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Riches is well-named indeed

The Winters - Riches

A graceful mix of Gram/Emmylou-like duets and some really lovely Memphis soul moments from Ed McGinley formerly of The Dixons

  • 16x9 trippiness, gooey harmonies, skewed pop and man overboard balladry combine

    O Emperor - Vitreous

    In the words of Christopher Walken from the classic Blue Oyster Cult spoof, they really explored the studio space. Less cowbell, but loads of other great stuff.

  • Overwrought and overthought

    Kodaline - In A Perfect World

    Rarely has real emotion been scoured of its visceral impact on this over-thought debut from the Dublin band

  • Hopefully the story won't end here

    The Chapters - Blood Feels Warm

    Hopefully the story won't end here.

  • A love story always glows at the heart of each of his novels, from its heady beginnings to its complications and inevitable disappointments.

    Home of the Gentry; On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev

    A writer with a poetic soul, Ivan Turgenev is often neglected in favour of fellow Russian giants Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. But his works of fiction depicting life in Russia between the 1830s and the 1870s prove deeply rewarding, almost 200 years on.

  • Overthought and overwrought

    Review: Kodaline - In a Perfect World

    The Dublin fourpiece release one-sigh fits all debut. Read our review here

  • Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connolly play divorced couple Bill and Erica

    Stuck in Love

    This schmaltzy comedy-drama tells the intertwining tales of love and heartbreak of a family of writers.

  • Henry Cavill looks pensive as Superman prepares for battle

    Man of Steel

    John Byrne (no, not that one) reviews the latest cinema version of iconic comic hero Superman and comes away with mixed emotions.

  • Much Ado About Nothing is Joss Whedon's passion project

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Like Shakespeare/Whedon? Love this. Don't? Won't.

  • Tina Fey stars as Portia Nathan

    Admission

    A good leading pair with a patchy plot, it's hard to see Tina Fey playing any character other than Liz Lemon, but this rom com is worthy enough.

  • Summer in February stars Emily Browning and Dan Stevens, who played Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey

    Summer in February

    The year is 1913, and a commune of artists are living it up in Cornwall. One night a mentally unstable young art student Florence Carter-Wood (Emily Browning) arrives and falls for two men, both best friends. Result? A melodramatic love triangle.

  • Tap and swipe for scenes inside the goldmine

    The Software Parade

    The Doors go digital on a new iPad only app that charts their rise from rock `n' roll outlaws on The Strip to house band at the end of the hippy dream. Alan Corr swipes and taps for scenes from inside the goldmine

  • ...echoes lingering, from alto sax, soprano and bass clarinet . .

    Sean Mac Erlaine Long After the Music Is Gone

    You imagine Sean Mac Erlaine, absorbing showers of rain, early morning mist, and odd blasts of sun to give his solo record the organic, primal atmosphere he nevertheless achieves indoors.

  • A gentle and tuneful second album from former Engine Alley man

    Brian Kenealy - Hiems Transit

    Former Engine Alley guitarist returns with ebullient second solo album

  • Very beautiful indeed

    These New Puritans - Field of Reeds

    Scott Walker and Thom Yorke doing late-period Talk Talk. In a Bergman movie. It must be the new album from These New Puritans