Coward, Bow Your Head – XTRMST – Where pro-rock meets metalcore, a completely wild end to an excellent album.
Let Me Be The River – Willie Nile – A completely awesome send off, just a lovely lullabye – B+
Seeds – TV On The Radio – the backing track sounds like JAMC only without guitars, it vibrates on this first rate ballad, the entire album is a wonderful thing. Given the time, it could be emerge as one of the very best of the year – A
Golden State – RL Grimes – A slow build to a stirring beat cresting farewell – B
Act My Age – One Direction – Long term love from imagined future – B+
Sin City – Nickelback – Again, not terrible blues workout – B-
American Beauty – Girlpool – This years Haim, and more. A really good rock blues folk duo with smart lyrics – B+
YFL – Futurecop! – Haunted mood music – B-
I Owe It All – Fred Hammond – To who? A rouser – B
In Her Arms You will Never Starve – Snoozing but pretty – C+
Saving Yourself – The Buzcocks – I don’t wanna review this… – D+
Send In The Clowns – Bryan Ferry – Hard to go wrong, so Ferry doesn’t – B-
Dayzed In Daydreams – Ariel Pink – Not another dog – C-