Music Reviews

Music Reviews: Albums, Singles and Live Performances

Explore music reviews with MarkMeets, from new singles and albums to live gigs and festival performances. Discover different opinions, revisit familiar artists and find something you have not heard before.

Our music coverage includes established performers and emerging talent, bringing reviews together with interviews, release news and artist features. This page also includes an embedded selection from musicOMH, offering another route into music criticism.

Browse Reviews and Features from musicOMH

The section below displays content from musicOMH. Its reviews, features and other articles retain their original authorship and publication credits.

If the embedded section does not display, browse musicOMH directly.

Single and Album Reviews

A single can introduce an artist, announce a change of direction or capture a particular moment. An album gives those ideas more room, with the running order, production and songwriting shaping the experience of listening from beginning to end.

Our review coverage considers the music itself: the performances, lyrics, arrangements and choices behind a release. The aim is to explain a response rather than leave readers with a verdict alone.

Whether you are following a favourite band or trying an unfamiliar artist, a thoughtful review can give you something to listen for.

Gig Reviews and Live Music

A live performance can change how you hear a song. A new arrangement, a surprising setlist or a strong connection with the crowd can make a familiar track feel different.

MarkMeets’ live coverage ranges from smaller venues and showcases to arenas, festivals and major tours. Reviews consider the performance and the atmosphere, including how the music works in the room rather than simply listing the songs played.

Music Coverage Across the UK

Our wider music reporting extends beyond London, taking in venues and events across the UK. Locations represented in our coverage include:

London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Sheffield.
Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Cardiff.
Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester, Sunderland and Belfast.
Newcastle upon Tyne, Brighton, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent.
Swansea, Southampton, Aberdeen, Portsmouth and Oxford.
Preston, St Albans and Norwich.

The original page also recognised our media partnership with The Telegraph as part of the wider network supporting our music content. Material from other publishers remains credited to its source.

Interviews and the Stories Behind a Release

Reviews offer a listener’s perspective; interviews give artists the opportunity to explain their own. Conversations about influences, recording sessions and songwriting can add context without replacing an independent response to the finished work.

Explore our celebrity interview archive for conversations with musicians and other entertainment personalities, or visit Music News for release announcements and artist updates.

Making Room for Emerging Talent

Supporting new music has been part of MarkMeets since 2002. Alongside recognised names, our coverage gives space to performers building their audience through early releases, showcases and live appearances.

Discover our Featured Artist programme and browse the Featured Artist archive for profiles and conversations from across that history.

Explore More MarkMeets Music

Music — find our main music sections in one place.
Latest music articles — browse news, reviews and features.
Music News — follow artists, announcements and industry stories.
Music Videos — explore videos, performances and visual releases.
Featured Artist — discover talent championed by MarkMeets.

Read a different opinion, discover a new release and make up your own mind. There is always more music worth hearing.

Author Profile

Dan Dunn: Executive Managing editor

Editor and Admin at MarkMeets since Nov 2012. Columnist, reviewer and entertainment writer and oversees all of the section's news, features and interviews. During his career, he has written for numerous magazines.

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