Quick Album Reviews

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NEW ALBUM: Ty Brasel ‘TRANSCENDENT’

January 17, 2023

Memphis-born hip-hop IVAV recording artist Ty Brasel builds on his astonishing catalog of three successful studio albums with an overall 85 million streams with a new fourth record, ‘TRANSCENDENT.’ Collaborating with fellow IVAV artist Jay-Way, Brasel shares the lead single ‘MAD 2 THE MAX’ out now.

NEXT UP: Ziggy Alberts

January 5, 2023

One-to-watch folk talent Ziggy Alberts finished up the year on a high note. On top of releasing his sixth studio album ‘DANCING IN THE DARK,’ Alberts lived through a December of dreams.

NEW ALBUM: Union J ‘Ten’

December 23, 2022

The award-winning boyband Union J celebrates its 10th anniversary with a surprise album, ‘Ten,’ ahead of their Reunion Tour in Spring 2023.

The Essential Advent Calendar: December 20 – NEW VINYL: for KING + COUNTRY ‘A Drummer Boy Christmas’

December 20, 2022

Your latest advent calendar unboxing is the festive release of ‘A Drummer Boy Christmas’, by the four-time GRAMMY award-winning Australian duo for KING + COUNTRY. Coming straight to you in the form of a 12″ double vinyl, 180-gram Christmas album.

NEW VINYL: Sarah Reeves ‘More The Merrier’

November 18, 2022

Be ahead of the game. Your neighbors may have already put the Christmas lights up, but the chaos has not commenced properly. Getting your Christmas shopping done early is the one thing you can do for your sanity.

NEW COVER ALBUM: Chris Norman ‘Rediscovered Love Songs’

November 16, 2022

Some may argue the upcoming holiday season is the most romantic time of the year. Those who agree are in for a treat with the new cover album ‘Rediscovered Love Songs’ by rockstar Chris Norman out now.

ALBUM REVIEW: Ziggy Alberts ‘DANCING IN THE DARK’

November 11, 2022

Over the past year, folk singer/songwriter Ziggy Alberts worked on creating a time capsule reflecting his experiences in a collection of ten tracks. Packaged as his sixth studio album, ‘DANCING IN THE DARK,’ Alberts hopes to uplift and encourage others to look towards the light even when darkness is creeping in.

OUT NOW: Debut Solo Album ‘Believe It’ By Maddox Jones

April 8, 2022

There is an unspoken pressure for an artist to put together an introductory body of work. It seems pretty impossible to summarise who you are as a person, who you aspire to be as a musician into one album.

NEW ALBUM: Ty Brasel ‘Destiny: Vol. 1’

January 10, 2022

‘Destiny: Vol. 1’ from Ty Brasel is bound to challenge the classic themes of hip-hop.

SHORE THINGS – Cold Water Swimmers’ Frontman Chris Bridgett On The Manchester Band’s Debut Album ‘Holiday At The Secret Lake’

May 25, 2021

They celebrated their first anniversary with a gig in a boxing ring, now pugnacious Manchester trio Cold Water Swimmers are celebrating their third with the…

The Tea Street Band – ‘Frequency’

June 2, 2019

‘Frequency’, from Liverpool’s The Tea Street Band, is a retro flavoured album which first brings to mind of the likes of Peppermint Heaven, crossed with Pet Shop Boys, and some industrial electronica for good measure.

Holy Moly & The Crackers – ‘Take A Bite’

June 2, 2019

Released on 5 April this year through Pink Lane Records, ‘Take A Bite’, by Holy Moly & The Crackers is a fast paced romp with a female vocalist whose seductively rich tones could give Imelda May a run for her money.