Author: Nima Baniamer
Kassidy - Hope St
Glasgow folk-band Kassidy have released various EPs over the past three years, but now they have released their first full album, Hope St. and as the title of the album suggests, if this record is...
Review posted on 15th March 2011
Adele - 21
Since breaking onto the music scene four years ago, Adele has had a stellar of a career. However, it was after that Brits performance that cemented her as one of the great artists of our...
Review posted on 15th March 2011
Heidi Spencer - Under Streetlight Glow
Heidi Spencer, singer-songwriter from Milwaukee, has been quietly touring and recording for years, but has now finally been picked up by the estimable Bella Union for her UK debut album, Under Streetlight Glow. Her sweet...
Review posted on 1st February 2011
Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops and Hooligans
To say Bruno Mars took the world by storm last year would be an understatement. Nominated for seven Grammy Awards this year, having his debut single reach #1 in over 10 countries, and having worked...
Review posted on 31st January 2011
Pete Yorn - Pete Yorn
American singer-songwriter Pete Yorn has been writing music commercially for over a decade now and yet he has still eponymously been able to keep himself very much under the radar of the public gaze. After...
Review posted on 31st January 2011
Neon Trees - Habits
Utah-based rock group Neon Trees have been pretty quiet on the music circuit, but if their debut effort Bad Habits is anything to go by, get ready to be dazzled by their shine. Formed back...
Review posted on 31st January 2011
Michael Jackson - Michael
Michael Jackson. King of Pop. After his untimely death back in 2009, long-standing fans can rejoice with this posthumous release of unreleased music. As the album cover suggests, Michael Jackson has had one stellar of...
Review posted on 28th January 2011
Duffy - Endlessly
Welsh songwriter Duffy has had a great start to her career with her debut album being the best-selling album in the UK in 2008 and becoming the first Welsh female-singer to top the UK singles...
Review posted on 18th January 2011
Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas 2 you
Mariah Carey has done practically everything in her 20 year career and so it was only appropriate for her to release a Christmas LP this year. The result is a fun and nostalgic journey that...
Review posted on 18th January 2011
Kylie Minogue - Better than Today
Kylie's had a stellar year. A worldwide number-one album and a comeback that would make the likes of Christina Aguilera shudder, it is obvious that this Aussie pop princess is going nowhere. Following perfectly in...
Review posted on 18th January 2011
Ray Davies - See My Friends
Ray Davies is best known for being the lead singer of legendary rock band The Kinks but since the demise of them in 1996, he has worked hard on a solo career as a singer-songwriter....
Review posted on 2nd December 2010
Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits
Bon Jovi need no introduction. After nearly 30 years in the industry, this New Jersey band have rocked into public consciousness with eleven studio albums and over 2600 concerts in around 50 countries around the...
Review posted on 2nd December 2010
Cee-Lo Green - The Lady Killer
Atlanta-born Cee-Lo Green has had quite a temperamental experience within the music industry. After being dropped by his record label after two solo albums due to poor sales but then also having tremendous success as...
Review posted on 2nd December 2010
Rihanna - Loud
Multi-award winner and having sold over 60 million records worldwide, Rihanna has come far from her debut single S.O.S. Having stormed the world with huge classic tracks such as the annoyingly catchy Umbrella and the...
Review posted on 2nd December 2010
Gorillaz - Doncamatic
Who would have thought that four animated figures could sell over 20 million records worldwide? The musical project created, by Blur's Damon Albarn, has been storming the commercial music scene for over 12 years now...
Review posted on 2nd December 2010
Mj Cole - From The Drop
Since 2008 Wiley has been celebrating commercial success. As one of the original founders of the recently-huge Roll Deep, Wiley departed as a solo artist to have his big hit Wearing my Rolex. Now collaborating...
Review posted on 2nd December 2010
Blood Red Shoes - Light It Up
Brighton-based band Blood Red Shoes have been working very hard recently. Already having released two albums, and toured over 12 countries, their real breakthrough was in 2008 with their debut album Box of Secrets. Light...
Review posted on 2nd December 2010
Various Artists - Black Hole: Jon Savage presents Californian Punk 1977-1980
As the undisputed expert on the origins of Punk Rock in the UK not to mention being the author of critically acclaimed document of said times 'England's Dreaming', Jon Savage is pretty much an icon...
Review posted on 11th November 2010
Kele Okereke - On the Lam
Kelechukwu Rowland Okereke, or Kele as better known, went solo this year from his hugely successful band Bloc Party. Now releasing the third single from his LP The Boxer, it seems that Kele is still...
Review posted on 11th November 2010
Norah Jones - Featuring Norah Jones
Having won nine Grammy Awards is no low feat. In the past decade, Norah Jones has continued to be on top of her game by creating soulful music that is a treat to ears across...
Review posted on 10th November 2010
Barbra Streisand - The Ultimate Collection
With a career spanning five decades, Barbara Streisand has had it all. Having won Academy Awards, Grammys, Emmys and Tony Awards, having sold over 140 million records worldwide, and the current record holder for the...
Review posted on 10th November 2010
Pixie Lott - Turn it up Louder
Pixie Lott has had an amazing year. After a number one debut album and seven top twenty tracks, Pixie Lott has now released an updated version of her debut offering, Turn it up Louder. With...
Review posted on 10th November 2010
Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being
Just released from prison, Lil Wayne has had a turbulent year. Spending seven months in prison due to possession of weapons, for the first time, Lil Wayne may be releasing an LP with a sense...
Review posted on 10th November 2010
Spark - Revolving
Ignite the fuse - a spark in the music scene has arrived. Spark, also known as Jess Morgan, started writing songs at the age of twelve, and after a serendipitous chain of events - including...
Review posted on 10th November 2010
Florence and the Machine - Heavy in your Arms
To say Florence and the Machine has had a great year would be an understatement. With broken records and multi-award wins, Florence is ready to release their second album next year. To keep fans at...
Review posted on 10th November 2010
The Wombats - The Cockpit, Leeds 22/10/2010
Even though The Wombats formed in 2003 it wasn't until 2008 that they were commercially recognised as a band to look out for. An album and three chart-placing singles later, The Wombats have returned to...
Review posted on 4th November 2010
Maroon 5 - Hands all Over
It's been a great decade for this Californian band. Grammy-award winning and selling over 15 million records worldwide, Maroon 5 have firmly placed their stamp upon the world pop scene. Now releasing their third offering,...
Review posted on 12th October 2010
Elton John - The Union (feat Leon Russell)
Elton John needs no introduction. In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, had more than 50 Top 40 hits, won five Grammy awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award...
Review posted on 12th October 2010
Charlotte Church - Back to Scratch
TV presenter, Opera star and pop singer - it seems like there is nothing this girl can't do. After five years, Charlotte Church returns to music; the result being a nice pop record that doesn't...
Review posted on 12th October 2010
Plain White T's - Wonders of the Younger
Bursting from Illinois back in 2006, Plain White T's were able to garner a huge cult following after their huge hit single Hey There Delilah. Now, attempting to prove that they aren't a one hit...
Review posted on 12th October 2010
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