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.
What first caught my eye when I had to review this single was the name of the track. The reason being, a ‘rude boi’ is a term for a person who likes a genre called ska. So I assumed this was a ska song. I was very wrong. In a vain attempt to create a retro sing-a-long punk chorus Gallows do nothing more than generate some sort of mess between post-hardcore and punk. There is not much to be offered here in this one riff song, so no one will be staring or listening for long.
Reviewed by: Nicola
To be blunt, the saving grace of Delays’ Love Made Visible is that it is instantly forgettable. Upon first hearing the hook "love made visible/your skin feels incredible/wrote your name in graffiti on the wall" I was dreading lead singer Greg Gilbert’s falsetto resonating in my ear drums for hours to come. The track had the potential to be a decent example of upbeat, mildly psychedelic indie-pop. Unfortunately that potential was swiftly extinguished by its strained, nails-on-chalkboard rhyme scheme. Any word ending with some form of ‘ible’ or ‘able’ was fair game for these Southampton lyricists. When all of the ‘unstoppables’, ‘unbreakables’ and ‘impossibles’ are broken up by lines like "touch your hand in the blue of the swimming pool", you really will wish Delays’ words were ‘gone’.
The mellow rock band Keane released their new single with the hope to send a message about the state of things in the world. The video does an excellent job of this and so does the song. The track sounds similar to that of a Coldplay single, but in that respect it also means the track is pretty good. The slow pace of the song does not bore the listener and actually keeps them listening as vocals and piano blend well to create an overall pleasant four minutes.
Reviewed by: Ben Rackstraw
Ah, Fightstar... are they destined to forever carry the ball of Charlie Simpson’s boyband past on the chain of a partially guaranteed but mostly non-understanding core fanbase? Fortunately for the band, this blur of heavier-than-lead guitars and hardcore vocals, a verse like a slightly more threatening Aqualung and a chorus that would fit in neatly into the oeuvre of Jimmy Eat World, or even Brian Adams, renders the question unnecessary. American-style hardcore post-punk from some nice boys from London? Why not when it’s this fun.
There’s not much to say about this single. If you read who the artist is, then you pretty much already know what the track sounds like. The re-release of '‘Holidays in the Sun’' is a bit unsettling if nothing else. In an attempt to cash in on the Sex Pistols' name, this song has been re-released for consumers and record executives to enjoy. Not something Sid Vicious would be proud to see. However, as far as the track is concerned, it’s simple, it’s fast, and it’s an amazing song. After all, it’s the Sex Pistols.
You must log in to submit a comment.
