Francis Jolley

News, reviews and interviews by Francis Jolley on ClickMusic - The music that matters

Single Reviews: Tribes - Sappho (22 Sep 2011)

Single Reviews: The Joy Formidable - Austere (15 Feb 2011)

Album Reviews: I Blame Coco - The Constant (25 Nov 2010)

Single Reviews: Kav - Mr Nice EP (11 Nov 2010)

Album Reviews: Ash - Vol 2 (27 Oct 2010)

Album Reviews: Fenech-Soler - Fenech-Soler (14 Oct 2010)

Live Reviews: Delays, Relentless Garage, London (13 Oct 2010)

Single Reviews: OK Go - White Knuckles (29 Sep 2010)

Album Reviews: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. (29 Sep 2010)

Single Reviews: The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves) (23 Sep 2010)

Single Reviews: Funeral Party - Just Because (15 Sep 2010)

Single Reviews: Ash - Carnal Love (2 Aug 2010)

Single Reviews: Bombay Bicycle Club - Flaws / Ivy & Gold (2 Aug 2010)

Album Reviews: Feeder - Renegades (13 Jul 2010)

Album Reviews: Delays - Star Tiger Star Ariel (29 Jun 2010)

Single Reviews: The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen (7 Jun 2010)

Single Reviews: Ash - Binary (1 Jun 2010)

Live Reviews: British Sea Power, Bath Komedia (25 May 2010)

Single Reviews: Laura Marling - Rambling Man (24 May 2010)

Live Reviews: Ash, London Koko (13 May 2010)

Live Reviews: James, Bournemouth O2 Academy (22 Apr 2010)

Album Reviews: James - The Night Before EP (14 Apr 2010)

Live Reviews: The Joy Formidable, Southampton Joiners (29 Mar 2010)

Live Reviews: Frightened Rabbit, Thekla, Bristol (16 Mar 2010)

Album Reviews: Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (11 Mar 2010)

Album Reviews: Ocean Colour Scene - Saturday (2 Mar 2010)

Live Reviews: Spoon, Electric Ballroom, London (1 Mar 2010)

Single Reviews: Owl City - Fireflies (22 Feb 2010)

Single Reviews: Plastiscines - Bitch (2 Feb 2010)

Single Reviews: Oscar Charlie - The Do’s (21 Jan 2010)

Single Reviews: Passion Pit - Little Secrets (10 Dec 2009)

Live Reviews: White Lies - Bournemouth O2 Academy (27 Nov 2009)

Live Reviews: The Chapman Family, Hampton’s, Southampton (11 Nov 2009)

Album Reviews: Tubelord - Our First American Friends (6 Nov 2009)

Album Reviews: Stricken City - Songs About People I Know (27 Oct 2009)

Album Reviews: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (5 Oct 2009)

Single Reviews: Reverend And The Makers - No Soap (In A Dirty War) (29 Sep 2009)

Single Reviews: Noah And The Whale - Blue Skies (8 Sep 2009)

Album Reviews: Tommy Sparks - Tommy Sparks (26 Aug 2009)

Album Reviews: Mew - No More Stories… (26 Aug 2009)

Single Reviews: Miike Snow - Animal (13 Aug 2009)

Single Reviews: The XX - Basic Space (4 Aug 2009)

Single Reviews: Girls - Hellhole Ratrace (27 Jul 2009)

Single Reviews: 3OH!3 - Don’t Trust Me (22 Jul 2009)

Album Reviews: Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose (14 Jul 2009)

Single Reviews: Dan Black - Symphonies (6 Jul 2009)

Single Reviews: Daniel Merriweather - Red (1 Jun 2009)

Features: The Great Escape 2009 - Saturday (27 May 2009)

Features: The Great Escape 2009 - Friday (26 May 2009)

Features: The Great Escape 2009 - Thursday (21 May 2009)

Live Reviews: Patrick Wolf, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (19 May 2009)

Single Reviews: Passion Pit - The Reeling (11 May 2009)

Live Reviews: Art Brut, Mr Kypps, Poole (7 May 2009)

Album Reviews: Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe (20 Apr 2009)

Single Reviews: Frankmusik - Better Off As Two (14 Apr 2009)

Single Reviews: Depeche Mode - Wrong (7 Apr 2009)

Album Reviews: The Xcerts - In The Cold Wind We Smile (2 Apr 2009)

Single Reviews: La Roux - In For The Kill (26 Mar 2009)

Album Reviews: Bell X1 - Blue Lights On The Runway (20 Mar 2009)

Single Reviews: Emilina Torrini - Jungle Drum (11 Mar 2009)

Single Reviews: Kap Bambino - Red Sign/Acid Eyes (10 Mar 2009)

Album Reviews: Red Light Company - Fine Fascination (4 Mar 2009)

Single Reviews: Eugene McGuiness - Fonz (26 Feb 2009)

Single Reviews: Magic Arm - Bootsy Bootsy (24 Feb 2009)

Album Reviews: Micachu - Jewellery (10 Feb 2009)

Single Reviews: Daniel Merriweather - Change (3 Feb 2009)

Features: Writer’s Choice: Albums Of The Year Part 1 (8 Dec 2008)

Live Reviews: I’m From Barcelona, Scala, London (28 Nov 2008)

Single Reviews: Mercury Rev - Butterfly’s Wings (28 Nov 2008)

Live Reviews: Ida Maria, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (18 Nov 2008)

Single Reviews: Team Waterpolo - So Called Summer (6 Nov 2008)

Single Reviews: The View - 5Rebeccas (4 Nov 2008)

Album Reviews: The Research - The Old Terminal (29 Oct 2008)

Live Reviews: Blood Red Shoes, Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (17 Oct 2008)

Album Reviews: Lovvers - Think (13 Oct 2008)

Single Reviews: It Hugs Back - Work Day (6 Oct 2008)

Single Reviews: Duncan Lloyd - Suzee (6 Oct 2008)

Album Reviews: Ten Kens - Ten Kens (19 Sep 2008)

Single Reviews: Paul Weller - All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You) (18 Sep 2008)

Album Reviews: Manda Rin - My DNA (12 Sep 2008)

Album Reviews: Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires (5 Sep 2008)

Features: Secret Garden Party 2008 - Sunday (14 Aug 2008)

Features: Secret Garden Party 2008 - Saturday (12 Aug 2008)

Features: Secret Garden Party 2008 - Friday (8 Aug 2008)

Single Reviews: The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go (24 Jul 2008)

Album Reviews: Beck - Modern Guilt (24 Jul 2008)

Single Reviews: Moby - I Love To Move In Here (7 Jul 2008)

Single Reviews: The Teenagers - Make It Happen (26 Jun 2008)

Album Reviews: Coldplay - Viva La Vida (24 Jun 2008)

Single Reviews: The Presets - This Boy’s In Love (11 Jun 2008)

Single Reviews: The Cure - The Only One (20 May 2008)

Live Reviews: Nada Surf, KOKO, London (14 May 2008)

Live Reviews: We Are Scientists, Southampton Guildhall (13 May 2008)

Album Reviews: Delays - Everything’s The Rush (8 May 2008)

Live Reviews: Mystery Jets, Southampton Joiners (6 May 2008)

Live Reviews: Camden Crawl Saturday Part 1 (29 Apr 2008)

Live Reviews: Camden Crawl - Friday Part 1 (25 Apr 2008)

Album Reviews: The Whip - X Marks Destination (7 Apr 2008)

Single Reviews: Gnarls Barkley - Run (1 Apr 2008)

Album Reviews: The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely (28 Mar 2008)