The Courage of Others is the 2010 follow up to The Trials of Van Occupanther, a record I was (and still am) obsessed with. I remember being slightly underwhelmed by The Courage of ...

One of the most original bands to hail from the land of song, Gorky’s mixed off the wall psychedelic rock with folk in English and Welsh. Patio Song, from the album Barafundle, was ...

On the 25th anniversary of The Good Will Out, I’ve been revisiting this album and seen Embrace play it live in full. The band lost me after this record but it brings back ...

I love the guitar sound on this record. I’d class it as heavy shoegaze, it’s bass forward and the guitars are immense. It was recorded in 1990 and still sounds fresh to me, ...

From the breakout album Sweet Oblivion, I prefer Dollar Bill to the big hit Nearly Lost You. I’ve just finished the Mark Lanegan memoir of that period Sing Backwards and Weep – it’s ...