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Shapes in the Mirror and Zeit Driver Reviewed
July 21, 2026
Shapes in the Mirror – MONO
You might be as concerned about the rise of AI music as you’re with the result of the Tours de France. It’s likely just a thing that you’re vaguely aware of, but not concerned enough with to add to your list of grave…
Johnny Quintero and Moondrive Reviewed
July 1, 2026
Johnny Quintero – Can I Tell Her?
Believe it or not, there was a time when some of the world’s best-trained and most successful pop-rock musicians were treated with disdain by music critics. I know that it’s a little late, but I apologise. I hope that you will…
Dropkick Murphys and Woodlot Reviewed
June 30, 2026
Dropkick Murphys – The Body of an American
They say that the only way that a man can ever truly die is if people ever forget to tell his stories. And while artists, most often, have a hard time going through this world, what with all the responsibilities they have…
MR. BiG WiRE and greedyfeedr Reviewed
June 30, 2026
MR. BiG WiRE – Spaceship
Rock n’ roll isn’t supposed to tell you the truth. It doesn’t owe you that much. It’s merely supposed to make you feel like possibilities are endless and that you’ll be able to boogie onto the next set of opportunities without…
Avian - “Vesper” Review
June 15, 2026
Progressive-rock’s never really gone away. Instead, it has retreated underground where, to be fair, it’s always been more comfortable, even back in heady days when the likes of Yes could headline arenas on the back of 30-minute, highly complex compositions.
What…
Fox ' n ' Cats and Kosta Burgess Reviewed
June 6, 2026
Fox ‘ n ‘ Cats – Devil Sent Me
People sell themselves into slavery every day. Some of them have no choice in the matter, and most of them simply don’t know any better. The latter category, for the most part, sadly, doesn’t see a reason to try any…
Morningless and El Culto Del Ojo Rojo Reviewed
May 27, 2026
Morningless – The Cave
Everyone’s busy and in a hurry. Everyone seems to feel that the quicker they work on things, the better their chances of succeeding. And why shouldn’t they worry this way? There’s probably a software biting at your heels as we speak…
Conscious Pilot and Porcus vs Equus Reviewed
May 20, 2026
Conscious Pilot – Horatio Burns
The world’s getting smaller every day. And, the microcosm of modern music can’t help but follow suit. You’re all laughing now that you can access nearly every single song ever made by simply punching in a name into your phone…
Marian and Black Bordello Reviewed
May 19, 2026
Marian – “K-Leigh”
The greatest thing that happened to the art of rock ‘ n ‘ roll is the worst thing that happened to the business of selling rock n’ roll. Somewhere along the way, the weirdos, geeks and eccentrics got to plant the…