StayOkay! release new video and tour dates.

StayOkay! have posted a teaser clip of what to expect from their upcoming EP, out early next year! I for one am excited already.



AND
that's not all..
The boys have announced a mini Irish tour with good friends in Boy Versus Romeo and In Elegance, with very special guests announced at a later date.

Dates are:
10th February - Auntie Annie's, Belfast
11th February - An Cruisin Lan, Cork
12th February - The Good Bits, Dublin
13th February - Kavanagh's, Port Laoise
14th February - Roisin Dubh, Galway

Canterbury announce StayOkay! as support

UK band Canterbury have announced that they will be bringing our good friends StayOkay! on the Irish dates of their upcoming January 2012 tour, kicking off in Dublin's Academy 2 on the 20th of January, and in Belfast's Speakeasy on the 21st.

It'll be a great way to ring in the new year and it's their first shows of what will be a busy 2012 for them!

Also playing are Time Is A Thief.
Tickets priced from €15 including booking fee are on sale now from ticketmaster.ie

Red Hot Chilli Peppers announce date in Croke Park

Having sold out the O2 Arena in a matter of minutes, Red Hot Chilli Peppers have announced they will play Croke Park on June 26th 2012!


The band had a third successive number one album in Ireland with their latest release and tenth album - but first release in five years - I’m With You.


Tickets for what is already being stated as the hottest gig of the year, are priced from €59.50, and will go on sale from www.ticketmaster.ie at 8am, November 4th.

You Me At Six "Sinners Never Sleep" album review

Surrey band You Me At Six have come a long way from their 2008 debut album Take Off Your Colours which established them as the new pop-punkers on the scene. While this album was all about partying, girls and their teenage years, with their second album, Hold Me Down being another slice from this, only having more experience. Now on their third album, Sinners Never Sleep is lust, love and anger. Altogether a stronger, angrier album, this time, wanting to show they are simply just a rock band. This is the end result of the band almost breaking up and constant fights between the members - a grown up album, writing about more important events in life, even though they are barely out of their teens. Leaving mysterious countdown timers and pictures on their website near the news of the album in August, this led to it becoming one of the most anticipated albums of the last few months.
Here's my track-by-track review of their latest offering.


The album opens with the previously released single that everybody knows and loves, Loverboy. It is catchy, full of strong riffs, and of course a chorus full of 'da-da-da's'. Stand out track of the album. Next track is Jaws On The Floor, which shows much change in the lyrics, over the style of song this time around. Lyrics like ‘life’s a bitch but I’m friends with her sister' put with powerful emotion show the change in the band. Bite My Tongue featuring Oli Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon shows an angrier side to the band, and is an all-round thrilling number that gives us an insight to the band from singer Josh Franceschi's viewpoint on the members' hatred of each other. From there on, it ranges into slower songs, something that comes effortlessly to You Me At Six, with This is The First Thing, and No One Does It Better taking a few listens to get into, but then are as addictive as the rest. Little Death has the most catchy, sing along chorus on the album, while Crash is the big ballad, showing the band do acoustic settings perfectly. It is perhaps not as good as earlier efforts (such as Always Attract), yet Franceschi's vocal are as smooth and perfect as ever. The album gets better with another stand out track, Reckless, a bouncy, catchy number with lyrics such as "I'm Mister Reckless with a capital R". This song reminds us of their pop-punk roots, as does Time Is Money, featuring Winston McCall of Parkway drive, showing the band have not forgot where they started. The Dilemma is a simply fantastic song, and a welcome change from older songs. When We Were Younger closes the album, and on a beautiful note too. A 6 minute long song, and keeping with the overall album, it is completely heartfelt and honest from the band.


While the album is so much more grown up, it is still recognisable as the You Me At Six we all know, with fuller vocals, the way guitars and bass work against each other, and the heavy drums. A must have for fans, and will have at least one song that you'll tap your foot to. Hopefully it will be a grower, and it could easily be their best material to date. 7/10

Storyboard are.....

Dublin band Storyboard played their last show today under that name, and have became...
All It's Worth!

Many people thought it would be the end of them, but it's not!
Download their new music here, and some of Storyboard's songs here.

Blink 182 - 'Neighborhoods' review

Comeback albums are always hard to do - trying to please old and new fans and critics alike is a job in itself. With Neighborhoods, Blink 182's first record after 8 years, being the most anticipated album of 2011, the question on everyone's lips is "will the album live up to expectations?" The record was previously set for release in May, but the band took another few months to complete it, and in the meantime rescheduling their UK tour and cancelling headline slots at festivals, angering fans. (But also meaning 2 added Ireland dates for June 2012 - yay!)

Here's my track-by-track review of the album.
Opening with Ghost On The Dancefloor, showing not all tender songs have to be slow or acoustic, and this has all the style we know and love from the band. This leads into Natives, which fans will be relieved to hear this is classic Blink 182. With lyrics such as "maybe I'm better off dead", showing the skill from the band by putting the more depressing song lyrics onto upbeat, poppy songs. These lyrics are all wrong however; Blink's songs are those that you just need in your life.
Next is Up All Night, one of the two songs put online months before the release. Back then, it received a mixed response, and compared to some of the brilliant songs on the album, it is not some their best work. The next single After Midnight follows, showing a slower, more tender side to the band. Heart's All Gone is the other song that was put online, in anticipation for the album, and while it was given a better response, there are also much better songs on this album. Next track is unexpected gem, Wishing Well, a feel-good, catchy song, with many 'la da da's, from Tom Delonge that simply make you want to get up and dance. A personal favourite and one of the best on the album.
Kaleidoscope has a similar sound to others on the album, yet it is still excellent, with more mature, meaningful lyrics. Perfectly leads into This Is Home, another catchy song. MH 4.18.2011 is also a song that is reminiscent of older Blink 182 tracks, but still holds its own. Last but not least, Love Is Dangerous is a perfect song to end the album, gradually getting heavier with soft joint vocals from Delonge and Mark Hoppus.

Overall, the lyrics are extremely well-written, showing a more mature and grown up side, compared to the band who once wrote about fucking a dog, your mom, anything in the earlier years. With joint vocals from guitarist Delonge and bassist Hoppus, the album is still recognisable as Blink 182 (whether that's from Delonge's unique voice, or just the way the guitar, bass and Travis Barker on drums work), but anyone looking for another Dude Ranch or Enema Of The State will be disappointed.
Another problem is the short 10 songs on it, when it could / should have been much longer.

Nevertheless, with an album as constant as this, we can see why it took so long.
And it certainly was worth the wait.

Nirvana - Nevermind

Today, 24th September, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's highly influential album, Nevermind!
The album is responsible for making rock mainstream, and influencing many rockstars as we now know them.
Critics and music fans alike call it one of the greatest rock albums of all time - and we can see why.

If you're a fan of music at all and haven't listened to this album, DO IT.

One of the greatest songs of all time...

My Chemical Romance drummer out of band

My Chemical Romance have fired their touring drummer Mike Pedicone, who has been with the band since Bob Bryar departed in March 2010, after he was caught stealing from the band at a show on the Honda Civic Tour with Blink 182, and admitted it to the police. In a statement made on www.mychemicalromance.com/, guitarist Frank Iero wrote:

Hello all,
Some shit happened last night and before the blogosphere gets all crazy with false statements and ridiculous opinions we want the true story to come from us... But please listen close because this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this. The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation. The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to. We just want him out of our lives. The people who play in this band are a family, and family should not take advantage of each other like he did. We are currently moving forward, and hope to have a new drummer in place for our show in Salt Lake City, Utah. The show must go on.
XOMCR

Former The Bled drummer Pedicone later tweeted: "What happened is more complicated than it sounds but I did make a mistake. It was never my intention to hurt this band or all of you." and "It was an error in judgement based on a whole other situation that's way deeper but this does not define me."


Jarrod Alexander (ex-Death By Stereo, The Suicide File) is currently filling in on drums for My Chemical Romance.

"You Got Me" Taking Back Sunday single

Taking Back Sunday haven't actually put out a single for the U.S. yet, but for Ireland, "You Got Me" is being put out, with a special acoustic version of "Sad Saviour" as a b-side. Available now at itunes!


You Got Me is pop-punk at it's best. With it's background "woah-oh's", it makes a perfect single. It's catchy, and at times has a heavier sound, keeping with the album, and a range of vocals from the bridge to the chorus. 
The album overall is very open and honest from the singer, and this is about Lazzara's current wife, Mischa, and her pregnancy. "I was there when you were worried/I was there when you were sick/I was there when you were positive/'This is not happening,'" he sings in the song's second verse.


Definitely one of the best on the album. 9/10

RIP OceanFall

Omagh band OceanFall have decided to call it quits. A statement on the bands Facebook states:

"OceanFall 2009 - 2011

It is with heavy hearts we announce that we have decided to break up. It hasn't been an easy decision for us but we have been talking about this for some time now, but we feel it's time for us to move on. There is no hard feelings and we're still best friends.

In the past 2 years we have been very lucky to have the opportunities we have had. We've supported some amazing bands, played to thousands of people, made great friends and played in some amazing venues!

We have been so lucky to have fans, friends and family who have supported us the entire way over the past two years. You've all made our time together so much fun and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We would like thank everyone who has ever supported us by coming to our shows, buying our merch and CDs, telling your friends about us, sang our songs or shouted at us in the street. Thank you to all the promoters who have booked us for shows and all we bands we have played with, some of which we are best friends with now.

We will be having one last gig in our hometown of Omagh which will be confirmed soon. We hope all of you can make it along before you head off to university or college.

We will be having a massive sale on all our merch before we close down our store for good, so if you'd like a t-shirt, CD, badges, stickers or mirrors then please pick something up here www.oceanfall.bigcartel.com

This will not be the last you'll see us, we will be playing in new bands in some shape or form so keep an eye out in the future and we hope you'll support us as well as you have done.

We will see you all again soon. Thank you all so much!

Love,

Gary, Micky and Stephen x"

You can still download their music here!

Taking Back Sunday instore and signing

As many of you will know, American outfit Taking Back Sunday did a special instore in an intimate setting - with only 50 tickets going on sale!- in Tower Records, Dublin, for their upcoming gig in The Academy.

The band arrived, and singer Adam Lazzara and guitarist John Nolan played 5 songs - Sad Saviour, Great Romances of the 20th Century, a Kanye West cover of Can't Tell Me Nothing, and their latest single Faith (When I Let You Down).
After that, they did a very special signing for fans, and I got to meet one of my favourite bands. Wow!

Renoir's Reflection review, interview

Renoirs Reflection are a 4 piece band from Waterford, Ireland. Having formed in November 2010 they are relatively new to the scene, but definitely an up and coming band to watch!
Right between indie and alternative rock, plenty of lead guitar, strong bass lines, hard drum beats and vocal harmonies, the band write all their own original songs, and we shall hopefully be hearing more of these guys soon.


On first listen they remind me of a cross between Kings of Leon and The Blizzards. Some of the songs they have are: 'I Don't Mind' with a catchy beat and memorable chorus with much strong bass lines, while 'Never See My Face' is a more meaningful approach, with acoustic beginning leading into a heavier chorus and a strong guitar presence. 'Tall Tales' is a faster song showing versatility in the vocals part.
These are just some of the songs, so to listen to these and more, get their music now!


I caught up with Jason to talk about the band…
Who‘s in the band?
Jason O' Hara- Lead Vocals/rhythm guitar
Gavin Carey- Lead Guitar/backup vocals
John Grace- Drums/backup vocals
Keith Grant- Bass
Sounds like?
We’ve been told were a concoction of Kings Of Leon, Two Door Cinema Club, Oasis, The Beatles and Thin Lizzy, with a strong presence of lead guitar and harmonies.
Biggest influences?
Between us we have many influences from all different genres, but collectively our biggest influences would be Kings Of Leon, Oasis, The Beatles and Thin Lizzy.
How, where, when did the band happen?
We were all interested in music from the age of 13 onwards and tried several bands, but none of them fit our styles. We started up a cover band and after 4 months of gigging realised we wanted to play our own songs, so we started writing together and it just seemed to fall into place. Then Renoir's Reflection was born!
How did you come up with the name?
Gavin and John always enjoyed art in school, and their favourite form of art was impressionism. Renoir was an artist that stuck with them long after they finished school. Reflection also comes from art, and the fact that Renoir as an impressionist revolutionised the art scene of the time - that’s what we aspire to do with our music!
Biggest achievement to date?
That would have to be getting signed to Rubymusic which has led to us to performing on the main stage at a myriad of festivals and having the opportunity to record our songs.


Check out their music on their myspace, and Facebook here!

Interview with StayOkay!

Finally, on the Summer Explosion Tour, were these guys, Dublin band StayOkay!
(Also their first interview, no big deal!)

Watch it and say you liked these lads before they become huge.

Interview with Boy Versus Romeo

During the Summer Explosion Tour, I met with Cork based band Boy Versus Romeo to chat about anything and everything!
PS. Enjoy my mad ramblings.

Interview with Struck

I met with Mayo band STRUCK during their Summer Explosion tour where we talked about... well, everything really!
Take a look and a listen for yourselves, you never know, they could be the next huge thing.

StayOkay! - Live video

While meeting with the lovely StayOkay! at the weekend, I realised there are very few live videos of them!

So as a treat for me, watch this brilliant video of the boys.

The Summer Explosion Tour

So I recently sat down with 3 bands on the Summer Explosion Tour - StayOkay!, Boy Versus Romeo and Struck - and this is what happened...

Underwater Picnic 'Losing Fast' review

Underwater Picnic are a 5 piece band from Galway, Ireland, featuring Ben Rogan, Brian FitzGibbon, Declan Ridley, Eoghan Hynes, and Pierce Cunnane. While still being relatively new, having formed in February 2009, they are a breath of fresh air, and exactly what the music scene needs.


Writing their own original songs and covering others, the band have gone from strength to strength, playing many gigs in the locality, and also appearing on national television on Pop4. I had the pleasure of catching them in Galway recently, and they have all the energy added to their songs, and the charisma that every band needs (but not every band has!)


Their latest single Losing Fast, released in August, has all the things a song could need, and could easily be played on national radio too. With a lot of Two Door Cinema Club and Bloc Party influences, as well as Paramore with their own edge to it, I know they are going to be huge.

Check them out here!

Milk, the band, interview

With their blend of bluesy-rock, Milk are fast making a name for themselves in the Irish music scene. Based in Dublin, the pop-rock band also thrive on blues and soul, which brings their own unique style to a scene that is so filled with much of the same music.

Each track on their debut EP holds it’s own character, but stays with the same Milk sound. ‘Try’, the title track is a humble song and brings listeners into the smooth vocals and strong hooks in the bass line, and which is the stand out track for me, personally. Leads into ‘Weak In The Knees’, which has an easy tone like any song should have, together with a memorable chorus. Next up is ‘Why Do You Ask’ and this is the perfect soul song, as it is gentle in all the right places. Last, ‘Up The Hill’ which brings a much different edge to the band, perhaps even a heavier style, with more guitar and bass lines.

I caught up with Conall to talk about the band…

First of all, who are in the band?
There’s Garrett on rhythm guitar, Fogo on drums, me (Conall) on bass and vocals, and Donal on lead guitar & vocals.

When, where and how did the band happen?
The four of us all went to the same school, yet knew of us knew each other. Me and Donal are brothers and had played in a couple of different bands separately but around two years ago we started writing songs together. We auditioned a couple of drummers until we played with Fogo and we thought his funk-style of drumming would really suit the type of music we wanted to make. Then Fogo suggested that we have a jam with Garrett on guitar and he helped to fill out our sound a lot!

How did you come up with the name?
Myself and Donal were listening to alot of Eric Clapton’s old band ‘Cream’ at the time, and the name ‘Milk’ popped up out of that, which seemed like a good idea at the time! It’s not the best name in the world, but it’s easy to remember!

Biggest influences?
A lot of people say we sound like John Mayer which is a fairly heavy influence to us on our EP, but we also listen to a lot of other stuff. Fogo is big into the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Garrett likes The Beach Boys, whereas I like Marvin Gaye. Donal’s listening to a lot of Prince at the moment too. All in all, we listen to a lot of soul, funk, blues and even a bit of hip-hop like The Roots, Nate Dogg and Warren G!

Biggest achievement so far?
We’ve had a couple of highlights, like playing Dublin Soul Festival 2010 and The Academy main stage for Phantom’s First Friday. We also got short-listed for The Most Promising Artist at the Meteors in 2010, which is definitely up there at the top!

What would you hope to achieve with the band?
I think we all might have slightly different goals, but mine would be to play to decent size crowds who really like our music. Having enough money to pay for all the expensive things (like recording and equipment) would be nice too! 

Why should people listen to you?
I think at the moment there isn’t enough variety on the Irish music scene. For example, you’ll hear a lot about ‘indie’ bands. I suppose we might be for the person who’s into the bluesier, funkier, soulful side of music, and also maybe those into pop-rock because there is a lot of that in our music too. Also if you’re into guitar solos you might like our songs!

Describe the band in one word.
Honest!

Just what we like to hear!

With a name like theirs, finding Milk on the internet these days might be a tad difficult, so check them out 

here and on Facebook here!

And make sure to catch them on one of their shows across Ireland!

Like a Ninja: band interview

‘Like a Ninja’ are an alternative/ hard rock band based in Belfast, with all the energy and spirit you could ask for. Though being together less than a year, the band are quickly making a name for themselves in the music scene as an obnoxiously loud, energetic live act.

Their debut EP entitled “Coach Frank Says…” opens with “Made To Burn” and has plenty of heavy riffs from the word go, and strong, memorable vocals. This leads into “Random Jumpy” and keeping with the same tempo that is fast and loud from these lads. It is their third song, “Save Me” where the band show a more relaxed, slower feel, which could easily be a huge hit in the future.

I caught up with Marty to talk about the band.

First of all, who all are in the band?
At the time of recording it was me, Marty Mc Canny as our lead guitarist and backing singer), Paddy Patterson with vocals, Andy Williamson, bassist, Liam Hegarty, rhythm guitarist, and Sean O’Neil on drums. Since then there have been a few changes; Sean McCay is now the drummer and I’m the full time singer!

How, where, when did the band happen?
The band formed in Belfast in August 2010 with Sean and Marty who decided it was time to make an all out attack of the Irish music scene! The idea was to create something different, and, I think, we’ve managed to do that!

How did you come up with the name?
‘Like a Ninja’ was spawned from a drunken walk home on the fine streets of Belfast. A bin was tipped over, jazz hands were shown, Like a Ninja was shouted, and the culprit disappeared from sight. In a nutshell, it happened exactly like that!

Biggest influences?
For Andy, it’d be Megadeth and Iron Maiden; Liam and Sean with Blink 182, The Offspring and Tool; and for myself Marty, it’s Alkaline Trio and Taking Back Sunday 

Biggest achievement so far?
Placing in the final 12 in the Sounds Like Summer 2011, and managing to stay together after one of the hardest years that a new band could have is definitely up there at the top!

What would you hope to achieve with the band?
Well, like any band we want to be able to do this for the rest of our time on earth, as music is most definitely our lives. We would be happy to tour until the world ends, and I don’t care if we never get rich, as long as we can do this and people enjoy it!

Why should people listen to you?
Why not is a better question! If you want to hear a band that put everything they have; heart, soul and mind, into their music then we are the band for you! This EP has only been our first recording, so stay tuned and I promise you wont be disappointed, we have so much more to offer!

And lastly, describe the band in one word.

I can’t think of just one word! But once while playing a gig, the drummer from Flash Harry was there, and the first thing he said to us was “I thought ninja’s were supposed to be sneaky, but you guys are like a f**king juggernaut.” So I would probably say like a f**king juggernaut!

Like a Ninja are focusing on promoting their debut EP by hitting up venues across Ireland. Check out  their tunes, and find them on Facebook here! 

Make sure to catch them on one of their energetic shows!

Blink 182 'Up All Night' single review

It is definitely the most highly anticipated release of 2011, and has been ever since the pop-punk threesome reunited in 2009, their last release being their self-titled album in 2003, and soon later took an indefinite hiatus. This is from a band who postponed their UK tour by a year, and cancelled their stints at the UK and Ireland festivals this summer to finish this album. But when you’re a big a band as Blink 182 are, you can afford to make fans wait, and the new single taken from their new record, “Neighbourhood”, has finally been given the light of day.
The question everyone’s asking is, is it worth the wait?

Right from the start, we see more elements involved, with much heavier riffs and drums from Travis Barker, and even hip-hop included, the direction he wanted to take with the band. Straight away, we see they have taken a different direction than original Blink. Actually, very different. This brings us into the recognisable voice of Tom Delonge, and leads into perfect harmonies with bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus. 

Once writing about things like ejaculating into a sock, the lyrics are now much more mature and serious, “these demons, they keep me up all night”. Sounding like Angels and Airwaves in parts, DeLonge’s side project, and of course it was expected that the band who are all in their mid-30‘s, would each grow as musicians in the past 8 years, and would never do an exact replica of their earlier hits such as “What’s My Age Again?” and “All The Small Things”.

So yes, yes it is worth the wait. And with this, Blink 182 are back.

Taking Back Sunday self-titled album review

Taking Back Sunday are back with a new album, and a new line-up - but it’s one that we’ve seen before. John Nolan and Shaun Cooper infamously left the band in 2003, and it is still discussed constantly in internet land, but in March 2010 rejoined to complete the original line up of debut album, Tell All Your Friends, kicking out bassist of 7 years Matthew Rubano, and guitarist Matthew Fazzi, who had onl joined a year earlier. “Sometimes it takes some time to remember where you were headed in the first place and the people you intended to go there with. There’s no hard feelings, just the future.” taken from a blog post before it was revealed they would be returning. The band insist they are now happier and stronger than ever before; the reason behind naming it ‘Taking Back Sunday‘ was they were confident this is the band that should have been there from the start up until now. For the faithful fan base, they have seen enough members of the band to last a lifetime - that’s 11, with Eddie Reyes, Adam Lazzara and Mark O’Connell the members here today.

Here’s my track-by-track review of their latest self-titled offering.

El Paso opens with a slice of angst from frontman Lazzarra and backing screams from Nolan - any tension there was between them is obviously gone. This song is energetic throughout, and definitely the heaviest, most aggressive rock song the band have done, while impressing a live audience.

This leads into the first single, Faith (When I Let You Down), and we hear a 30 Seconds To Mars-esque choir. Lazzara sings “but when I let you down, look past your doubt. Just, please, please, don’t lose your faith in me.” which could be an apology for TBS fans about the new directions and members the band has taken.

In keeping with their early roots, the next song Best Places To Be A Mom, could easily fit onto Tell All Your Friends, with their style of punk, and was certainly missing from their 2009 record New Again, which was mostly overlooked by critics and hardcore fans alike. 

Sad Savior opens with slow acoustics and the refined vocals from Lazzara which leads into a wonderfully strong chorus. Next up is Who Are You Anyway? which again is fast and heavy, and a solid bassline, gradually leading into the chorus.

We see the only slightly dance number in Money (Let It Go), with lots of synth effects that are reminiscent of a recent My Chemical Romance track.

The emotions in This Is All Now can be seen straightaway and some of the images are vivid (“Can you imagine Christ hitting a child” anyone?). It slows down the pace of the album, but leads into a compelling chorus. The song leaves shivers, whether it’s the dual vocals of Adam and John, or the lyrics themselves. One of my personal favourites from the album, and a great choice for a single.

It Doesn’t Feel A Thing Like Falling begins well with many layers of the chorus, guitars and background shouts. Though it begins as if it should be an acoustic piece, Since You’re Gone keeps with the strong, fast-pace of the album, with heavy riffs from Reyes and Nolan, layered by Adam’s mature vocals.

You Got Me is, to put it simply, pop-punk at it’s best. It has everything you could want; catchy and at times heavier riffs, with a range of vocals changing from the bridge to the chorus, and background ‘woah-ohs’. Definitely one of the best, and would make a perfect single. Wonderfully leads into Call Me In The Morning, which has strong lyrics, and the acoustic guitar emphasises the tenderness of the song. Lazzara and Nolan complete a perfect harmony in the chorus, and leaves a stunning atmosphere for the album closing number.

For the fans from the start, there was much hope for a Tell All Your Friends: part 2 with this album, and while there are many parts that can be compared, it is still also extremely different, and with a noticeably grown up, fuller sound and much stronger vocals. And whether it’s from a new direction, or the fact Cooper and Nolan are back to complete the band, I don’t know, but whatever it is, I hope this Taking Back Sunday stay the same, and who knows, put out an even better record in the future. It is powerful, and simply an incredible 11 track album, with the stand out track hard to choose as it is that constant. If only more albums were like this.

A must buy, and hopefully can attract more new fans.

Out now on Warner Records