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mikehaydock has written the following articles:
Alberta Cross - The Thief & The Heartbreaker
Each song here is a classic that you’ll get after a single spin but will never lose its sheen. And as brilliant final track ‘The Devil’s All You Ever Had’ bashes through its cymbal-crashing crescendos, you’ll be in raptures. Maybe nostalgia isn’t such a bad thing, after all...»
Rose Kemp - Little One
The production value on A Handful Of Hurricanes is a fraction weak, rendering ‘Little One’ far less gob-smacking than it deserves to be, but the power is still there, threatening menace...»
Holy Hail - Born Of A Star
This is a repetitive and sparse song that lands somewhere between New Order and The Gossip - pure disco fodder that doesn’t really work coming out of your home stereo, but would sound massive at the club that’s releasing it...»
Good Charlotte - Good Morning Revival
You know what you’re getting with Good Charlotte, and while it’s all very well and respectable to make shapes on the dance floor to one of their tunes after several pints, buying this album is both pointless and foolish. It’s a pop album; just burn the singles if you must...»
Laura Veirs - Saltbreakers
Laura Veirs has still crafted a strong album here, with greater riches, both musically and lyrically, than 90 per cent of her contemporaries. But to her growing number of fans (read: sticklers), this is not as good as its predecessor. Perhaps it’s time for her to find new modes of inspiration...»
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home
That was worrying, back there: the piano keys were dabbed gently and Jason Swinscoe’s vocal arrived, angelic, offering a sweet melody. Oh no - it’s going to sound like Keane. The Cinematic Orchestra have lost the plot...»