Or so it might seem. If your experience of the city is borne of the travelogues of 'experts' whose knowledge comes from a single night in a dodgy TravelLodge on the banks of the Clyde, you're probably nodding in agreement as you simultaneously finger your pepper spray....
Difficult Second Album Syndrome may be a cliché but it is nonetheless a truly tricky dilemma for any band. When your debut album went platinum, how to follow it up must become even more of a po...
A career in crisis? For someone as successful as Kelly Clarkson it may seem an odd question. Unfortunately Clarkson has had a troubled time of late. A cancelled headlining tour and a very public spat ...
Things immediately seem promising as opener Don't Give Up straddles that awkward cleft between Kate Bush's swirling headspin and Bjork's arty-club angles. Building on a bedrock of tasteful...
Bagpipes. Marachi trumpets. Lyrical motifs about red headed women. Lancashire expressions previously made famous by the Goodies deliberately mis-spelt. Welcome back to the most famous siblings/ex-spou...
Indie music lovers will no doubt be curious to hear Simian Mobile Disco's debut album Attack Decay Sustain Release, as the dance outfit have raised its profile among the indie fraternity following...
The Silent League, a sprawling group led by sometime-Mercury Rev collaborator Justin Russo, have been worryingly quiet of late. The unexplained hiatus since the release of their critically lauded debu...
After what seems like forever Black Strobe release their debut album, Burn Your Own Church. The revered electro pioneers have been with us for a good decade or so, building up a solid fan base with a ...
LaMontagne's critically acclaimed debut album, the stunningly beautiful Trouble was well received on both sides of the pond (in the UK, it sold more than 500,000 copies). Following it up could pot...
Two years ago Becoming the Archetype’s major debut Terminate Damnation was released out of nowhere to much critical acclaim and excitement among fans of bands like Death. With their much anticip...