We don’t like repeating ourselves but there is one phrase we never tire of offering and that is saying “one of the year’s most essential encounters” and it is time to make that declaration once again. Memory Lanes is the… Read More ›
Gang of Four
Frauds – Long Spoons
Approaching the new album from UK duo Frauds it came as a surprise, shock even that our introduction to the band through their striking debut album, With Morning Toast & Jam & Juice, was way back in the last throes… Read More ›
Sons of Southern Ulster – Turf Accountant Schemes
Word of mouth or the passing through hands can lead to great things in our experience and part why we share the sound that excite us on The RR and certainly in the case of Turf Accountant Schemes it is… Read More ›
Three Way Plane – Wreckquiem
Reminding ourselves of the journey from their 2004 emergence to the release of their new album has seen an adventure of sound which has grown, matured and evolved across their trio of albums and two EP’s. Each release has seen… Read More ›
Zero Again – Revert To Nothing 7” EP
We will warn you now, trying to grab a copy of the new 7” single from UK punks Zero Again might be on the side of impossible such its demand in pre-orders and from its release on March 19th but… Read More ›
Turnstiles – Self Titled EP
As for every band and artist, the Covid Pandemic and various states of lockdown has brought musical journeys to a halt but not curtailed the creativity within as epitomised by Irish outfit Turnstiles. This is a band which has forged… Read More ›
Maggot Heart – Mercy Machine
There is no doubt that this year will leave an indelible and life changing mark on us all in varying ways and degrees. It is also one which has already inspired and bore the fruits of true imagination and creativity,… Read More ›
Who Killed Nancy Johnson? – I See Six
Since emerging a few years back, British outfit Who Killed Nancy Johnson? has earned a potent and growing reputation for their incendiary live shows and sound. It has been more than supported by a clutch of EPs along the way… Read More ›
The Room in The Wood – We’re The Martians, Now
As for most music lovers, our list of all-time favourite singles is quite extensive but one riding high is Things Have Learnt to Walk That Ought to Crawl by UK new wave/post punk outfit The Room. A couple of years… Read More ›
Engine Summer – Back-Street Boys
Suckers for idiosyncratic hooks, irregular rhythms, and drone back grooves which nag their way into the psyche, it was inevitable that the new EP from Chicago hailing trio, Engine Summer, would have us dangling from its aberrant antics and warped… Read More ›