Updated April 2026 SINGLES: Olivia Dean “It’s So Easy (To Fall In Love) https://youtu.be/3sur4BmjQt8?si=CPHzveA6wQjwZ9sz Katseye “Internet Girl” https://youtu.be/5q9EjSUovc4?si=hTiv9EUSnGtHyscq Harry Styles “Aperture” https://youtu.be/7sxVHYZ_PnA?si=YOz4SFGbalNw-y6B Bella Kay “iloveitiloveitiloveit” https://youtu.be/4D6qatXG5-A?si=2tBpiXdaulYh9h19 Sienna Spiro “The Visitor” https://youtu.be/5Wq1iDyEjF8?si=l-2KW_bS5AdWhi3F RIP Magic “5words” https://youtu.be/Nztx

Originally posted Sept 2025 Jade Thirlwall. The Geordie from Little Mix who astounded me with her debut solo single “Angel Of My Dreams”. So much so I declared it my favourite singles of 2024. She has continued to impress me every since. https://youtu.be/ZP3XMEayaVo?si=nWaz45_zv-3gxvqM I think her outstanding talent was solidified with me when I saw/heard her version of “Backbone”. Wow! Chase & Status, and Stormzy “Backbone” https://youtu.be/Qtogm_mo1AQ?si=XpndgRxrS3_qXLWy Ja

Originally posted June 2025 So after almost 24 years since the last album, lengthy hiatuses, solo albums, reunion performances, old members returning, returning members leaving again, a few recordings, and a death – Pulp announced a new album for 2025. I had mixed feelings about this. The vast majority of times this happens, the nostalgia is fantastic, but the actual music is disappointing. I'm can't always pinpoint the reason. Is it truly poor? Or is it because it is bound u

Originally posted May 2024 This year I’ve taken on a ‘get with it, man’ Project, having been progressively out of touch for twenty-five years. In an early post, I said that I’d review a brand new album by a new band/artist before the year was out. ‘Radical Optimism’ dropped (yea, that’s right, I say 'dropped' now)) on May 3 rd . To me, Dua Lipa is a new artist. I can hear the voices of those ten or so years younger than me exclaiming ‘she’s been around 8 years....... hardly ‘

Originally posted March 2024 Disclaimer: I'll be honest this is actually an autobiographical snippet followed by a review. Occasionally, maybe once every 1-2 years, I will post a review of an album. Although I get positive feedback I always feel like I’ve cheated a little. If you’ve read any you will notice I tend to review new material by old bands/artists. Despite by Masters in Music (ooh eer) and being something of a new music expert (whether it be charting stuff, more obs

Originally posted Nov 2023 (pre-GWIM Project) I think it’s important to note that the vast majority of this review was written before the album entered at Number 1 in the UK Album Chart making it Madness's 1 st ever number 1 album (excluding ‘best of’ collections). A surprise. Although they came very with their 1 st two albums (1979/1980) and have had a number of very successful albums since, they’ve never actually managed to achieve that Holy Grail. So, whatever I thought