Normally Drum n’ Bass is not my style of music, but I was tempted to give the album a listen to after some amazing performances at Download ‘09. Needless to stay, I was impressed by what these guys had to offer, contrary to my thoughts beforehand. My head wanted me to hate this album so much, but I cant. There are cracks of weakness though… Read on for more. (continue reading…)

Being a huge Distillers fan, I thought it great that Brody had formed another band, namely Spinnerette. More punk lashed out at 1000MPH please, thank you very much. With the debut album though, Brody doesnt tick any of the boxes that made her so great in The Distillers. (continue reading…)

For anyone who doesnt know what SXSW is, South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring in Austin, Texas. SXSW first began in 1987 and is centered on the downtown Austin Convention Center. Each of the three parts runs relatively independently, with different start and end dates. The music section ran from 18th – 22nd March.
Over 6GB of upcoming artists can be obtained legally via a torrent, all music was released freely from the organisers. After extensively listening through all the bands, a few notable artists are to be had here, some to watch out for as future stars, and some who wont make it, but are still stars in my eyes. (continue reading…)

The ever growing interest in our local Wexford band in America has made me feel inclined that I must review this album, to see what the fuss is all about. Bell X1’s previous albums have been a staple in showing the world that we are more than capable of delivering quality music which is easy on the ear and yet ferocious to a certain degree. This album, however, is nothing like that. Disappointment ensues…. (continue reading…)

Well, here it is! Enjoy! Critiscm accepted (continue reading…)

You know a band means business when the first two songs are completely instrumental and blown out of almost epic proportions, before they sit down and get back to writing Emmy-award winning songs. Unfortunately, they would probably fail, but they come darn close to it. (continue reading…)

It hasnt been long since Kings of Leon struck us with Because of the Times, with its elegant radio-friendly guitar-led tunes, which saw them soar in popularity, and this album will only help them maintain the limelight. This is Kings of Leon, reinvented. (continue reading…)

Its been a pretty slow first half of the year for decent single releases in the music industry, but here at Phyrik, we’ve spent quite a while devising a list of good songs from the first half of 2008. Be suprised, be very suprised…. (continue reading…)

Ah Hadouken! A band with another meaning in another language, its no suprise that they’ve made it quite big over in Japan. Hadouken! are a four piece band from England, whom say that they dont put themselves into a genre. And its true. Listening to the album, I’m not sure what to classify them in,  and to be honest, at times, maybe they dont know what there doing in places either. The best way to describe them would be Indie/Rave/Rap, mixed in with a bit of electronica, very interesting mix of them all. (continue reading…)

Every once in a while, one great album that blows your mind away comes and gives the competition a nudge. The Holloways, very much does one great album, but fails to move competition. I’m highly recommending this album to any love of music.
The Holloways formed no less than four years ago, and aimed high, playing at Glastonbury in 2005, a year before they released the album, and critics were spellbinded by the groups amazing talent. Theses guys are really that good. (continue reading…)