James Arden checks out the garage rockers latest album.
The Christian rock band from Brighton bring religion to the masses.
Recipe for modern R'n'B album: liberal helpings of guest rappers and an overdose of sexual euphemisms.
Like a nice refreshing fruit salad, Vincent Vincent and the Villains’ new single Beast is quite the tonic on a sunny summer’s day. With its flamenco-rock ‘n’ roll vibe and gravely wailing lyrics, this is no plain-jane fruity mixture. No no no. With a little vodka and a touch of rum, V, V n V have certainly upped their cocktail game since the last album. These guys have sure been working hard and the fruits of their labour have certainly paid off on this song.
Kirsty Denison
With solid drumbeats and a catchy tune, XXTeens' new single satisfies one of your 5-a-day with ease. Yes it may be part of the generic, mass manufactured pop scene, but a few seeds of hope are found. The guitar riffs are star-fruit sharp, the lyrics cheeky as peaches, and the drumming; the solid pastry base to their warm apple pie. Too much pop-rock for my tastes, but it is always good to shop around the grocers.
Johnny Wilkes
Permeating the dense husk of indie mediocrity isn't easy, and by scrumping a few staples from the orchard of their contemporaries The Corrections serve up a sound that's pleasant if not revolutionary. If tranquil vocals and soft fleshy guitars get your juices flowing then you'll do well to gorge yourself upon this offering. Others with a heavier palate may find OCD lacking bite.
Ben Pahari
The Accidental’s new release on the Full Time Hobby label unites members of Tunng, The Memory Band and The Bicycle Thieves with singer-songwriter Liam Bailey. Tidal layers of smooth, sweet sound ebb and flow, caressing each other, engendering something that has rather more the familiarity of a carrot or applethan the fruity, exotic, “crazy thrill of meeting someone new” (Cracknell). This is wholesome pleasure; a gentle, soothing soup that leaves you content and replete.
Anna Goldbeck-Wood
In other news...
This week Gene Hackman was under heavy press scrutiny due to the fact that he was caught cheating on his wife. He is quoted as saying in his defence "She's a vegetable, the woman I married no longer exists".
A paparazzi reporter interviewing his wife asks "Mrs Hackman, do you still love your husband anymore?"
Replies: "No, I'm aubergine"
lol. Punny is funny 
Glad to see you're keeping the metaphors coming strong!
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