Andy Sweeney
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Falling Red – ‘Empire Of The Damned’ Album Review
“Empire Of The Damned” is the second studio album from Falling Red, a “post-sleaze metal” band (whatever that means) from Carlisle in Cumbria. Having listened to it a good few times, I can see…
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Kjetil By (ft. Robin Beck) – ‘Better Days’ Album Review
Remember Robin Beck? If you’re over thirty, you may well do, as she had a number one it in the UK and Germany with “First Time”, a power ballad which was featured in a Coca-Cola…
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The Black Keys – ‘Turn Blue’ Album Review
Childhood friends from Ohio, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney (a.k.a. The Black Keys) return with their eighth studio album, “Turn Blue”, the first since 2011’s massive-selling “El Camino”. They team up with producer Dangermouse…
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Ray LaMontagne – ‘Supernova’ Album Review
I had been looking forward to this release for a while. Ray LaMontagne has yet to make an album that I haven’t enjoyed and his previous releases have ranged from very good to brilliant,…
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Gers Racing – ‘Part I: Privilege’ and ‘Part II: Existence’ Album Review
With an album design that is (hopefully) intended to mimic a 1990’s Playstation game and a jokey press release that is only one step away from irreverent nonsense, I can, quite honestly, say that I…
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Roddy Frame – ‘Seven Dials’ Album Review
Ex-Aztec Camera songwriter and frontman Roddy Frame’s fourth solo album, “Seven Dials” is perhaps as perfect an album any long-term fan could expect from his quietly brilliant musical mind. Having just turned fifty, there…
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