Vinyl

Which bands and singers have released the most albums?

Paul Weller released his 11th studio album last year, the 42nd album of his career (including The Jam). 42 albums! Given that the first one came out in 1977, The Modfather is currently averaging over an album a year (although, admittedly, some of them are compilations). Still, by some standards, …

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12/05/2015
Chris Smith
Headphones

May’s New Releases: Music

4th May Wilder Mind – Mumford and Sons The 3rd album from the Grammy-winning folk rockers is apparently going to be something of a departure for the band. It’ll probably sell millions regardless. Born Under Saturn – Django Django Another round of 21st century psychedelia from the East London band. …

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01/05/2015
Chris Smith
festival

The Surprisingly Easy Guide to the Festivals So Far

Festival season is almost upon us, with more gatherings and parties than you can shake a battered old wristband at. For those who haven’t decided which festival to go to, we’ve put together this UK festival guide (with apologies to the 100s of smaller festivals we didn’t have space for)! …

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29/04/2015
Chris Smith
Headphones

00s one-hit wonders: where are they now?

The 2000s gave us many great things: social media, smartphones, Breaking Bad, Kanye West and relatively few dodgy haircuts. The greatest legacy of the decade known as the noughties, however, was the novelty one-hit wonder single. Forget the 80s; the 00s gave us a ridiculous number of terrible songs that …

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09/04/2015
Chris Smith
Headphones

April’s New Releases: Music

We’ll be honest: there isn’t a great deal of major music releases scheduled in April. But what it lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality. 6th April Future Hearts – All Time Low The ever-popular pop-punkers return for, remarkably, their 6th album. Undertow – Drenge It’s …

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01/04/2015
Chris Smith
Vinyl

5 bands that keep getting better

In terms of longevity, most bands are like chewing gum: delicious at first but bland and predictable after a while. Some are even like milk, going rotten and horrible after a couple of albums. Some bands, though, age like the finest of fine wines, saving their greatest work for later …

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30/03/2015
Chris Smith