LPs 2014 – Part 1 (Nos 11-30 and Honourable Mentions)

And now the start of the MPT countdown. Looking down the list there are some great records in here and, as last year, there’s a good few here which would have made the Top 10 in previous years. So without any further ado here’s albums 11-30: 11. Withered Hand – New Gods 12. Randolph’s Leap…

2014 According to … Cancel The Astronauts

“I can’t help feeling so old!” I’ve just got time to squeeze in one more 2014 review – this time from Matthew Riley of Cancel The Astronauts. Whilst the Astros public profile has (once again) been low in 2014 – they haven’t been idle behind the scenes as Matt indicates below. In addition to the…

2014 in Gigs

MPT’s live band of the year was heavily hinted at several points in the year and undoubtedly has to be Randolph’s Leap. Leap gigs prior to this year  tended to be breakneck, energetic affairs and that certainly remained true of many of the performances in 2014. But increasingly there were more subtle elements creeping in…

E.P.s/Singles of 2014

To start my look back at 2014, here’s the rundown of MPT’s favourite singles and E.P.s of the past 12 months: E.P.s Book Group – Tantrums Wozniak – Pikes Peak Tuff Love – Junk Skinny Dipper – Masks Tanya Donelly – Swan Song Series Vol 5 Mogwai – Music Industry 3 Fitness 1 Blood Indians…

2014 According to … Book Group

Think this will be the last review of the year for 2014 but there’s no more fitting way to go out than with one of MPT’s favourite bands, Book Group. 2014 has seen the band release their best record to date (‘Tantrums’) and unveil a series of new songs which augur very well for the…

2014 According to … Luna Webster

In his final contribution to the 2014 series, Andy catches up with Luna Webster to reflect on the last 12 months. Your Own Music Your own musical highlight of the year? Recording the music video for my band Old Barber’s debut single and just getting to dance about in glitter and faux fur. Seeing the…