SCM Music’s Top 50 Albums of 2017
THERE is very little point in telling you just how tumultuous 2017 has been for the world. It’s been plastered all over the television, newspapers and Twitter. But as always, we have music to...
Author: Andrew Noel
SCM Music’s Albums of 2017: Honourable Mentions
AS WE APPROACH the end of 2017, it’s important to reflect that, while the world might be falling into chaos, at least we had some good tunes to listen too. Wrapping up this years...
SCM Music’s Album Picks: July to September – American Dreams, Antisocialites and Science Fictions
Well we’re here, a little later than usual, but no less appropriate! It was tricky to pick which albums to feature this month, but we think we’ve got a great selection, all begging for...
SCM Music’s Album Picks: April to June – Pleasure, Romance and Melodrama
HERE we are again. April through June passed (scarily) quickly, so much so that it’s almost impossible to keep track of all the decent music that has appeared in that time. But fear not...
DAMN keeps Kendrick’s great album streak strong
WHEN KENDRICK released To Pimp A Butterfly in 2015, it was a statement that stood strong and hopeful in a social landscape of turmoil, whilst also tackling Kendrick’s adjustment to fame. Tracks like ‘Alright’...
SCM Music’s Album Picks: January to March – Crows, Silver Eyes and Navigators
WE’RE over three months into 2017 now, already an eventful year, but the music side of it is just getting warmed up. We’ve had some high profile releases, but also some great albums from...
Cheap shots at Pop music: a review of Ed Sheeran’s ÷
OK LET’S clear this up, yeah, it’s pretty cheap and easy to pick on an artist like Ed Sheeran as a target for negative responses to popular music. Some people might view this article...
Album released this week in… 1997: Elliott Smith – Either/Or
A MASTERPIECE of Indie Folk, Elliott Smith’s 1997 album Either/Or may just be his magnum opus (although any of the five albums released in Smith’s lifetime could be considered worthy of that title). On...
Predicting the BRIT Awards 2017
MUCH LIKE the colour beige, The BRIT Awards are a mind numbing, boring necessity in the world that it’s always best to not take too seriously. As most of you will be well aware...
Album released this week in… 2008: Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
HAPPY Valentine’s day readers; the season of love is upon us, and what better way to celebrate all these wonderful emotions by reflecting one when love turns sour. There are plenty of albums out...
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