Album review: slowthai ‘Nothing Great About Britain’
slowthai Nothing Great About Britain [Method Music/True Panther Sounds] What do you say about slowthai now he’s gone international? He might have... Read More
Album review: The Venus Fly Trap
THE VENUS FLY TRAP Mars [Glass Modern] Last year Northampton’s gothic darkwave pioneers [theoretically] called time on their recording career with their... Read More
Album review: Mali Mae
MALI MAE Personal [self-released] Now this is how to start the summer properly. Mae is a young singer-songwriter from Northamptonshire who has,... Read More
Album review: John Wiseman
JOHN WISEMAN Filling The Void [self-released] ShoeTown’s electrocore music scene is alive and kicking at the moment, with the likes of Krankhead,... Read More
Album review: Thee Telepaths ‘The Velvet Night’
THEE TELEPATHS The Velvet Night [Mighty Fuzz] Here ’tis! The first full length album from the Kettering space/psych/noise rock quartet follows a... Read More
Album review: Shorty ‘The Northampton Underground’
SHORTY The Northampton Underground [ShoeTown Records] Northampton singer-songwriter Shorty [aka Chris White] has quickly followed up his enticing 2017 album Abington Park... Read More
Album review: Ecco Pine
ECCO PINE ECCO PINE [self-released] Hailing from our very own ShoeTown are brand new alternative/electro-rock trio Ecco Pine – aka Adam [guitar... Read More
Album review: S.G. Wolfgang
S.G. Wolfgang The Shadows Are Lengthening [Fierce Panda Records] Milton Keynes/Northampton foursome – Sean Grant (guitar/vocals), Steve Fiske (guitar/vocals), Phil Andreas (keyboards) and... Read More
Record review: The Hurricanes
THE HURRICANES Let’s Go! [self-released] Recorded in their practice room, Northampton quartet The Hurricanes – aka Robert Jones [singing/guitar], Dammo Clarke [guitar], Neil Robinson... Read More
Record review: Paul Weller ‘True Meanings’
PAUL WELLER True Meanings [Parlophone] He’s always been a hard worker, but still: these feel like prolific times for Weller. Working in... Read More