The latest CD, DVD releases, tours and shows reviewed 15 en-gb Wed, 16 May 2012 22:16:56 +0100 Copyright: (C) AllGigs Limited http://www.allgigs.co.uk/Reviews.php http://www.allgigs.co.uk/images/allgigslogo.gif http://www.allgigs.co.uk/Reviews.php Following in the style of seminal Punk Rock band Gallows, North Wales very own Punk rockers Bastions released their debut album 'Hospital Corners' thr... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6270/Hospital_Corners_Bastions_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6270/Hospital_Corners_Bastions_Album_Review.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review From the opening rousing moments of new single and lead-track "In Your Head", you get the feeling that you're in for a special forty minutes by sprigh... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6268/The_Band_Called_Out_For_More_Gabby_Young_And_Other_Animals_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6268/The_Band_Called_Out_For_More_Gabby_Young_And_Other_Animals_Album_Review.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review There's a song on Gibbs' 6th album entitled "Big Whiskers" which, after glancing at PR pictures of the gravel-voiced blues-peddlin' bushwhackin' 'fift... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6269/Hard_As_Hammered_Hell_Otis_Gibbs_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6269/Hard_As_Hammered_Hell_Otis_Gibbs_Album_Review.html Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Ryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen flavoured blues rock tainted vocals revolve around a fuzzed up electric guitar grind, 'Juarez'. This dusky, homage pa... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6263/Juarez_We_Are_Augustines_Single_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6263/Juarez_We_Are_Augustines_Single_Review.html Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Single Review This year marks the 30th anniversary of the well-documented opening of Manchester's world-renowned nightclub (and financial albatross) The Hacienda. A... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6267/All_Was_Numbered_Kevin_Hewick_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6267/All_Was_Numbered_Kevin_Hewick_Album_Review.html Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review For those unfamiliar with this Cleveland-born jazz-funk-beatboxing trio, where have you been since 2005? Probably the same place that I have, seeing a... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6264/Random_Roads_Collection_Project_Trio_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6264/Random_Roads_Collection_Project_Trio_Album_Review.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review They say you should never judge a CD by its sleeve, but taking one look at the humorous pair of chaps on the front of "Picnic", armed with jolly grins... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6266/Picnic_The_Hut_People_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6266/Picnic_The_Hut_People_Album_Review.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Within sixty seconds of the opening title-track, I'm reminded of Broken Records, The Waterboys and Shearwater, three exponents of folk-rock who seem s... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6265/Teenage_Blood_Tom_Williams_And_The_Boat_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6265/Teenage_Blood_Tom_Williams_And_The_Boat_Album_Review.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review A four year break between your debut and second album is usually more than enough for the often fickle music industry to forget who you are and what y... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6260/Dark_Ages_Mothlite_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6260/Dark_Ages_Mothlite_Album_Review.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Silenced by the Night is the first single from the forthcoming album 'Strangeland', the second to feature the band as a four-piece, with bass added as... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6254/Silenced_By_The_Night_Keane_Single_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6254/Silenced_By_The_Night_Keane_Single_Review.html Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Single Review An atmospheric, tapping percussion led intro' decorates the restrained, but demonstratively stammered vocals of Conor Adams, 'Animals'. Roving keys ad... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6259/Animals_The_Cast_Of_Cheers_Single_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6259/Animals_The_Cast_Of_Cheers_Single_Review.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Single Review Release schedules have gone a bit crazy of late, so let's dive into what promises to be the 'greatest selection of singles I have ever been presented ... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6255/Singles_Roundup_Featuring_The_Ghosts_Theme_Park_The_Mars_Volta_Ane_Brun_The_Milk_And_More_Singles_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6255/Singles_Roundup_Featuring_The_Ghosts_Theme_Park_The_Mars_Volta_Ane_Brun_The_Milk_And_More_Singles_Review.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Singles Review Released through Series 8 on 28th May 'Sweep' is the debut album from upcoming teenage starlet Maz Totterdell, and with nods towards Nerina Pallot, Ka... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6262/Sweep_Maz_Totterdell_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6262/Sweep_Maz_Totterdell_Album_Review.html Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Following on from last year's debut 'Your Mama Don't Like Me' Miss Quincy returns not only with new album 'Like The Devil Does' but also a new all fem... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6261/Like_The_Devil_Does_Miss_Quincy_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6261/Like_The_Devil_Does_Miss_Quincy_Album_Review.html Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review At first glance the new Nashville sound currently taking shape in various basements across from the Cumberland River bears precious little resemblance... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6258/Rachel_Harrington_And_The_Knock_Outs_Rachel_Harrington_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6258/Rachel_Harrington_And_The_Knock_Outs_Rachel_Harrington_Album_Review.html Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Not to be confused with the BBC Sound of 2007 nominees of almost the same name, THE Ghosts were formed a few years later by Ou Est Le Swimming Pool's ... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6257/The_End_The_Ghosts_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6257/The_End_The_Ghosts_Album_Review.html Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Some quarter of a century ago, the swirling psychedelia-electro rock of Ozric Tentacles appeared courtesy of a series of home-produced cassettes, befo... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6256/Paper_Monkeys_Ozric_Tentacles_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6256/Paper_Monkeys_Ozric_Tentacles_Album_Review.html Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review A decade after rising out of the ashes of At The Drive-In, like an outlandish phoenix - The Mars Volta are back with their sixth album where the bizar... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6251/Noctourniquet_The_Mars_Volta_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6251/Noctourniquet_The_Mars_Volta_Album_Review.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Some 40 years ago, a bespectacled and scrawny art-punk unleashed the first of what was to be an incredible catalogue of over 30 albums. "My Aim Is Tru... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6250/The_Return_Of_The_Spectacular_Spinning_Songbook_Elvis_Costello_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6250/The_Return_Of_The_Spectacular_Spinning_Songbook_Elvis_Costello_Album_Review.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review If you thought you'd seen all that the rejuvenation of folk music had to offer over the past few years you are much mistaken. Billy Vincent have breat... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6253/She_Billy_Vincent_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6253/She_Billy_Vincent_Album_Review.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Album Review Over the recent years we've seen so many older bands reform, we've probably lost count. PULPp became one of these recently reformed acts back in 2011 ... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6252/Pulp_Royal_Albert_Hall_31032012_Live_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/6252/Pulp_Royal_Albert_Hall_31032012_Live_Review.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Live Review