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Reviews and Features

New song and album reviews, featured articles and opinion from indie and alternative.

Sep 136 min read

Indie review August 2024: The best albums

Our seven favourite indie albums released in August 2024 - featuring Fontaines D.C., Jack White, Wunderhorse, Yannis & the Yaw and more!

Indie review June 2024: The best songs and albums

Blinded By The Floodlights

Jul 48 min read

Indie review June 2024: The best songs and albums

Our eight favourite indie albums and five favourite indie songs released in June 2024 - featuring POND, Been Stellar and more.

Indie review April 2024: The best songs and albums

Blinded By The Floodlights

Apr 3012 min read

Indie review April 2024: The best songs and albums

Our 11 favourite indie albums and six favourite indie songs released in April 2024 - featuring Vampire Weekend, English Teacher and more.

Grian Chatten flies high with excellent solo debut

Neil Renton

Jul 13, 20233 min read

Grian Chatten flies high with excellent solo debut

The Fontaines D.C. singer's solo album earns its place amongst the material he's produced with his bandmates. Neil Renton reviews.

Blinded By The Floodlights best songs of 2022

Matthew McLister

Dec 23, 20229 min read

Blinded By The Floodlights best songs of 2022

Our 20 favourite songs of the year featuring Arctic Monkeys, Pastel, Foals and a few surprises thrown in for good measure!

Blinded by the Floodlights best albums of 2022

Matthew McLister

Dec 16, 202214 min read

Blinded by the Floodlights best albums of 2022

From January to December, here are our thirty favourite albums of the year. Featuring Foals, Arctic Monkeys, Alvvays and more!

TRNSMT 2022 review: Poor planning, mad queues and great indie rock

Matthew McLister

Jul 12, 20227 min read

TRNSMT 2022 review: Poor planning, mad queues and great indie rock

A verdict on Saturday at TRNSMT in Glasgow, where a two-hour queue to get in was worth it to see The Strokes, Foals and more.

Fontaines D.C.’s 'Skinty Fia' rights the wrongs of 'A Hero’s Death'

Matthew McLister

May 5, 20225 min read

Fontaines D.C.’s 'Skinty Fia' rights the wrongs of 'A Hero’s Death'

The Dublin post-punk band’s third album progresses the unease and bleakness of their last, though the end result is far greater.

February indie review: alt-J, Gang Of Youths, White Lies, Sea Power & more

Matthew McLister

Mar 1, 20226 min read

February indie review: alt-J, Gang Of Youths, White Lies, Sea Power & more

A look at the best albums released in February 2022 from Bastille, Sea Power, SPINN, Mitski, NewDad, Black Country New Road and more.

January indie review: Yard Act, The Wombats, Miles Kane, Fontaines D.C. & more

Matthew McLister

Jan 31, 20226 min read

January indie review: Yard Act, The Wombats, Miles Kane, Fontaines D.C. & more

A look at the best albums and singles released from The Sherlocks, Bloc Party, White Lies, The Smile and more.

Review: Fontaines D.C. provide a welcomed shock with new single and album announcement

Neil Renton

Jan 12, 20222 min read

Review: Fontaines D.C. provide a welcomed shock with new single and album announcement

The info and verdict on the Dublin post-punk band's new single 'Jackie Down the Line' and third album announcement.

Live Review: Fontaines D.C. at Glasgow Barrowlands

Matthew McLister

Oct 22, 20214 min read

Live Review: Fontaines D.C. at Glasgow Barrowlands

Fontaines D.C.'s rescheduled Glasgow gig (20/10/2021) was a joyful experience that proved worth the wait.

The appetite for guitar music is as strong as it’s been in years

Matthew McLister

Oct 8, 20216 min read

The appetite for guitar music is as strong as it’s been in years

How the tide is turning for bands in the mainstream following the recent success of The Lathums, The Snuts and Fontaines D.C.