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Ash - 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' Single Review
So it’s that time of year again and, after resisting it for many years, Ash have finally succumbed to the Christmas single mania, Tim Wheeler himself is no stranger to Christmas music but this is the first time Ash as a band have dipped their toes in the water. For some reason lots of brilliant artists over the years have felt the need to release Christmas singles with various degree of success and some abject failures I’ve never fully understood the appeal myself but I am a
Chokecherry – 'Ripe Fruit Rots And Falls' Album Review
Tracklist: Porcelain Warrior Major Threat Pretty Things Secrets Goldmine Part Of You You Love It When Oblivion February Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls Californian duo, Izzie Clark and E Scarlett Levinson, better known as chokecherry, released their debut album on the 14 th of November via Fearless Records, 3 Songs found out about it being out and I gave it a listen, I’m really glad I did. There is no better feeling in music than discovering a great
Ash - The Boiler Shop, Newcastle 18.11.2025
Ash Coach Party This wasn’t my first time seeing Ash live but it was my first time at this venue and the first time I was going to get to see Ash play their new album, 'Ad Astra', which I reviewed for this site and was very impressed with. It does feel like Ash are in danger of turning into Bod Dylan from a touring perspective, this was one of multiple dates this year (including supporting the Darkness) finishing in mid-December in Belfast, they take a brief break, then are
James - 'Nothing But Love – The Definitive Best Of' Album Review
James have long been one of the best bands the UK have produced, their live performances are a joy to behold and they’ve had something of a renaissance over the last few years in term of the quality of their new output so it’s interesting timing that they have decided to release their definitive best of now, I hope this doesn’t mean no more new music! The problem with definitive best of records is that it always gives the die hard fans something to argue about, why isn’t thei
Newton Faulkner - 'Octopus' Album Review
Tracklist: 1. Alright Alright Alright (feat. Bloom Twins) 2. What Took You So Long 3. Spirit Meets The Bone 4. Snakes & Ladders 5. Honest To God 6. You Make It Look So Easy 7. Don't Make Me Beg 8. Dear Life 9. Better For Me 10. Gravitational 11. Tic Tac Toe 12. Hunting Season (feat. Lissie & Los Bitchos) 13. Better For You 14. Gratitude Newton Faulkner is not an artist I’ve spent a lot of time listening to before, I was obviously aware of 'Hand Built By Robots', but I honestl
Hookflinger – 'North Road Never Sleeps' Album Review
Tracklist: 1. Today’s Already Gone 2. Work and Sleep 3. On Demand and Disposable 4. Reflected Sunlight 5. Doomscrolling 6. Stop Looking Back (feat. Nick Braunton) 7. Tackle the Unknown (feat. Rebecca Braunton) 8. Razorbrain 9. Fight the System 10. 21st Century Hero This is a self-financed and produced release, and it does show, the production is a little rough and ready at times but what that doesn’t stop shining through is the clear passion and commitment from the band. I wa
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