iTunes takes over with 31 free shows

People keep telling me what a great comeback Athlete have made with Wires. I have to disagree, I think it sounds like a novelty act trying to turn serious and failing. Every time it comes on the radio my heart sinks.
With that in mind, it was with trepidation that I put the band’s second album, […]

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 […]

Wow! At first I thought this was going to be a bit boring. The intro of Westside is very slow and quiet but then it breaks into something that sounds vaguely hip-hop influenced and funky, defying its chorus of, “everywhere you go, everyone wants to be part of the rock scene.”
Dungeness is a strange affair; […]