Circa Waves Have Made One of 2025’s Best Pop Albums
Circa Waves’ Death & Love Pt. 1 has doubled the size of their January album, and it’s still one of the best pop records you’ll likely hear this year.
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The Royston Club Present Big Guitars and Big Emotions
Everything about the Royston Club’s new LP is big, and some of it is even huge. Big crunchy guitars, catchy choruses, emotional lyrics, and powerful singing
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon Brings His Baroque Fashion to the Conversation
With the release of Rainy Sunday Afternoon, The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon discusses his music and deceptive personas – his and others’.
Pulp Re-emerge with the Disappointing ‘More’
What Pulp haven’t lost is their innate Englishness: ballads recall grocery shops, summer festivals, and farmers’ markets, but the results are disappointing.
Sports Team Contemplate Maturity and Obsolescence
Sports Team are smart band incorporating bits and pieces of past music they love into their own modern sound and dryly funny lyrical point of view.
When Britpop and Radiohead’s ‘The Bends’ Battled for Britain’s Soul
Thirty years ago, Britpop celebrated England’s past, while Radiohead’s The Bends pointed to guitar rock’s future with a unique vision.
The Lathums Create Delightful British Rock on New LP
The Lathums have fulfilled the promise of “Crying Out” with a series of singles and two hit albums. Now, they have released a hard-hitting third album.
The Wombats’ Pair Less Polish With More Self Loathing
The Wombats’ Oh! The Ocean struggles with authenticity, balancing earnestness and self-critique, yet hints at untapped artistic potential.
Live Forever: Oasis’ Enduring Appeal
As long as nostalgia is a driving motivator of cultural taste, Oasis will remain one of the world’s most popular bands.
Circa Waves Contemplate ‘Death & Love’ on Dazzling LP
Melodic and anthemic British guitar rock is back big time with Circa Waves and their decade-long run of consistently great pop albums.
Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’ Still Sounds Fresh After 30 Years
Definitely Maybe is the definitive statement in the Oasis catalog, an album of its time but also transformative in what was yet to come.
The 10 Best Oasis Songs (Post-‘Be Here Now’)
To pay tribute to Oasis, these are the 10 best songs release post-Be Here Now. This list excludes B-sides and focuses exclusively on their album cuts.