Indie

The Story of Pulp’s Different Class

By Every Record Tells A Story on June 17, 2022 • ( 11 )

Pulp’s defining album, “Different Class” reached the top of the charts in 1995 nearly thirty years ago, in a move designed solely to make us all feel rather old. In a year when the rest of Britain was deciding whether… Read More ›

Liam Gallagher and The Super Deluxe Edition From Hell

By Every Record Tells A Story on November 11, 2020 • ( 2 )

Of all the many lead singers that the Britpop era gave us, perhaps Liam Gallagher was the most gifted at swearing. And coat-wearing. Opinion may remain split as to Liam’s many other achievements, with critics pointing out for every “Rock… Read More ›

The Oldest Teenagers In Town: Ash Celebrate 25 Years

By Every Record Tells A Story on February 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

In which we discover how Ash went from being a twelve year old Iron Maiden tribute act to world domination, well, almost.

New Music, New Battles

By Every Record Tells A Story on October 14, 2019 • ( 3 )

One of the juiciest new sounds of 2019 comes from quite an unexpected source… Drummer John Stanier used to be in a nineties metal band called Helmet. Remarkably, the name was a blessing, given one alternative band name given serious… Read More ›

“He got stabbed and didn’t know it!” – The Making Of Primal Scream’s Give Out But Don’t Give Up

By Every Record Tells A Story on October 18, 2018 • ( 4 )

“We recorded a couple of demos, but most of the time we got wasted, you know…” Primal Scream lead singer Bobby Gillespie on the initial recording sessions of “Give Out But Don’t Give Up” To understand just how hard drinking… Read More ›

Meet Your IDLES…

By Every Record Tells A Story on August 31, 2018 • ( 1 )

If pithy song titles and smart lyrics were all the five-piece Bristol punk band IDLES had, they would still be a very good band indeed. You have to love an album with a song title as good as “Never Fight… Read More ›

Arcade Fire: So Good, They Can Make Even Wembley Arena Shake

By Every Record Tells A Story on April 12, 2018 • ( 4 )

Arcade Fire have overcome many obstacles in their path over the years. Grabbing the attention of the world through their indie-released debut LP Funeral; delivering credible follow ups to one of the decade’s most critically acclaimed albums, and then dealing… Read More ›

Jen Cloher: An Album Of The Year…

By Every Record Tells A Story on February 14, 2018 • ( 4 )

Album of the year lists are both a blessing and curse. As a way to demonstrate your discerning taste there are few better ways to impress your friends. On the other hand, there are fewer more effective ways for your… Read More ›

Can Dream Wife Hit The Top 40 UK Album Charts?

By Every Record Tells A Story on February 2, 2018 • ( 3 )

There are many plagues of the modern world. Internet passwords. Staying over at a friend’s house and waking up first. The shrinking of the Toblerone bar. But most of all, Dry January. If ever there was a miserable, overly-long, grim,… Read More ›

Can You Really Improve Your Hotel’s TripAdvisor Rating By Having The Libertines Run It?

By Every Record Tells A Story on January 31, 2018 • ( 0 )

The first big name casualty of the Music Industry’s collapse in revenues has been revealed. Instead of retiring into a life of tripping over supermodels on Caribbean beaches, The Libertines are having to make ends meet by moving into the… Read More ›

Belle & Sebastian And The Horror Of Spotify Playlists.

By Every Record Tells A Story on January 29, 2018 • ( 4 )

In a world where people consume music through pre-determined streaming service playlists with grim titles such as “Cinematic Chillout”, “Music for Concentration” and “Songs for Sleeping”, how does a band that is already nine albums into a career spanning over… Read More ›