Music
Deaf Havana – Rituals Release Show
Time for some live music! Last week Deaf Havana released their new album, ‘Rituals’, and did a couple of release shows for it, one of which was in Glasgow, so I went along. I knew it was going…
2017: Best Of
Can you believe 2017 is almost over already? Can you believe that kids born in the 00s will start turning 18 next year? This must be a side effect of becoming an adult – or a ‘sort of…
Deaf Havana | The Garage, Aberdeen
It’s been so long since I’ve been to a concert! Anyone who might have read this blog for a few years may recall there used to a lot of concert reviews published – take a look through…
Lyrics to Live Your Life To – Part 3
I’m currently away on another adventure (just a short one this time though!), so I wrote a few posts ahead of time to tide things over until I’m back. I realised the last Lyrics post I did was…
The Songs That Saved Me
Ok, so “saved me” is a bit of an exaggeration, but we all understand what I’m on about here, right? These are the songs that had a profound impact on me, emotionally at least. They are songs that…
A-Z of My Favourite Albums
I was brainstorming what else I could potentially make an A-Z list of, now that I’ve covered quite a few already, and settled on choosing my favourite albums for each letter. This produces an interesting list, as it…
Review – All Time Low: Last Young Renegade
Seven albums is an almighty achievement for bands these days, many not making it that far, especially in the non-mainstream genres such as pop-punk and alt-rock. So I’ll start by applauding All Time Low for making it this…
Review – Circa Waves: Different Creatures
Circa Waves’s first album, ‘Young Chasers‘ was summery, indie rock fun that I still love now. Their follow-up, Different Creatures, is just that – a different creature to that first release. Their new music is still in the…
Review – Deaf Havana: All These Countless Nights
Deaf Havana are back with their fourth studio album, and sounding better than ever. I continually sing the praises of James Veck-Gilodi’s songwriting talents, and he’s done it again, writing a soaring, mature rock album. And when the…
Review – You Me At Six: Night People
This is going to be a different sort of review, because this is a different sort of band for me. I try to keep reviews impersonal and unbiased as much as possible, but You Me At Six are…