Call Upon The Author

25 years after Suzanne Vega’s debut album, this one has a promising and impressive start to it. The gentle acoustic guitar strumming and her somehow comforting voice draws you in. After the slow and relaxing first two tracks, (If You Were) In My Movie catches you off-guard, setting a new individual sound. It is like  [ Read More ]

With Samantha Gibb being the daughter of the late Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, I had high hopes for the band’s EP, which it easily fulfilled without any doubt. What a fantastic start with My Spell, which draws the listener in to the EP, with a tune just as catchy as the remaining three  [ Read More ]

What an amazing debut solo album. The calm, slow few seconds at the beginning of ‘Refugee’ give a first impression that isn’t followed through, it suddenly bursts into an exciting, upbeat and catchy tune. The vocals of Jim Kerr draw in listeners, his individual and deep voice is enchanting. As the album goes on it  [ Read More ]

The short snippet of argument at the beginning of the album is confusing at first, but draws in listeners, so it does the job it is there for. It goes on to be a generally enjoyable album. ‘Zambony’ is a strong opening track, and gives a good idea of what is to be expected in  [ Read More ]

Fortune’s debut album has a promising start with ‘Under The Sun’, a catchy and memorable tune to open an album with. The general energy of it is so powerful, and this continues through the rest of the tracks. The first couple of songs blending into one without a pause in between creates an uninterrupted enjoyable experience…

I’m generally impressed as the album bursts out with a really strong beginning with “Woah Billy!”. This, along with Ali Howard’s vocals, bring a very unique and loveable feel to the album. Though a few of the songs are very similar and don’t particularly stand out as individual, there are also many that do. “Love3”,  [ Read More ]

Supported by All Forgotten, Cars On Fire, and The Xcerts, I already had high hopes for this gig. They were all impressive, but seemed to just get better and better as they went on. Then came the time everyone had been waiting for… Wow. From the moment Fightstar were on stage, the crowd was alive.  [ Read More ]

This five track EP has a really fantastic start with the beautiful guitar intro to ‘Home’, which continues to be a song which I could just play over and over. Though the tune is slightly repetitive, it is also addictive. As it goes on, I grow to love each one of these songs. Each one  [ Read More ]

I had high expectations when the first song on the album ‘I Could Rob You’ burst out of the stereo, and I wasn’t let down by the rest of them. As it continued, I really got into the CD quickly. The strong drum beat keeps you tapping your feet along to the rhythm throughout the  [ Read More ]

I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by this album. Though I wasn’t expecting much from it, I listened with an open mind and found myself enjoying it a lot. Each song is different and memorable, and though it makes me tap my foot along with the music, it’s also pretty relaxing…