Craig Bradbrook (Musical review columnist)

Norway - There is little to fault on Colin Hagens first EP. Production is tight. Perfectly recorded with imperfections to expose the subtleness of an acoustic guitar. If you listen carefully, you hear the fingers sliding on the strings. Vocally, by the end of the EP Colin will have infected your … [Read more...] about Colin Hagen releases his first EP

For Garbage, Strange Little Birds is their 6th studio album.  For some bands that have been around this long, it is easy t overlook them as ‘has been's’ or ‘irrelevant in the music scene today’. Between the four members, they have a collective of 231 years of life experience, all of which arguably … [Read more...] about Strange Little Birds – Garbage

Across the globe, many societies are arguably experiencing a higher standard of living than at any time in human civilisation. Thanks, in part to greater accessibility to clean water, reduction in infectious diseases and provision of health care. However, despite these advances, poverty still exists … [Read more...] about Private Capital For Public Problems

Oort Cloud begins the album as an instrumental introduction. Proxima Centauri a 7 minute soundscape with an analogue feel. A circular guitar riff greets the listener for the initial 2 minutes before an intentional crescendo resulting in a double time riff by 2 minutes 50 which continues for a minute … [Read more...] about The album II, by Naxatras: Review