EP Review: Xqui – Dragon and Nocturne EP
Prolific artists are a welcome thing in this day and age. Barely giving the public time to draw breath, Xqui returns with two new releases, entitled Dragon and Nocturne EP…..
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EP Review: Xqui – ‘Britannia & Kindness
When Brian Eno coined the term ‘ambient’, he referred to it as ‘music that is in the background and the foreground at the same time’. As the guy delivered the….
Album Review: Sting & Shaggy – 44/876
Without encountering a single note, you have formed an opinion of this record. This is completely understandable, but even if you have decided that nothing could be worse than a….
Album Review: Jack White – Boarding House Reach
Jack White isn’t an artist of whom there are no expectations. Pressing play on a solo work by such a man carries weight with it a certain; rusted guitars, impassioned….
Album Review: Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
It’s extremely difficult in the modern age for artists to safely progress. A step too far and they can lose their old fans – a tightening of the formula and….
E.P Review: Filthy Militia – Innocent Until Proven Filthy
Formed in ‘the clusterfuck of 2016’ according to their Facebook page, Filthy Militia are a 5-piece outfit inspired by the likes of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake and….
Album Review: Prophets of Rage – Prophets of Rage
Here’s the skinny with this. You want to love this album. It seems like a foregone conclusion that because it’s, like, Rage and stuff, that it must be good. Imagine,….
EP Review: Horns – Heavy To The Journey
I get a lot of opportunities when writing for Fortitude to hear things I’ve never heard before. Often, that’s a good thing, as I get to hear an artist or….
Single Review: Avante Black – Make A Mess
Over the last ten years, my faith in music has been alternately eroded, bouyed, crippled, and rebuilt, as I watched the charts devolve into a revolting parody of the true….
Single Review: Bad Sign – Square 1
Basick Records is home to a number of progressively-minded heavy bands, and is a home-grown, UK label. It’s been home to acts like Enter Shikari, the sky-tearing Ion Dissonance, Blotted….