If there is one trope in the music writer's handbook that is too often viewed as a subtext heavy shorthand for "Their last album wasn't much cop", then it is - or a variation thereof - "a real return to form". Except, in the case of our long time fave, Olly Murs, it absolutely applies … Continue reading Album Review: Olly Murs (@ollymurs) – “Knees Up”
Girls Aloud's third album, Chemistry, was by far and away their most universally adored by both critics and fans. So why exactly did it - relatively - underperform compared to their previous releases?
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Alexis Strum was one of my best kept music secrets for many years. Hopefully, with a new album on the way, she can be yours to discover too...
Whilst his post-Ordinary Boys solo career was marked dead on arrival before it'd even been given a fair hearing, it helped Preston rebirth into a prosperous new career behind the scenes - crafting absolute bangers like this one...
The key cornerstone of Xenomania's branch out into an in-house record label, Mini Viva were positioned as the all new pop duo phenomenon to take them from their success in the 00s to the 2010s...
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