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ABBA VOYAGE Polydor 7/10 Do they have it in them…? Well, that was the main concern when ABBA announced they’d reconvened and were back in the studio recording songs that…
Toyah – Posh Pop review
After years of copyright wrangling, the belated reissues of her early albums has finally allowed Toyah to be reassessed. So far, Sheep Farming In Barnet and The Blue Meaning have…
New album review: Gizelle Smith – Revealing
Gizelle Smith Revealing Jalapeno Records 8/10 Gizelle Smith’s sonic palette is broadened for her third studio album – rock, pop and electronica influences are now woven into the mix alongside the…
New album review: Sunshine Walkers – The Best Of Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry
Sunshine Walkers – The Best Of Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry K L Recording 7/10 Forming Katrina and the Waves after the first incarnation of The Soft Boys went their…
New release: Låpsley – Through Water
Låpsley – Through Water – XL Recordings “I’ve been working on myself while I’ve been away,” Holly Lapsley Fletcher sings on First, one of her second album’s prettiest songs. Indeed, having shaped…
New Release: Roger Eno & Brian Eno – Mixing Colours
This isn’t the first time, of course, that Roger Eno has paired up with older brother Brian. Though denied a headline slot, he can be found prominently on Eno’s classic…
New album review: The Dream Syndicate – The Universe Inside
Though they’re beloved Paisley Underground contemporaries of REM, The Dream Syndicate’s third album since their 2012 reformation sounds nothing like the Athens quartet. On opener The Regulator, an almost entirely…
New album review: I Break Horses – Warnings
Missing since 2014’s Chiaroscuro, Maria Lindén announces her return in extravagant fashion with her third album’s opening track. Nine minutes long, it underpins breathy vocals, ethereal keyboard arpeggios and spooky…
New album review: Moby – All Visible Objects
Recently in the headlines for his “Vegan For Life” neck tattoo and dubious claims in his autobiography about Natalie Portman, Moby could do with a great album to return attention…
New album review: Wendy James – Queen High Straight
Wendy James’ renaissance is one of the happiest recent pop rebirths. At their peak, her pin-up status meant Transvision Vamp were undervalued: hits like I Want Your Love and Baby…