Gleb Kolyadin: Gleb Kolyadin – album review
Gleb Kolyadin Gleb Kolyadin CD / DL / vinyl KScope Released 23 February 2018 Following the success of two highly-praised albums with chamber prog duo iamthemorning, Russian virtuoso pianist Gleb...
View ArticleLegendary Liverpool club Garlands to re-open next month
Liverpool’s most celebrated cabaret club ‘Garlands’ is back by demand as its doors re-open at its spiritual home on Eberle Street this March. Famed for its wildly entertaining cabaret shows, disco’s...
View ArticleTax The Heat: Change Your Position – album review
Tax The Heat Change Your Position Nuclear Blast Available 9 March 2018 9/10 Tax The Heat are back with another British hard-rock-drenched modern classic. Fusing classic riffs with catchy hooks gives us...
View ArticleNeon Waltz: Bring Me To Light – EP review
Neon Waltz Bring Me To Light (Ignition Records) EP Release Date: 23.02.2018 Stream/ DL John O’Groats band Neon Waltz follow up their outstanding debut album with a new EP, Bring Me To Light. Neon...
View ArticleLos Chicos: By Medical Prescription – album review
Los Chicos By Medical Prescription Segell del Primavera CD / LP / DL Out now! 8.5/10 The Spanish rock ‘n’ roll party machine return for their 7th album – their first since jumping to Primavera...
View Article박지하 Park Jiha: Communion – album review
박지하 Park Jiha Communion (tak:til) LP / CD / DL 2 March 2018 8 / 10 Korean multi-instrumentalist releases her debut album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. Don’t be put off by the words...
View ArticleSteve Hackett: Wuthering Nights – album review
Steve Hackett Wuthering Nights 2CD / DVD / Blu Ray Inside Out Available now An audio visual record of the 2017 Steve Hackett tour that celebrated, in part, the fortieth anniversary of Genesis’ Wind...
View ArticleErasure: World Beyond – album review
Album Review Erasure: World Beyond (Mute) CD, Limited Edition CD Book Pack, Vinyl, Cassette and Download Released 9th March 2018 The songs from previous album ‘World Be Gone’ undergo a classical...
View ArticleIDestroy – video for Lemons and UK tour dates (with The Men That Will Not Be...
IDestroy – video for Lemons and UK tour dates (with The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing) IDestroy are a pop-rock power-trio from Bristol. They live up to the name, although grammatically...
View ArticleBleek Noir: The Garden De Sade – EP review
BLEEK NOIR THE GARDEN DE SADE DL Released 2 March 2018 Once again, take a deep breath and enter the dark world of Bleek Noir; time for taking a musically enhanced stroll through the Garden De Sade....
View ArticleZed Penguin: The Source of My Dreams – Single / Video review
Zed Penguin The Source of My Dreams DL Song, By Toad Out now Louder than War’s Ioan Humphreys has a listen to some experimental and unsettling sounds from Song, by Toad’s roster in the form of Zed...
View ArticleSay Sue Me: Old Town – Single review
Say Sue Me Old Town DL Damnably Out now Louder than War’s Ioan Humphreys falls head over heals with more insanely catchy indie from Say Sue Me. Old Town is the first single taken from Say Sue Me’s...
View ArticleILL : Live Review : ‘yet another great new Manchester band mesh together both...
Live Review ILL Soup Kitchen, Manchester 24/02/18 This is the type of ILL you want to feel at this time of year. After the four-piece’s most recent gig at Soup Kitchen, Manchester – it seems...
View ArticleWood Family Singers: Cardinal – album review
Wood Family Singers: Cardinal (Fish Records) CD Out Now Bill wood returns with a new project that sees him collaborate with his sister Doreen and his daughter Mary Margaret. Louder Than War’s Craig...
View ArticleAdy Johnson: London Songs – album review
ADY JOHNSON LONDON SONGS Self released CD Available now A dynamic acoustic album inspired by people, places and personal experiences, Ady Johnson downs tools from the antique furniture restoration...
View ArticleBad Pelicans: Best Of – Album Review
The Bad Pelicans Best Of (Stolen Body Records) LP/CD/DL Released: 2 March, 2018 8/10 DIY Parisian surf punks release debut album and call it Best Of. Mark Ray reviews for LTW. Bad Pelicans emerged on...
View ArticleMartin Gordon: Thanks For All The Fish – Album Review
Martin Gordon Thanks For All The Fish Radiant Future CD/DL Released 1 March 2018 New album from Martin Gordon whose illustrious past includes stints playing bass in Sparks (circa Kimono My House), Jet...
View ArticleAnna Von Hauswolff ‘Dead Magic’ ‘‘Brooding organ driven brilliance from...
Anna Von Hauswolff ‘Dead Magic’ (City Slang Records)c‘Brooding organ driven brilliance from spectral Scandinavian’ LTW has been in love with the brooding brilliance of Anna Von Hausswolff since we...
View ArticleBrian Fallon: O2 Ritz, Manchester – live review
Brian Fallon O2 Ritz, Manchester 21/02/2018 The Gaslight Anthem frontman returns to Manchester in support of his second album Sleepwalkers. Louder Than War’s Dave Beech was there. No stranger to...
View ArticleBuffalo Tom: Quiet and Peace – album review
Buffalo Tom ‘Quiet and Peace’ (Schoolkids / Scrawny Records) CD / DL / Ltd Edition LP Release Date 2nd March 2018 7.5/10 After a seven-year sabbatical, the hard-won Boston stalwarts return with a set...
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