Philip Lickley is back with his first instalment of this weeks single reviews. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, send your music news, views and reviews to submissions@all-noise.co.uk. Alexandra Burke feat. Erick Morillo – ’Elephant’ [rating:2.5/5] Buy Elephant The first cut from Burke’s new album arrives and, as the lyrics say, there certainly is an…
This review was submitted by Philip Lickley. If you would like to contribute reviews and opinions to All-Noise, email us at submissions@all-noise.co.uk. The Ting Tings – Sounds From Nowheresville [rating:3/5] Buy Sounds From Nowheresville Coming in at a lightweight thirty-four minutes from ten tracks, this is the second album from the Manchester duo. Now, I…
Part 2 of this weeks singles, from Philip Lickley. If you want to contribute to All-Noise, send your stuff to submissions@all-noise.co.uk Nero – ’Must Be The Feeling’ [rating:1.5/5] Buy Must Be The Feeling Having enjoyed some of Nero’s previous releases, ‘Must Be The Feeling’ is a disappointment to me, being far too repetitive for its…
More single reviews for you from Philip Lickley. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, send your music news, views and reviews to submissions@all-noise.co.uk Dot Rotten – ’Are You Not Entertained?’ [rating:4/5] Buy Are You Not Entertained? Though his name might conjure up images of June Brown from Eastenders starting a rap career, Dot…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Above and Beyond – ‘Mariana Trench’ Inspired by the geographical landmark, ‘Mariana Trench’ captures the feel of the sea very well and has shades of underwater levels from mid-90s video games mixed with the best of Robert Miles. As a fully instrumental…
The Travelling Band – ‘Battlescars’ This single review was submitted by Philip Lickley, who runs the music blog .Wav Goodbye. ‘Battlescars’ is the first cut from Manchester’s Travelling Band’s second album and is the musical equivalent of a lazy sunny afternoon: pleasant, calming, almost ethereal. Very simplistic in its production, and all the better for…
The Wombats – Our Perfect Disease This single review was submitted by Philip Lickley, who runs the music blog Wav Goodbye. The mouthful of an album The Wombats Proudly Present: This Modern Glitch reached an impressive number three in the charts and is, itself, a fantastic album that attracts clichés like ‘every song could be…
The Blackout – The Storm Single review was submitted by Phil Lickley from .Wav Goodbye. Submit your own reviews and articles to All-Noise at our submit music reviews page. The third single from their album Hope, ‘The Storm’ fits the mould of emo-rock quite well, though with a memorable guitar riff and thoughtful lyrics replacing…
Poly Styrene – Ghoulish Single review submitted by Phil Lickley from .Wav Goodbye. To submit music reviews to All-Noise visit our music reviews submission page. Though sadly no longer with us, the punk pioneer managed to complete a new album before her death earlier this year, from which second single – and first posthumous release…
The Pierces – It Will Not Be Forgotten This single review was submitted by Phil Lickley who runs the .Wav Goodbye music blog. To find out how to submit reviews to All-Noise, visit our submit music reviews page. Following their great breakthrough track ‘Glorious’ comes this fourth release from their album You and I. As…
