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SALT: Don’t look at me that way – Single review
SALT Don’t look at me that way DL Out now Louder than War have a listen to High Wycombe’s SALT and find an unexpected sweetness… High Wycombe’s SALT came together in 2014. The five piece band quickly...
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Merzbow @ Manchester – live review
Merzbow FAC251, Manchester Thursday 29th September 2016 Japanese noise legend Masami Akita AKA Merzbow stepped onto the narrow dimly lit FAC251 stage, to his left positioned behind a standard drum kit...
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The Nix: Fear of Change – single review
The Nix – Fear of Change Digital Out Now Stockport five-piece The Nix make good on early promise with new single Fear of Change. With the dust barely settled following Blossoms’ number one album, it...
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Bryde: Honey – Single review
Bryde Honey DL Out now Louder than War’s Ioan has the pleasure of listening to Bryde’s latest release. What a tune! Welsh singer-songwriter Sarah Howells, AKA, Bryde, has dropped her new single...
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Sing Your Life – Morrissey’s ‘Kill Uncle’ Turns 25
In 2013, Morrissey – still unable to source a record deal, and some years away from the double-thump of his acclaimed autobiography and nauseating novella – reissued Kill Uncle. It felt like a random,...
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JIM MORAY: UPCETERA – album review
JIM MORAY: UPCETERA (NIAG Records) CD/DL Released 30th September Jim Moray’s first full length album, ‘Sweet England’ earned Album of the Year status in the 2004 Radio 2 Folk Awards with its fresh...
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KATE RUSBY: LIFE IN A PAPER BOAT – album review
KATE RUSBY: LIFE IN A PAPER BOAT (Pure Records) CD/DL Released 7th October On the back of the latest in Kate Rusby’s series of Christmas albums at the back end of 2015 (LTW review here) comes her...
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The Kills: Albert Hall, Manchester – live review
The Kills Albert Hall, Manchester 29th September 2016 The Kills started their Ash & Ice UK Tour with a sold out show at Manchester’s Albert Hall. Louder Than War’s Katie Clare (writer) and Melanie...
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Magma: Cafe Oto, London – live review
Magma Cafe Oto, London 27th September 2016 Magma have just finished their 2016 UK tour. Louder Than War’s Craig Chaligne reviews the last night of their three day residency at Cafe Oto. After playing...
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New Artist of the Day: Ed Geater
Birmingham singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and pigeon fancier (probably) Ed Geater has announced details of his second EP, Unseen, due for release on Friday 14 October. When it...
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Colin Newman: A-Z, Provisionally Entitled The Singing Fish, Not To – Album...
Colin Newman A-Z, Provisionally Entitled The Singing Fish, Not To (Sentient Sonics) 2CD/DL Released 28th October 2016 Reissues of the (then) former Wire frontman’s first three solo albums, each with a...
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The Wicked Whispers – Liverpool’s Fab Five
The Beatles, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Stairs. Now add The Wicked Whispers to the long list of magnificent bands to come out of Liverpool with the sort of time less music you’ll be talking to your...
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Pixies: Head Carrier – album review
Pixies – Head Carrier (PIAS) CD / LP / DL 7/10 “What a waste of talent,” Frank Black sighs, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, towards the mid-point of Pixies’ second post-reformation album; while Head Carrier...
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Team Picture: CLASSIC:M – Single review
Team Picture – CLASSIC:M DL Out now Louder Than War’s Ioan Humphreys has a listen to some fuzzy, scuzzy, noisy alt rock from Leeds. Team Picture follow up the critical acclaim that greeted debut...
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Deniz Tek: Mean Old Twister – album review
Deniz Tek – Mean Old Twister Career Records (USA&Europe) Citadel Records (Australia) CD/LP/DL 9/10 Radio Birdman founder hits a new peak with his most accomplished solo album to date. Deniz Tek...
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Bon Iver: 22, A Million – album review
Bon Iver: 22, A Million (Jagjaguwar) LP | CASS | CD | DL Out now 9/10 Five years in the making but it was certainly worth the wait, Bon Iver’s sound has developed into this all encompassing...
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Graham Parker: Union Chapel, London – live review
Graham Parker Union Chapel, London 29th September 2016 Celebrating his 40th year as a recording artist, Graham Parker was back at one of London’s best music venues with long time collaborator Brinsley...
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DEF NEON: DEF NEON – album review
DEF NEON: DEF NEON CD/DL Out Now DEF NEON’s tracks have an alluring quality – they make you feel like you are interrupting something – and there’s a weird thrill to it. Forget the usual arrangement,...
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The Rolling Stones In Mono Box Set and How To Buy Their 60s Albums
Buying the Rolling Stones 1960s back-catalogue can be a tricky and frustrating business. For years record buyers have been irritated by a lack of respect afforded to Stones 1960s material by both the...
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Hello: The Albums – Album Review
Hello – The Albums 7Ts 4CD/DL Released 28th October 2016 Comprehensive overview of the “New York Groove” hit makers, comprising the two officially released albums, plus a Japan only set from 1977...
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