I have to admit that Forever the Sickest Kids are a guilty pleasure of mine; not exactly clever or original, but hey, they can write one hell of a tune However, “The Weekend: Friday” has managed to lose everything that made debut album, “Underdog Alma Mater”, enjoyable, and replaced it...
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Hot Chip’s fourth album One Life Stand has been eagerly anticipated after the critical acclaim of their previous album Made in the Dark. From the very moment that you listen to the first single to be released from the record – the title track ‘One Life Stand’ – you can...
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Parachute: coming to a radio-station near you. Or at least, they should be. Losing Sleep is Parachute’s debut album, and it’s an album that pretty much ticks all the boxes. It’s an album that wouldn’t find itself out of place on a One Tree Hill soundtrack, but this isn’t necessarily...
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Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You continues where Devonté Hynes left off after releasing his first folk-oriented album, which came as a surprise to those familiar with the output of his previous short-lived dance-punk band “Test Icicles”. After successfully blending metal, hardcore and pop and then creating a folksy...
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Boo is the debut album of the Swedish two piece Dag För Dag. The band has a distinctive sound, using rich vocal textures, guitar sounds and ambient sound-scapes in a way similar to the psychedelic side of recent new-folk. This spacious, placid side of their music is brought to life...
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It’s been a long wait for The Courteeners’ devoted fans since the band’s debut album St. Jude, which entered the charts at an impressive number 4 in April 2008 but, despite containing a couple of danceable indie hits, was a fairly plain and dreary offering. Falcon represents a significant improvement...
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Hadouken! are by no doubt the most ridiculous band ever to have released an album on a major record label. They produce the sort of music that I like to imagine Cook from Skins would enjoy and believe to be the best aural experience ever to have been created by...
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Tom Davies looks at the last sixteen draw in the five-a-side society, as the ladders advance into the Champions League and Plate tournaments.
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Campaigns for Students’ Union President began with a divisive debate in the Atrium today
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Jasjit looks at last week's Champions League fixtures which saw a Wayne Rooney-inspired Manchester United triumph in the San Siro
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Jasjit Sansoye recalls Ronaldo's mesmerizing performance in Spain, as well as looking ahead to the midweek Champions League ties.
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Rob Goodway looks at the run-in of the Champions League hopefuls after another thrilling weekend in the battle for fourth place.
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Owen Rawlings looks ahead to the inaugural Stuart Mangan Memorial Match, as well as the coming weekend's Six Nations action.
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