Here’s a classic from back in the day, 1990 album Nowhere by Oxford shoegazers Ride takes me back to those heady times. Vapour Trail is the big tune but the whole album is ...

Now as we all know, Gerry Love is the king. Consummate songwriter, possessed with a beautiful, tender, lilting voice and one third of the great Teenage Fanclub guild of songwriters. It’s a shame ...

In your face, rock and roll story-telling from the Minneapolis 6-piece fronted by unlikely rock star Craig Finn. What he lacks in big teeth and hair star quality he makes up for with ...

The album I Des, a songwriting masterclass by King Creosote was my favourite album of 2023. An exceptional set of tunes, heartfelt, quirky, sometimes a bit mad and totally uplifting. I can’t really ...

From the album Sonic Nurse, a great riff that drives into a classic Sonic Youth ‘chorus’. A song in a few different parts from the seminal noise rockers and their crazy guitar tunings. ...