Album Review
Ally Brown: Showing some admirable self-awareness, Oregon's Hockey use the first song on their first album to pre-empt what they know is going to be a recurring c...
Music | Preview
Chris Buckle: Not long out of their wrapper and Hockey’s party vibe is already proving as divisive as yeast spread. Their indie-rock shapes, tinged with elect...
Records | Single Review
Nick Mitchell: Here’s a band that has been virtually tailor-made for success. Endowed with a singer who has the rockstar book of delivery down pat (shifting ef...
Heather Crumley: They might have rode in amid next-big-thing hysteria, but dismiss St Albans trio Friendly Fires as over-hyped at your peril. Last year’s self-ti...
Music | Live Review
Chris Buckle: As the most straight-laced band tonight, Bear Hands (****) could easily have been overshadowed by their more hyped, more flamboyant touring partners. ...
