Stuart McCaighy

Robyn - Body Talk Pt. II

This album demonstrates perfectly why Robyn is such a vital and exciting artist.

13th September 2010, 10:17am

Live Review

Alphabeat, Koko, London

While saying negative things about Alphabeat feels as wrong as kicking a puppy down a flight of stairs, criticise we must.

5th June 2008, 2:07pm

Alphabeat - This Is Alphabeat

If you’re a true Alphabeat fan we’d strongly recommend you hunt out the songs not deemed worthy for us Brits.

2nd June 2008, 7:54pm

Iglu & Hartly - Violent And Young

This is a single where the band have combined elements that shouldn’t work and have turned it into something glorious.

2nd June 2008, 2:42pm

Live Review

Girls Aloud, O2 Arena, London

Like five flying superhero space vixens, Girls Aloud open the London leg of their ‘Tangled Up’ tour dangling in mid-air.

16th May 2008, 5:34pm

Martha Wainwright - Bleeding All Over You

Wainwright’s voice is almost like a plaintiff plea, but at the heart of the song is courage, and a desire for emotions to be recognised and valued.

5th May 2008, 2:46pm

Get Well Soon - You/Aurora/You/Seaside

It’s all style with little substance, pretention is the order of the day, and the songs passes in a haze of indifference.

5th May 2008, 2:21pm

Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro

There has been a paucity of exciting male pop stars of late, and it’s with interest that we’ve watched Sam Sparro’s ascendence.

28th April 2008, 3:54pm

Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair

When was the last time that you heard a record that made you feel, made you think and made you want to dance at the same time?

10th March 2008, 9:21pm

MPD - Fruits of the Forest

There is so much such sweet earnestness on display that it’s hard to dislike MPD.

25th February 2008, 7:29pm

James Severy - At The Circus Circus

James Severy could be considered the very definition of lo-fi bedroom produced music.

25th February 2008, 5:23pm

Girls Aloud - Tangled Up

Xenomania are, of course, responsible for the ridiculously high standard maintained, and for three songs in particular they’ve outdone themselves.

19th November 2007, 9:01pm

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Trip The Light Fantastic

First off, ‘Trip The Light Fantastic’ could just about be the perfect title for a pop title ever.

21st May 2007, 3:52pm

Sia - Lady Croissant

Live albums are always a bit, well, redundant to all but adoring fans. This is once again proved here.

7th May 2007, 9:19pm

Charlotte Hatherley - The Deep Blue

The album is a more expansive-sounding affair, but also more lyrically introspective than ‘Grey Will Fade’.

5th March 2007, 6:03pm

The Noisettes - What’s The Time Mr Wolf?

Right from the off, The Noisettes’ debut is a brash and noisy affair.

5th February 2007, 5:58pm

Sugababes - Overloaded: The Singles Collection

‘Overloaded’ is awash with hits, and gives credence to the recent news that Sugababes are the most successful UK pop act this century so far.

13th November 2006, 6:57pm

Feature

Data Panik

DIY caught up with the threesome who spawned our very own name to talk new music, pre-gig nerves, and inescapably, the legacy of Bis.

2nd March 2006, 8:04pm