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ALBUM REVIEW: Palace - Ultrasound
Ultrasound gives unthinkable tragedy a voice, transforming it into an uplifting healing process.

Gemma Cockrell
Apr 2, 20242 min read


ALBUM ANNIVERSARY: N.E.R.D. - Fly or Die
20 years of N.E.R.D.’s excellent sophomore album Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Fly or Die - N.E.R.D.’s second album....

Andrew Belt
Mar 24, 20243 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: Van Houten - The Tallest Room
Fine shoegaze debut from Leeds sextet Shoegaze records either invite you into their mesmerising world or fail to leave a mark. The...

Andrew Belt
Mar 20, 20242 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: Sourface - The Eternal Summer
Anglo-Parisian quartet’s debut oozes with unbridled positivity All-out positivity on record often treads a fine line between that joy...

Andrew Belt
Mar 19, 20243 min read


POLL: Choose the 5th pick for April's Album of the Month podcast!
Four of the albums we'll be discussing in the April episode of our Album of the Month podcast have been chosen: (i think) i might be...

Andrew Belt
Mar 17, 20241 min read


PODCAST: Album of the Month - February 2024
New Music Weekly's Karl Blakesley and Mama Mañana Records founder, Kiley Larsen, join 5-9 editor, Andrew Belt, to run the rule over...

Andrew Belt
Mar 16, 20241 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: The Dandy Warhols - ROCKMAKER
Impressive homage to rock music and its varied subgenres Speaking in support of The Dandy Warhols’s 12th album, frontman, Courtney...

Andrew Belt
Mar 13, 20243 min read


February 2024's music blogger roundtable
Bringing together music bloggers to discuss music highlights from February Our assembled cast of music bloggers and broadcasters return...

Andrew Belt
Mar 2, 20249 min read


PODCAST: Album of the Month - Choice Prize 2023 special
5-9 editor, Andrew Belt, and New Music Weekly's Karl Blakesley, discuss the RTÉ Choice Music Prize 2023, ranking the albums...

Andrew Belt
Mar 2, 20241 min read


January 2024's music blogger roundtable
Bringing together music bloggers to discuss music highlights from January Our assembled cast of music bloggers and broadcasters return to...

Andrew Belt
Feb 17, 20248 min read


PODCAST: Album of the Month - January 2024
New Music Weekly's Karl Blakesley and Check This Out's Kiley Larsen join 5-9 editor, Andrew Belt, to run the rule over five albums...

Andrew Belt
Feb 16, 20241 min read


EP REVIEW: overpass - From the Night
A strong debut EP from one of the Midlands’s most-promising up-and-coming indie-rock outfits Birmingham-based four-piece, overpass, are...

Gemma Cockrell
Feb 13, 20243 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: Lime Garden - One More Thing
An impactful and defining debut album from Lime Garden Almost exactly four years since Lime Garden dropped their debut single ‘Surf N...

Gemma Cockrell
Feb 11, 20243 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: The Miserable Rich - Overcome
Beautiful personal tribute to family and loved ones who help you battle through your darkest days That Brighton-based band, The Miserable...

Andrew Belt
Feb 5, 20244 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: Feral Family - Without Motion
Promising debut from Yorkshire rock band If Grian Chatten’s excellent 2023 album, Chaos for the Fly, was a whimsical take on the harsh...

Andrew Belt
Jan 18, 20242 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: Black Grape - Orange Head
Shaun Ryder and Paul ‘Kermit’ Leveridge take aim and have fun on album #4 Currently enjoying their longest run as a band having reformed...

Andrew Belt
Jan 17, 20242 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: Birthmark - Birth of Omni
A playful yet challenging listen - one that requires attention and patience in order for its full splendour to be revealed It’s...

Karl Blakesley
Jan 15, 20245 min read


ALBUM REVIEW: Daudi Matsiko - The King of Misery
A celebration of everything it means to be human Many people who live in Nottingham, myself included, are probably already familiar with...

Gemma Cockrell
Jan 14, 20243 min read


5-9's top 100 songs of 2023
Another excuse for a playlist Our final list of 2023. With The Murder Capital's high point from 5-9's Album of the Year Gigi's Recovery,...

Andrew Belt
Dec 30, 20233 min read


5-9's top 18 EPs of 2023
Which EPs made the cut? EPs occupy a strange space in the music world, not quite being albums and ranging anywhere from three to eight...

Andrew Belt
Dec 29, 20235 min read
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