Author: Shaun Kelly
Virgin '40' - Virgin Records Review
Forty years is a long time in anyone's book, but it is an incredibly long time for a record label to be around. To mark such an occasion, Virgin Records has released a compilation celebrating...
Review posted on 12th December 2013
Travis - Where You Stand Album Review
Travis are back. Admittedly, that's not the sort of statement that will get every music fan going. But what has to be remembered is that when the Glasgow band released their second album 'The Man...
Review posted on 23rd September 2013
Quickbeam - Quickbeam Album Review
One of the benefits of Scotland being a small country is that when it comes to music, the cream quickly rises to the top. That has been witnessed recently from the likes of Admiral Fallow,...
Review posted on 13th May 2013
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Specter At The Feast Album Review
As many people know, this is the first Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album to be released since bassist Robert Levon Been's Father, Michael Been, died of a heart attack in 2010. Been's father was the...
Review posted on 3rd April 2013
The Virginmarys - King of Conflict Album Review
The Virginmarys might be young but the band has already been around a while. Formed in 2006, the Macclesfield three piece led by singer and guitarist Ally Rickaty has had numerous years of touring to...
Review posted on 21st February 2013
The Cubical - Arise Conglomerate Album Review
When Noel Gallagher describes your band as 'f***in' mega' it would obviously be taken as a tremendous compliment. But, then again, it also brings pressure to focus the mind knowing a bigger audience will be...
Review posted on 27th November 2012
Dark Horses - Black Music Album Review
Black Music, the debut album from Dark Horses, is the sort of album that will make people glad that CDs and records still exist. The notion of taking a disc out of its case or...
Review posted on 13th November 2012
Tom Jones - Spirit in the room
Tom Jones has been in music for over 50 years but he is just as active as ever even now that he is in his 70s. New album, 'Spirit in the room', follows on from...
Review posted on 31st July 2012
Amy Macdonald - Life In A Beautiful Light
A lot has happened since Amy Macdonald released her debut album in 2007 which gave her hits in the shape of 'Mr Rock and Roll' and 'this is the life'. She toured around the world,...
Review posted on 23rd July 2012
Garbage - Glasgow Barrowlands 4 July 2012
Two weeks worth of rain fell in Glasgow on Wednesday night as public transport struggled to cope with the weather as train lines were flooded forcing commuters to make alternate plans to get home. But...
Review posted on 6th July 2012
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Throw It To The Universe
Sweden is synonymous with many different things. Over the years it has given the world Ikea, Volvos and sumptuous music. This has been reflected through the years by bands such as ABBA (obviously) and the...
Review posted on 3rd July 2012
Feeder - Generation Freakshow
After more than 20 years together as a band, Feeder return with their eighth album, Generation Freakshow. The band now officially operates as a duo after different drummers taking the place of original drummer, the...
Review posted on 15th May 2012
Twin Atlantic - Glasgow King Tuts 3rd May 2012
2012 could be the Twin Atlantic's biggest year to date. The Scottish four piece has support slots with Blink 182 on their UK tour plus dates in the US supporting Incubus. Not to mention the...
Review posted on 10th May 2012
The Wedding Present - Valentina
They may have split up, reformed and had more line-up changes than the Man United back four, but The Wedding Present are now on their third album since Singer David Gedge reformed the band in...
Review posted on 10th April 2012
The Futureheads - Rant
You wouldn't think it, but 2004-2005 is starting to feel like quite a long time ago now, when a wrath of new bands were gracing the scene. These included the likes of The Killers, who...
Review posted on 10th April 2012
The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
After being released last year in their native United States, duo Civil Wars' debut album, Barton Hollow, has now been released in the UK for their fans to get their hands on. The album has...
Review posted on 3rd April 2012
Sound Of Guns - Angels and Enemies
In what could be construed as a possible attempt to conquer the arenas, Liverpudlian band Sound of Guns return with their second album, 'Angels and Enemies.' Produced by Dave Eringa it is the follow up...
Review posted on 7th March 2012
Emeli Sande - Our Version Of Events
It could be claimed that compared to other acts Emeli Sande has burst on to the scene and became the artist of the moment. But in actual fact it has been a long time coming...
Review posted on 28th February 2012
Simple Minds - X5
It's 1985, the Breakfast Club is in the Cinema and its theme song, 'Don't You Forget About Me', has just helped break Simple Minds in America.The most successful moment in their career is regarded by...
Review posted on 14th February 2012
InMe - The Pride
Numerous trends and scenes have come and gone since the turn of the century but one of Britain's gutsy alt bands keep coming back to the table with new material. Inme return with their fifth...
Review posted on 6th February 2012
Alabama 3 - Shoplifting 4 Jesus
Once described as the best live act in the UK by the Guardian, the band who sound tracked the opening clips of many people's favourite gangster drama return with their ninth studio album, Shoplifting 4...
Review posted on 1st February 2012
Morning Parade - Morning Parade
Somewhere, at some point, bands seemed to change from doing anything they could to not be mentioned in the same breath as the stadium slaying mega acts. Take Nirvana as an example (no way are...
Review posted on 30th January 2012
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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate
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Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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