Another from the fine Loop stables, this is the most recent Green Room compilation, which is dedicated to the late Rod Donald, which is quite cool methinks. Kicking off with the lovely Deva Mahal (“Never Gonna Stop”), and featuring the likes of Solaa, Recloose and Illphonics, this album features more an international flavour, with ‘Shihan [...]

2003 seems like a real age ago now, and while this Loop compilation was from the early days of Loop Recordings (possibly before the first ‘Fly My Pretties’), the quality is still top notch. In partnership with the Green Party, Loop compiled tracks featured from ‘The Green Room’ radio show which is still played on [...]

Another mash-up of a rock classic yeilds another interesting and satisfying album. Dub/Reggae seems an interesting approach to this Pink Floyd epic, but the original was so ecclectic and wide-ranging that it doesn’t surprise me that it comes off so well. Tracks like ‘The Great Gig In the Sky’ and ‘Us and Them’ have me [...]

“Do It Again” is a stonking track, and by listening to it in a quiet house you can hear every little noise in the track – of which nothing is in there accidentally. Steely Dan were perfectionists, and their jazz/rock fusion was the perfect platform for them. This compilation is a double-disc beauty. It contains [...]

Razorlight seems to be an unlikely name for a band, the two words ‘Razor’ and ‘Light’ don’t seem to be compatible words to go together…Are they saying they are a light that is attached to a razor, or a light razor? Maybe the confusion their name gave me was in preparation for my listen to [...]

Released just 6 months after ‘Help’, this album marks a turning point in the Beatles lifecycle. Lyrically, this album is far more philosophical where tracks like ‘Nowhere Man’ and ‘Think For Yourself’ are less of the cheesy pop love hits, and deal with some serious subject matter. ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ features their [...]

I remember jumping off a chair at my Standard 4 dance to ‘Born in the USA’, thinking that that track was what ‘it’ was all about. Now when I think about that track and that album (what I can remember of it), I think it was a bit too anthemic. ‘I’m on Fire’ still holds [...]

I have come to quite like the ‘Yeah Yeah Yeahs’. There are some great tracks of ‘Fever to Tell’ and of course, ‘Show Your Bones’ is jam packed with indie/punk gems. This is their earilest release and shows the band at a very basic stage in their development. Karen O still manages to ooze spunk [...]