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Ed Harcourt: ‘Until Tomorrow Then - The Best Of’
It is surprising that Ed Harcourt has not achieved the sort of popularity experienced by bands such as Snow Patrol, given that his orchestral piano ballads seem tailor-made for high rotation on Radio 2.
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The Thirst: ‘On The Brink’
Judging by the title of this debut album, The Thirst are clearly an ambitious bunch. Support slots with The Rolling Stones and Sex Pistols show that some big names are watching over them... but aren’t they just another bloody indie band?
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Biffy Clyro: 'Singles 2001-2005'
Despite boasting genuinely bizarre cover art which makes the grizzled Scots rockers look like Johnny from Mike Leigh’s ‘Naked’ fronting the Magic Numbers in a sea of bubbles and nipples, ‘Singles 2001-2005’ is an impressive showcase of the earlier work of a band who finally made it big with 2007’s ‘Puzzle’.
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Infadels: 'Universe In Reverse'
2005’s debut LP, ‘We Are Not The Infadels’, situated the band in a favorable position within the trendy dance rock cross over genre - their mix of guitars, upbeat dance rhythms and electronic sounds embraced the mainstream and received critical acclaim in equal measures.
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Feeder: 'Silent Cry'
With a ‘Best Of’ released two years ago and five prior LP releases stretching over the past decade and a half, Feeder should by now be firmly established as rock icons.
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Four Year Strong: ‘Rise Or Die Trying’
It’s clear that Massachusetts five-piece Four Year Strong are destined to be the darlings of the emo-pop-punk circuit, and with it’s popularity somehow still growing there’s never been a better time either.
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Joan As Police Woman: 'To Survive'
Having graduated from the New York “Beauty is the new Punk Rock” scene with her highly regarded debut 'Real Life', Joan As Police Woman, alias Joan Wasser, returns with a collection of sublime, unpolished honesty.
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Sigur Ros: 'Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust'
Once again, Sigur Ros have effortlessly crafted a resonant, cavernous long player that pitches and swells with expansive, sonorous beauty.
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Mark Morriss: 'Memory Muscle'
It’s nigh on an impossible task escaping the spectre of past glories, but it’s a challenge Mark Morriss heads with easy going affability. The former Bluetone marks 12 years with his first full length debut, ‘Memory Muscle’, and it’s very much an album made in the mould of the man himself.
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Ladytron: 'Velocifero'
Ladytron have never had a problem embodying aloofness or revelling in the icy reservation of their persona.
