Rhys Buchanan, Author at NME

The Black Keys – ‘Dropout Boogie’ review: down-the-line rock destined for good times

The Ohio blues-rockers pack a familiar swagger on their 11th studio album

Blossoms – ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ review: Stockport heroes come of age

Album four sees the gang level up with some of their most candid songwriting to date

Kurt Vile – ‘(watch my moves)’ review: Philly hero keeps it weird on freewheeling ninth album

The great modern American songwriter exudes a wholesome, easy charm

Warmduscher – ‘At The Hotspot’ review: Fat White Family offshot stays deliciously grotty

The upstarts show no signs of settling down on album four

Sea Girls – ‘Homesick’ review: glossy indie with flashes of potential amid the forgettable

The London four-piece's second album shows glimpses of the band they can be

The Mysterines – ‘Reeling’ review: thrilling grunge-rock with supersized swagger

On their electrifying debut album, the Scousers make good on their promise of becoming the UK’s next rock heroes

Gang Of Youths – ‘Angel In Realtime.’ review: A towering account of love and loss

On their third album, the Sydney-formed band channel raw grief and frontman Dave Le’aupepe’s explorations of his Samoan heritage into soaring stadium rock

Indie survivors Metronomy: “I like the idea that we stealthily succeeded in our own way”

Seventh album 'Small World' is a meditation on the band's strange voyage so far

Metronomy – ‘Small World’ review: the songwriting shines as brightly as ever

The band have stripped down the setup for their romance-packed seventh album

The Lazy Eyes: Aussie psych-rockers gunning to join scene’s greats

The Lazy Eyes discuss how their high school years and Aussie's thriving psych scene shaped their sound – and landed them a support slot with The Strokes