Mark Everett continues to perfect the sound in his head on Eels' Extreme Witchcraft By David Quantick published 28 January 22 The brilliance continues on Eels' 14th album Extreme Witchcraft
Elvis Costello & The Imposters continue winning streak with The Boy Named If By David Quantick published 14 January 22 Elvis Costello conjures up echoes of his excellent past as the excellence continues on The Boy Named If (And Other Children’s Stories)
Chuck Berry goes back to basics but thrills on Live From Blueberry Hill By David Quantick published 17 December 21 Late legend Chuck Berry in excellent form on the club recording Live From Blueberry Hill
Neil Young & Crazy Horse light up the darkness on the delightfully organic Barn By David Quantick published 10 December 21 Barn is album number umpteen from grizzled veteran singer-songwriter Neil Young and his old friends Crazy Horse
50 years of The Beatles' Let It Be improved via panoramic expansion By David Quantick published 15 October 21 The final Beatles album Let It Be, peered at from yet another angle, reveals a new perspective
Gerry Rafferty's Rest In Blue is a suitable memorial to a much-missed talent By David Quantick published 3 September 21 Rest In Blue is a posthumously-completed, career-spanning collection from singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty
Paul and Linda McCartney's Ram: half-speed mastery By David Quantick published 16 May 21 Time’s been kind to Ram, Paul McCartney’s second, relatively understated, post-Beatles solo album
Van Morrison is surprisingly enjoyable on album of grumpy but bouncy R&B By David Quantick published 7 May 21 Van Morrison's Latest Record Project: Volume 1 suggests that lockdown wasn’t such a bad thing for some
Cheap Trick's In Another World is one of their best albums yet By David Quantick published 9 April 21 Veteran American genre leaders Cheap Trick continue to fuse power and pop with panache on In Another World
Gang Of Four's 77-81 is the sound of deadening alienation you can dance to By David Quantick published 13 March 21 Gang Of Four's 77-81 compiles the groundbreaking band's post-punk glory years
Be-Bop Deluxe's Drastic Plastic expanded but still elegant By David Quantick published 26 February 21 Drastic Plastic was Be-Bop Deluxe's swansong album before Bill Nelson moved on, and its consistency masked an inner turmoil
Mogwai's As The Love Continues treads an unlikely fine line between waft and heft By David Quantick published 20 February 21 Sound sense from Mogwai on 10th album As The Love Continues
Drive-By Truckers keep their anger sharp on The New OK By David Quantick published 18 December 20 Drive-By Truckers embellish their brilliant legacy on The New OK, their second album of a troubling year
George Thorogood's Live In Boston 1982 is one of the great live albums... and now it's even bigger By David Quantick published 18 December 20 George Thorogood & The Destroyers prove themselves to be badder than ever with the thoroughly expanded Live in Boston, 1982: The Complete Concert
Elvis Costello pays brilliant homage to himself on Hey Clockface By David Quantick published 30 October 20 Elvis Costello's aim is still true on 25th solo album Hey Clockface
The Psychedelic Furs' Made Of Rain: warm, melancholy, and blessed with great songs By David Quantick published 31 July 20 Return of 80s big hitters Psychedelic Furs well worth the decades wait on eighth album Made Of Rain
Freddie Mercury: never, ever, ever boring By David Quantick published 11 October 19 Never Boring: a collection that conspires to capture the extraordinary personality and talent of Freddie Mercury
Fleetwood Mac: 50 Years - Don’t Stop - album review By David Quantick published 15 November 18 Career-spanning but hits-heavy collection from Fleetwood Mac
Mott The Hoople: Mental Train (The Island Years 1969-1971) album review By David Quantick published 2 November 18 From Mott The Hoople, a band that had two lives: a collection drawn from their fist and most exciting one
Paul McCartney – Egypt Station album review By David Quantick published 3 September 18 Macca goes back to basics.
Various Artists - Revolutionary Spirit: The Sound Of Liverpool...album review By David Quantick published 2 February 18 Great music coming out of Liverpool didn’t stop after The Beatles
The Fall - Singles 1978-2016 album review By David Quantick published 2 February 18 A remarkable consistency across almost four decades
The Members - Greatest Hits: All The Singles album review By David Quantick published 27 December 17 Sounds of the suburbs
Sparks at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London - live review By David Quantick published 3 November 17 Not yet rated Almost 50 years in, the genre-hopping duo are still on sparkling form
Chris Spedding - The RAK Years album review By David Quantick published 6 September 17 Ex-Womble superstar-sideman’s solo collection boxed and reappraised
