Latest articles by Emma Johnston
Forgiveness & The Grain in one aspect of a three-pronged attack used by the former Oceansize fontman to achieve everything he wants to
There’s vim and vigour aplenty from Seattle survivors Pearl Jam on album number 12, Dark Matter
The PineappleThief almost called it quits back in 2016, but with founder Bruce Soord bringing in creative partner Gavin Harrison it's like a whole new band
Swedish rockers The Gems hope that leaving "toxic" former band Thundermother will turn out to be a blessing in disguise
Israeli musician and campaigner’s third album with Porcupine Tree leader was named Welcome To My DNA as an illustration of the pair’s powerful connection
Texan electric blues multi-instrumentalist Gary Clark Jr's sixth album Jpeg Raw might be one of the best albums you'll hear this year
Prog-metallers TesseracT returned last year with a concept album, and have plans to expand it beyond being just a record
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes shed another skin to show their most sensitive side on album five
The band that made his name was a “troublesome, difficult” experience, but becoming a dad helped him put it all behind him
Buying guide The past 12 months may go down in history as a period of tumult and turmoil, but on the positive side, rock'n'roll is very much alive and well – as the best 50 albums of 2023 reflect
Inger Lorre's new album Gloryland is her first this century, and it's an album inspired by hope and healing
Derby’s ambitious classic rock crew The Struts aim for the stars with album number four Pretty Vicious
Young Scots on the up, Gallus have already won a ‘best rock/alternative band’ award
Members of Biffy Clyro, Slayer, Oceansize and Bitch Falcon have combined to form rock's most exciting new supergroup
Queens Of The Stone Age explore the more experimental corners of their psyche on eighth album In Times New Roman
Inspector Cluzo are the environmentally-friendly, goose saving, French farming blues rock duo you absolutely need in your life right now
Can’t Die, Won’t Die is a wonder web of rock’n’roll thrills from South Yorkshire’s comeback kids, Black Spiders
PJ Harvey’s savage, soul-baring second album Rid Of Me is 30 years old. Its howls of pain, rage and revenge now sound more vital than ever
Irresistible choruses from start to finish on Welshly Arms' third album Wasted Words & Bad Decisions
Northern Irish blues brothers The Answer return after a lengthy hiatus, their instinctive feel for rock'n'roll still very much intact
The story behind UK post-hardcore heroes Hundred Reason's unexpected return with the brilliant Glorious Sunset
Lifesigns began life a a trio that featured Nick Beggs and released their self-titled debut in 2013
The Cranberries had already enjoyed success with their sweet ballads, but this storming left-turn, a furious track about the bombings in Northern Ireland, made them huge stars
