There may have been a raised eyebrow or two when Paul Thomas Saunders cited Vangelis as a major influence on his new material, although with his growing dislike of acoustic guitars it perhaps isn’t a massive surprise. Anyone who remains…
On first listening to Falling Faster Than You Can Run, I found myself facing each track expecting something rather dramatic from the musical accompaniment, and it didn’t arrive. There’s no wailing violin at the songs emotional peaks, no wave of…
From the opening bars of plonking piano, you can tell this is an album that will do everything it can to joyously revive your faith in modern pop music. Despite the disregarding title of her third album, Like It Never…
You know the drill by now, right? Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros made their name through big 60s pop-rock songs with big 60s singalong choruses. There’s no change to the winning formula here – and no need for it,…
In the press release for Peggy Sue’s new record, Choir of Echoes, the band described it as “about singing, about losing your voice and finding it again. Choruses, Duets, Whispers and shouts.” True to their word, the first track, eponymously…
‘New York, New York’ may sound like perfect American driving music but it is in reality Swedish through and through. This is the first track to be taken from Underdogism, the debut album from Filip Sundberg – aka Tiger Forest…