Understated Classics #34: Stray by Aztec Camera
The next instalment in my understated classics series is "Stray" by Aztec Camera. Released in 1990, it features two hit singles …
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Album Digest, September 2016
This month’s album digest features albums by Wilco, M.I.A., Local Natives, and a collaboration between Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and …
Adventures with Discover Weekly
Because I couldn’t find any albums coming out this month that I wanted to review for the album digest, I decided to let Spotify pick …
BBC Prom 47 at the Royal Albert Hall
We went to see Prom 47, an afternoon prom at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The bill included a brand new work by Piers Hellawell, along …
Album Digest, July 2016
Album Digest July 2016 consists of a bumper five albums, mainly because I couldn’t work out which one to drop. I think they’re …
Understated Classics #33: Embrya by Maxwell
I give the impression of planning these posts but to be honest I came across an article about Maxwell a few weeks ago and fondly remembered …
Album Digest, June 2016
Album Digest June 2016 is a poppy batch of albums. We have the return of my long-time favourites Roxette and the heroes of my South American …
Album Digest, May 2016
Album Digest May 2016 features the work of four bands or artists that I have reviewed in previous album digests. I also own (or will own) …
Album Digest, April 2016
This month’s album digest is a mixture of comparisons. First we compare the fortunes of old hands Underworld to even older hands the …
The Orb - Alpine EP
The Orb return with a new EP on the Kompakt label called “Alpine”.
Album Digest, David Bowie RIP
I thought I’d add three of my favourite David Bowie albums to my review of Blackstar to a form an album digest tribute. Also among my …
My Favourite Albums of 2015
Given that I gave up on writing album digests for a bit this year, I thought I would at least do a proper top ten list of my favourite …