Album/EP: Cry Artist: Cigarettes After Sex Opening Cigarettes After Sex’s second studio album is the melancholic and introspective ballad ‘Don’t Let Me Go’. The airy tone combined with the lyrics of longing are quick to create a beautifully mellow, psychedelic atmosphere which is maintained throughout the album. The gently plodding bassline brings us to ‘Kiss It Off Me’. A little more upbeat than ‘Don’t Let … Continue reading LP: Cigarettes After Sex – Cry
Album: Fandom Artist: Waterparks Fizzy guitars and fuzzy vocals, ‘Cherry Red’ is a short and sweet song with a strong 80s vibe that opens Waterparks’ highly anticipated 3rd studio album, Fandom. The first of the singles to feature on the track list is ‘Watch What Happens Next’, a catchy and boppy song with an upbeat rhythm that completely juxtaposes the anguish of the lyrics. This … Continue reading LP: Waterparks – Fandom
EP: We’re Starting to Get Along Artist: Ultra Q Alternative rock band Ultra Q have released their first EP since rebranding and changing their name from Mt. Eddy earlier this year. It seems fitting that the first song the band released under their new name, Ultra Q, is also the first song on the EP. ‘Redwood’ very much bridges the gap between the old Mt. … Continue reading EP: Ultra Q – We’re Starting to Get Along
Album: This Is Not A Safe Place Artist: Ride It may have taken six albums and thirty-one years (albeit including a rather long hiatus), but Ride have come out triumphant. In an album that seems so natural, This Is Not A Safe Place is the most glorious album the Oxford-hailing shoegaze rockers have put out to date. Stomping straight into the opening track ‘R.I.D.E.’, the … Continue reading LP: Ride – This Is Not A Safe Place
Album: How Do You Love? Artist: The Regrettes Hearts beating and introspective questions. With a voice like a meditation leader, calm and soft, yet interrogating you with questions on your feelings and forcing up memories of past loves. Despite only being one minute long, the intro track of The Regrettes’ sophomore album How Do You Love?, wastes no time in gearing you up for a … Continue reading LP: The Regrettes – How Do You Love?
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