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THUNDER All the Right Noises (BMG)
Thunder fans will love this album as it touches all the band’s key strengths – memorable songs, party rockers, ballads, lyrics to make you think and above all, well-crafted hard rock tunes. An Album of the Year and one that could turn out to be their best since their legendary debut album. ****1/2
Review by Jason Ritchie
TOUCH Tomorrow Never Comes (Escape Music)
This is an intriguing release, with enough of the classic Touch sound yet in places harking even further back to the seventies. Yet it is boldly diverse, rarely formularised and even experimental in places. While nothing will ever compare to the majesty of the debut this is a better comeback than even their most fanatical fans could have realistically imagined. **** 1/4
Review by Andy Nathan
ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest (InsideOutMusic)
Many will say that Giersbergen hasn’t really achieved the wider recognition she deserves. “The Darkest Skies…” may be the album of much more wider acceptance. Simply lovely. And for anyone who has loved and lost and loved again. *****
Review by David Randall
SCARDUST Strangers (M-Theory Audio)
At a point in time when superlatives have been devalued by overuse, it’s no exaggeration to say that Strangers, the album is immense – an extraordinarily rich, intoxicating, complex mix of progressive rock styles and sources. ****1/2
Review by Brian McGowan
TROY REDFERN Thunder Moon (Timezone Records)
After the more introspective ‘Island’, I didn’t see ‘Thunder Moon’ on the horizon. It’s belligerent, intelligent, adventurous, imaginative, brilliantly played and easily a career highlight *****
Review by Pete Feenstra
BEN RANDALL Before The Rain (Thoroughbred Music)
All told, a breathtaking guitar album of the highest order from a player with other-worldly skills and, what’s more, an absolute blast. *****
Review by Alan Jones
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HARRI LARKIN Too Close To The Sun (Robot Distro)
SANDNESS Not Your Dog (Rockshots Records)
DOCTOR BLACK Drag Me Down (indie)
COHEED AND CAMBRIA Goodbye Sunshine (Virgin Music Group)
LEONI JANE KENNEDY Closer (indie)
SMALL TOWN POLITICS Red Lights (indie)
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