• Let It Die The Shaky Hands

  
  Genuine, well-crafted rock songs – a warm, welcoming success.

  reviewed by Mike Haydock

• Relive Paul Haig

  
  Pioneering Scottish indie-funkster issues third album in two years.

  reviewed by Paul Lester

• The Sound the Speed the Light Mission of Burma

  
  A disappointment compared to recent-past LPs, but evidently fun to make.

  reviewed by Andrzej Lukowski