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The Last Battle – ‘Heart of the Land, Soul of the Sea’ Reviewed
Welcome to the latest in an ongoing series where I try and review albums by my friends without either pissing them off or sounding like I’m slathering them with praise, because we have on more than one or two occasions been spotted in the same pub together.
Matthew Young
October 23, 2010
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The Scottish Enlightenment – ‘Little Sleep’ EP Reviewed
Oh ambassador, with these EPs you are really teasing us… JUST RELEASE THE DAMN ALBUM ALREADY! I like EPs. I don’t release many, because the bands I work with seem to be more into the idea of albums at the moment, but I like EPs. They are leaner, less prone to that period at about […]
Matthew Young
October 9, 2010
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Benni Hemm Hemm – ‘Retaliate’ Reviewed
Benni Hemm Hemm could be forgiven for thinking I’d taken against him, given he has lived in Edinburgh for something like two years now, has been playing and releasing pretty much as an Edinburgh artist, and plays exactly the kind of music I love and… I’ve written nothing about him at all. Not that I […]
Matthew Young
October 2, 2010
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The Japanese War Effort – ‘Surrender to Summer’ Reviewed
Japanese genius James Scott (who may not actually be Japanese) recently, and with no absolutely no fanfare whatsoever, snuck this little gem out into the midst of the internet behind all our backs. Well shame on him. Because it’s fucking ace.
Matthew Young
September 25, 2010
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FOUND Sign To Chemikal Underground
FOUND, like many in Edinburgh, have become more than just bands whose music I enjoy, over the last couple of years they have become a group of guys I genuinely consider to be friends. Consequently, it’s not just a mere journalist’s satisfaction at being vindicated that I feel when they achieve success, such as with […]
Matthew Young
September 18, 2010
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King Post Kitsch – ‘Monomaniac’ Reviewed
The only time I have met him, enigmatic, reclusive Scot Charlie from King Post Kitsch… no, wait sorry. Actually Charlie did introduce himself at the Meursault album launch down at the Old Queen’s Head a couple of months ago, and enigmatic and reclusive he most certainly was not.
Matthew Young
September 11, 2010
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Bottle of Evil – ‘Bottle of Evil’ Reviewed
This self-titled, self-released debut album has made such an immediate positive impact on everyone I’ve played it to that I’ve deliberately held back on writing this review for a bit, just to be sure I didn’t get too swayed by other people’s enthusiasm and could actually react for myself.
Matthew Young
September 4, 2010
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Kid Canaveral – ‘Shouting at Wildlife’ Reviewed
The launch of this album was, entirely unsurprisingly, one of most enjoyable gigs I’ve been to in a long time. I think Lloyd from Peenko was officially having The Most Fun He Has Ever Had, it was sweaty as fuck, and the whole experience was just fantastic.
Matthew Young
August 28, 2010
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Silver Columns – ‘Yes And Dance’ Reviewed
I remember interviewing the Silver Columns up at Homegame this year and their combination of seriousness and playfulness struck me quite strongly. Whilst they came across as enjoying themselves hugely, and their approach to the songwriting process seemed light-hearted and not in any way precious, there was a definite undercurrent of something a little more […]
Matthew Young
August 21, 2010
