Recorded music reviews

Album review – Kasabian, Act III

30/04/2026 Trevor Locke 0
The album is the third part of the ‘mini-operas’ that began with the 2022’s, The Alchemist’s Euphoria and continued with the 2024’s Happenings. But frontman, Serge Pizzorno, promises a noticeable change and a return to the roots of the group’s sound.

Single review – Daz Lynch, Give a Little Love

19/06/2025 Thomas Needham 0
Now accompanied by a rhythm section manned by John Barrow on saxophone and John O’Rilley whose sashaying bass flutters its feathers across the mix.

Single review – The People Assembly, The Soup of Yesterday

13/05/2025 Thomas Needham 0
The track’s message to me is a scathing condemnation of the backwards priorities of white saviorism and the fine line between altruism and self-imposed martyrdom.

EP review – Plastic Circus, Circus Freaks

16/03/2025 Thomas Needham 0
Reviewed by Thomas Needham Released on 01/03/25 Plastic Circus have released their long-anticipated debut EP, Circus Freaks. My thoughts are varied, yet I’m not underwhelmed. […]

Single review – Daz Lynch, Promise Land

17/02/2025 Kevin Gaughan 0
Reviewed by Phil Taylor (see his Music Observer blog here) Release date: 25/10/24 Local singer-songwriter Daz Lynch has clearly found his mojo. Ahead of an album launch, he’s releasing a […]