Even on a loose, shambling collection of offcuts from previous sessions, BIG SPECIAL are so inherently creative and compelling that they still manage to net an overall win.
Tag: blues rock
Clutch bring some serious heat to close out the year, thanks to what’s still among some of the most vital and vivacious hard rock out there.
Even decades in, the love for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club hasn’t faded, as they take to Manchester for a packed headline show.
As part of Manchester’s Sounds Of The City, The Black Keys arrive at Castlefield Bowl to show how much steam their blues-rock still has.
A surprise album with a quick turnaround time proves no hurdle for BIG SPECIAL, who continue to hammer post-punk into an image that’s among one of the most engrossing things in UK music today.
Kaleo’s indie-, blues- and folk-rock is still among the strongest from its scene, but the feeling that they still could be better has never been clearer than it is right now.
Dorothy swap out flair and fire for radio-ready functionality, and arrive at hard rock’s middle of the road with ease and haste.
In this Review Round-Up, genre experiments from Zeal & Ardor and Frozemode yield a mixed bag (with one much better than the other), while Dark Tranquillity provide some welcome reliability.
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes bring authenticity to the fore, on an album defined by stark ballads, electrified ragers, and a sense of excellence only brought from a band continuing to grow.
In the final Review Round-Up of 2023, throwback-rock still isn’t any more interesting coming from Bad Touch, though ERASE THEORY and Felicette deliver some solid EPs as a counterbalance.