Guy Oddy

1 week ago | theartsdesk.com | Guy Oddy

Yungblud has declared his fourth album, Idols, to be a “a project with no limitations”. This is quite a claim. So, what musical wonders has Dominic Harrison created in collaboration with his team of producer Matt Schwartz, composer Bob Bradley and guitarist Adam Warrington? Perhaps a reggae infused mix of hardcore punk, techno and folk rock? Or maybe a delirious fusion of heavy metal, grime, be-bop and desert blues? Unfortunately, not.

1 week ago | theartsdesk.com | Guy Oddy

Yungblud has declared his fourth album, Idols, to be a “a project with no limitations”. This is quite a claim. So, what musical wonders has Dominic Harrison created in collaboration with his team of producer Matt Schwartz, composer Bob Bradley and guitarist Adam Warrington? Perhaps a reggae infused mix of hardcore punk, techno and folk rock? Or maybe a delirious fusion of heavy metal, grime, be-bop and desert blues? Unfortunately, not.

2 weeks ago | theartsdesk.com | Guy Oddy

Swiss electro-rockers, Young Gods have been around for 40 years, but this in no way should suggest that they’ve gone soft in their old age. These days, vocalist Franz Treichler looks like the psychopathic Bob from David Lynch’s original Twin Peaks TV series and still exudes a certain malevolence – which is more than reflected in new album Appear Disappear.

2 weeks ago | theartsdesk.com | Guy Oddy

When Neil Young releases a new album, you can be reasonably sure that you’ll get either a disc of melancholy singer-songwriter fare or a set of blistering rock’n’roll. His debut album with the Chrome Hearts, however, gives a bit of both – and it pretty much has Young at the top of his game throughout. Opening track, “Family Life” is a reflective ballad about Young’s view of his place on the planet, about his relations with his wife, his grandchildren and his friends.

3 weeks ago | theartsdesk.com | Guy Oddy

No-one needs to be living in Trump’s USA to be aware that governments never feel that it’s in their interest to prioritise great art and music over attention-grabbing and ill-conceived populist policies. Mali’s Songhoy Blues, unfortunately, have now found themselves at the receiving end of such nonsense.