One thing that can be defined as part of the Dan Guidance signature sound, if there is such a thing, is that the drums are usually crisp and sharp and seldom distorted or abrasive. As a result, no ...

Cooked is Ambarchi ’s third instalment in six weeks, and once again, he takes his audience to new corners. His first solo releases since one of his best in 2023’s Shebang, Cooked is every bit as good.

Last month, Cornell answered a series of questions about his career, including his methods and what art means to him. His takes are fascinating, and – very much like his compositions – are truly one ...

Sun 13: Do you remember the first piece of music you heard that made you want to write songs? Tim Presley: “I think it was the guitar solo in Gerry Raferty’s Baker Street. It came on in the car ...

Oblique sees Fielder cover yet more new ground in what is his most compelling work yet. The sonic contrasts, Oblique ’s greatest boon in what is subtly immersive and bone-shattering. It’s something ...

The Portland-based artist marks her return with one of the year’s best releases.

On their latest release, the Cincinnati band deliver a tour-de-force.

Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, Jason Anthony Harris, returns as Public Speaking, following up from the excellent 2023 long-player, An Apple Lodged in My Back. New single, Lapse, is the lead ...

Retrospective features are always a welcoming distraction. A chance to jump off the new music hamster wheel. They are strange, though. How your perception and opinions change over the years, whether ...

The Clash were everything a band should have been at that particular point and place in music. Young, good looking, well dressed, confused and even contradictory. It wasn’t that Liverpool didn’t love ...

Despite the thrill of the chase, at times one can become numb to the derivative nature of many modern-day acts. By and large, it’s all about following your nose, and over time, there’s an inexplicable ...

Some bands conjure up an emotional response where it feels like they simply exist for your ears only. Over a lifetime there are several acts that spark such sentiments and, for me, Early Day Miners ...