Music Reviews

Wigan four-piece The Lathums have just released album number three via Modern Sky. Their two previous efforts, 2021's 'How Beautiful Life Can Be' and 2023's 'From Nothing To A Little Bit More' both reached the number one spot on the UK's Official Albums Chart - the big question now is can they make it three-in-a-row with Matter Does Not Define? 

Lacuna Coil’s new album, 'Sleepless Empire', isn’t just another chapter in their ever-impressive catalogue - it’s a bold statement of intent. Their tenth studio album dropped earlier this month and saw the Italian icons embracing their gothic roots, while fearlessly pushing their sound into unexplored sonic spectrums.

Call Me Amour are back with their self-titled EP, creating a unique blend of dark electronica with sonic guitars. Here's what we thought of the five-track release...

'Critical Thinking', the fifteenth album from the Manic Street Preachers, is finally here and it was definitely worth the wait! 

From the depths of the South London alt-rock underground a band has emerged who aren’t here just to play nice or make up the numbers. They’re here to drag you into their world of suffocating atmosphere, raw emotion, and rock n’ roll devastation. Their sophomore EP, 'Elements', is an emotional rollercoaster through the chaos of the human condition, an unrelenting dive into the depths of inner turmoil, wrapped in a package of searing alt-rock grit.

There aren’t many musicians we can claim are from my home town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, but VUKOVI's Janine Shilstone is one of those as I discovered when their third album 'NULA' was released in 2022. Now, three years on, the duo are back with their new album 'MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN', and it's surely their best album to date.

Dublin rock quartet Inhaler have released their third album 'Open Wide' via Polydor Records. This much anticipated record follows a busy couple of years for the band, who have been touring the world supporting acts such as Arctic Monkeys, Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon and Harry Styles.

In 1932 American psychologist Walter Pitkin published a book titled Life Begins at Forty, claiming “this is the revolutionary outcome of our new era.” What’s the relevance here? It's the age of Roxanne Emery, better known by her stage name RØRY, who released her much-anticipated debut album 'Restoration'. Most musicians start early, gaining life experience along the way, but RØRY has turned this on its head. Firstly gaining the life experiences to write about, then releasing an album of well written and produced songs around addiction, loss and everything in between.

It’s only January and we already have the first important album of the year, as Brighton punks Lambrini Girls release their much anticipated debut album 'Who Let The Dogs Out'. The duo are part of a new wave of punk bands that are springing up around the UK and beyond, touching on some very important subjects on their eleven track album.

Three, two one, let’s go! Californian punk band zebrahead don’t like to do things the conventional way. The band have just released new EP 'I' via MFZB Records, the last in a trilogy of releases that began in 2021 with 'III', followed by 'II' in 2023. Now, we end the run with a five-track record filled with high-energy punk and rock tracks.