Monday At The Hug & Pint is curious mix. It has smooth strings, dance beats, bagpipes, and lyrics that are brash urban poetry. The lyrics stand out because they are honest, plainly said and sung in a gravely Scottish drawl that draws you in and won’t let you go. Loosely set around the characters you […]

Since Athlete signed to Parlophone I’ve gone off them. The debut EP they release through Regal showed a band who sounded like The Beta Band fronted by Sting. Then they started sounding like a Coldplay tribute band, almost overnight. Hence my annoyance at having to review […]