Category Archives: album reviews

Album review : Put your hands up if you love Kylie

My question is, if Aphrodite didn’t have Kylie’s name on the cover, how many people would even give it a second listen ? In her second major release since her cancer treatment, the Australian superstar has given us an upbeat collection … Continue reading

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Album reviews (Peggy Sue, Stornoway)

Peggy Sue take folk music into dangerous and exciting new places. Their songs are soulful, dark and reflective and have a gritty indie edge. The duo from Brighton, England had been building up interest for some time thanks to the … Continue reading

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Album reviews (Christina Aguilera, Janelle Monáe)

Christina Aguilera’s new album is big, it’s banging, and it’s packed with potential hits. Bionic (released on June 8th) is intended to showcase different sides of her personality and her versatility as an artist. So on a couple of tracks - Elastic … Continue reading

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Album reviews : the return of garage rock (The Black Keys, Woven Bones, Dum Dum Girls)

The Black Keys were literally started up in a basement. In 2001 a young Dan Auerbach had booked some time to record with his current band in Patrick Carney’s primitive basement recording studio in Akron Ohio. When the group didn’t … Continue reading

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Album reviews : Willie Nelson, Sage Francis

Willie Nelson is a living legend – a multi award winning country music icon, an actor, an outlaw, a political activist, and a prominent campaigner for the reform of the drugs laws. He’s also a working musician who spends over … Continue reading

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