Coldplay - Viva la Vida

It's hard to fault the Coldplay formula, which is both the cause for comfort and the associated tedium that brings. The title track is superb and all of the songs a reminder of Chris Martin's nack for crafting melodic, semi-indie tracks. An album you could safely play at a party, but one you won't play endlessly to yourself.

Bitter glass - Feeder

What are you saying?
You've got nothing to live for
You're tired and you're broken
You just can't free yourself

Sheryl Crow album review

Sheryl Crow - Detours

Hmmm. Perhaps it should have been called 'Detours from dark melodic introspection into joyful hand clapping and skipping'. Ok, so that's a bit unfair, but not far off. The title track is classic Sheryl Crow, which is great, and the overtly political 'God Bless This Mess' is simple and good. 'Make it go away' is also good, er, ish. And, for those tracks, this album is still welcome in the bland wilderness of bubblegum. However, 'Diamond ring' sounds like she's trying to imitate herself - never a good sign. 'Gasoline' is something to skip. And with track titles like 'Love Is Free', 'Peace Be Upon Us', and 'Rise Up', you're just hoping that this phase wont last long.

Shadowpuppets album review

The Last Shadow Puppets - The age of the understatement

This will be reviewed shortly.
Overall rating: tbc

Portishead - Third

Portishead - Third

Very Beth Gibbons. Which I suppose is what's good about it. Bands like this that have made such an impact with their first album often try too hard to do that with their follow up albums, fearful of being formulaic. And it some cases this is a pity. If you liked 'Out of season' then you'll like this. If you're hoping for Dummy, then you might not. I liked both.

Kooks album review

Kooks - Konk

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Overall rating: tbc

Alanis Morissette album review

Alanis Morissette- Flavors of entanglement (Deluxe edition)

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Overall rating: tbc

Feeder album review

Feeder - Silent Cry

This will be reviewed shortly.
Overall rating: tbc