In 2023 five ex members of The Fall came together as House of All (lead singer and guitarist Martin Bramah, bassist Steve Hanley, guitarist Pete Greenway and two drummers Paul Hanley and Si Wolstencroft) and they improvised a record in the studio. They enjoyed it so much they did it again in 2024 and in 2025 adding a member of Brannah’s other band, Blue Orchid’s Phil Lewis and ex Fall drummer Karl Burns. (Re-read this paragraph and count, yes that’s right they have three drum

I was fifty-five in December, my much better half says we are middle aged. We aren’t, I’m not making one hundred and ten. These reviews I mainly do indie music, that’s what I liked when I got into music it’s not going to change now. If I do make one hundred and ten, humour me, I’m hoping I am still sticking on The Fall and appreciating Mark E Smith’s snarl.   The surprise is I do not listen to new music, I know Taylor Swift is huge, my daughter played me Shake it Off, I get w

I am sat on the couch, and the better half is across from me, headphones are on and she is talking to me. She gets annoyed but she gets much more annoyed when she comes in the house and I have my music coming through the speakers as she said recently, “where did you get your terrible taste in music from?”   Anyway, headphones are off and she asks me who is it this time and I tell her it’s my first time reviewing a Swedish band,  “is it ABBA, as it’s about time you did somethi