In the week of its release, the Arctic Monkeys’ debut album,‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, sold 363,735 copies. Not only did it go straight to Number 1, but it also sold more than the rest of the Top 20 put together.

Although finding fame with Blur it was only when striking out alone that Graham Coxon really found himself. Noticeably happier and contented, he reaches his sixth solo album, ‘Love Travels At Illegal Speeds’ with a renewed vigour and sounds more driven than ever.

The Concretes

Solid as a rock

It’s an archetypal January day in the modish capital, but somewhere among this chilly throng is a group of sonic pioneers who, dissatisfied with such grey ennui, are blossoming in radiant hues and painting a rainbow over tired silver landscapes. The Concretes are back to warm your hearts.

Snow Patrol

Bowman does Lightbody

For many who bought the album ‘Final Straw,’ it was their introduction to the band Snow Patrol. I first heard the album after singer Gary Lightbody asked Colin Murray to mull over what was going to be the band’s third album.