Released: September 15th 2023 4/5 Beginning by seeking inspiration from the end of things sounds like you’ve opened up a pack of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategy cards as an antidote for writer’s block. Or maybe, after almost 25 years together, any band needs to look at fresh ways to begin new recordings. Explosions in the […]
Released: August 11th 2023 4/5 The contemporary folk songs on Jamie Leven’s new album Crossing Tides, as Slow Town Clock, are delicately crafted and deftly executed. Written in the Outer Hebridean islands songs draw obvious inspiration from the landscape, wildlife, and mythology. Each song associated with a different island. Recording took an equally naturalistic approach. […]
Released:August 4th 2023 3.5/5 Initially, Polly Mackey, pseudonymously known as Art School Girlfriend, opens her newest album with a relatively pacey tune, A Place To Lie followed up hurriedly by Close to The Clouds. So far so esoterically indie dance. However, getting to Real Life with its more intimate confessional tone we’re now well and […]
Released: June 30th 2023 4/5 Second album dilemma. Repeat or change things up? Add in a new label, Rock Action, and expectations from all quarters, not least from the band themselves and things could all go, well, weird. Thankfully Hull’s BDRMM (Bedroom) manage to augment the same dreamy melancholy and ambient introspection that made their […]
