Album Reviews

Durutti Column – ‘Renascent’ – “special waywardness”

July 22, 2026 Ross McGibbon

LONDON RECORDS               31st July 2026 The Durutti Column...

Thrum – ‘Rifferama (remastered) + Live at Airdrie Town Hall’ – “rough-edged, crazy-loud indie rock”

June 11, 2026 Ross McGibbon

FIRE RECORDS                   26th June 2026 Fabulously...

Cate Kennan – ‘Shadows’ – “a crepuscular dream”

June 11, 2026 Ross McGibbon

KRANKY                26th June 2026 Hazy, drifting pieces,...

The Hanging Stars – ‘Just A Day’ – “feels so good, to do what you want, when you never should”

June 7, 2026 Ross McGibbon

LOOSE               19 June 2026 “Feels so good, to...

Blood Incantation – ‘All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ – “rich in feel and range”

May 31, 2026 Ross McGibbon

CENTURY MEDIA                 5th June 2026 Filmic. Well,...

Cyanide Pills – ‘Singled Out’ – “relentless, yet never-tiring”

May 17, 2026 Ross McGibbon

DAMAGED GOODS RECORDS                       ...

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express – ‘Ranjha’ – “a head-nodding, foot-tapping, rhythmic pleasure”

May 4, 2026 Ross McGibbon

WORLD CIRCUIT/BMG                        8th...

Social Distortion – ‘Born To Kill’ – “angry, rocking and cathartic””

May 1, 2026 Ross McGibbon

EPITAPH RECORDS                        8th...

Ana Roxanne – ‘Poem 1’ – “full breathiness and intimate awareness”

May 1, 2026 Ross McGibbon

KRANKY                   1 May 2026 Six years...

Great Lake Swimmers – ‘Caught Light’ – “a comforting blanket of an album”

April 27, 2026 Ross McGibbon

HARBOUR SONGS                         ...