Alex Turner once said “don’t believe the hype”, yet in the context of AM, the Arctic Monkeys’ fifth studio-album, his words appear to have been dismissed. A fusion of R&B and rock, AM shows that Turner, O’Malley, Cook and Helders are no longer the teenagers that they once were; having grown into successful rockstars, now … Continue reading Album Review: AM // Arctic Monkeys
Category: Album/EP Reviews
Album Review: Bad Blood // Bastille
I sat down to write this thinking “how am I going to be an optimist about this?”: a good question put to us by Bastille frontman, Dan Smith. Featuring the destructive titles ‘Pompeii’, ‘Things We Lost In The Fire’ and ‘Icarus’, it seemed apt for me to attempt to knock the band’s debut studio album … Continue reading Album Review: Bad Blood // Bastille
Album Review: The 1975 (Self-Titled)
Hailing from Manchester, The 1975 have an impressive musical legacy to live up to … but from first glance, the album artwork is dull; and surprise-surprise the debut album from The 1975 is also bland, boring and monotonous. ‘Sex’ is one of the only full sounding tracks on the album – and you would hope … Continue reading Album Review: The 1975 (Self-Titled)
Album Review: Yeezus // Kanye West
Recording in a hotel room is apparently an adequate excuse for not adding depth and substance to your music; with West having been said to have opted for minimalism because “too much bass or complexity would simply overpower the room’s poor acoustics”. The fact he couldn’t be bothered to find a room with good acoustics … Continue reading Album Review: Yeezus // Kanye West
Album Review: Wolf // Tyler The Creator
Prior to writing this I had to google how old Tyler is. Apparently he’s 22. And yet he could easily be pre-pubescent, for the album is anything but mature; the Erykah Badu collaboration ‘Treehome95′ being the only exception to this statement. Instead of coming across as an adult, Tyler comes across as a petulant child, … Continue reading Album Review: Wolf // Tyler The Creator
Album Review: Days Are Gone // Haim
The 70′s and 80′s soft rock vibe presented to the listener in Haim’s debut album ‘Days Are Gone’ isn’t one that correlates with the “90s R&B” description that was put to music-lovers in early articles about Haim’s sound. If you were expecting the latter then I would bet that every track on the album but … Continue reading Album Review: Days Are Gone // Haim
BETH KIRKBRIDE 