Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – ‘Specter At The Feast’ {rating} Buy: Specter At The Feast Before we begin, let me make it clear that I’m a big fan of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – and even have the lovingly curated Spotify playlist to prove it (suggestions welcome!) But it has to be said that with…
The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? Back in the day, the age-old music press cycle of ‘build ’em up, knock ’em down’ gave young and naïve bands the chance to at least get to their second album before they were ruthlessly chucked on the scrap heap. Nowadays, this process is all…
Suede – Bloodsports {rating} Buy: Bloodsports Coming more than a decade after their career destroying fifth album A New Morning, and having to compete for attention with a certain other ‘comeback’ album – the question on cynical lips when Bloodsports was announced was ‘do we really need another Suede album?’ While it’s an easy judgement…
The Mars Volta – Noctourniquet [rating:4.5/5] Buy Noctourniquet To many At The Drive-In fans (me included) The Mars Volta have always been the sideshow to the main event. Past albums have seen Cedric and Omar unleash their proggy and indulgent sides away from the restraints and pressures of the massively popular post-hardcore of At The…
Although many of their early fans may have moved on, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club can still be depended upon for a bit of stomping blues-rock action. The fact that they’ve been hit by bad luck and tragedy throughout their career just makes them even easier to root for. Specter At The Feast is Black Rebel’s…
Everyone’s favourite glam Britpoppers Suede are back with their new album Bloodsports – and before it is released next week they are streaming it in full online. The album boasts all the elements that made Suede great back in their heyday – glam guitars, melodic synths, massive choruses and Brett Anderson’s distinctive vocals. Listen to Bloodsports in…
Hurts – Exile {rating} Buy: Exile When they burst onto the scene a few years ago, all fully formed with sharp synth-pop tunes and even sharper tailoring, Manchester duo Hurts seemed set to dominate the pop landscape. For some reason, though, that didn’t happen. Despite songs like ‘Better Than Love’, ‘Wonderful Life’ and ‘Stay’ being…
David Bowie – The Next Day {rating} Buy: The Next Day When I started All-Noise a few years ago, I never imagined I’d be reviewing a brand new David Bowie album. The Rolling Stones, sure, but not Bowie. He was for all intents and purposes ‘retired’ – happy to relax around the art galleries of…
Well this is a new one. Usually we just get a an ‘album trailer’ and a couple of singles to bide us over before an album gets released, but James Blake just took it all to another step by releasing this 15 minute ‘preview’ of his new album Overgrown. While it’s hard to get a…
Manchester’s foremost 80’s synth-pop revivalists Hurts are releasing their second album Exile soon – next week in fact – and have today made the whole thing available to stream. Check it out below and let me know what you think of it in the comments at the bottom: Via The Guardian Exile is the follow…
