If you enjoy heavy guitar riffs and grungy vocals then you will love Break the Fable. Regulars on the Worthing original music scene since 2017, they have gone from strength to strength and this latest offering demonstrates excellent collaborative songwriting. The main thing that stands out for me on listening to this album is how good they are at writing hooks! I've had the privilege of seeing Break the Fable live on several occasions, and as each song begins I recognise the opening bass or guitar riff and think to myself, oh yeah, I know this one. I find myself humming along and even joining in on the choruses by the end of each song. And that's exactly how it should be done - catchy, memorable and foot tapping. There are plenty of great moments during this album. One such catchy bass riff is the opening to 'MPH', a song that gets you hooked in by the chorus whether you like it or not. On a slightly different vibe, there's an excellent use of a sweet arpeggiator in

When you have a request for an album review from a drummer who plays in a Beatles tribute band with your son, these songs are not what you would expect. Drat is nothing like The Beatles, is the first thing I will say (with the small exception of First Person Shooters which does elude to this musical preference). But that's not a bad thing! In fact, I'm not sure I could quite place this album in a genre. There is a fair amount of straight-talking, in something that's not quite rap but also not quite spoken word either - realities of life, including having a lack of sleep, feeling like an idiot and a commentary of the writer's life, ironically titled 'No One Asked For Your Life Story'. This particular track gives you the context behind this album, the motivation for creating it and the process of doing so. My personal favourite is 'Tempo', that you can find on our new music playlist. This track is purely about the tempo, chosen by the writer, and his argum

  You could just go on Spotify and see that this single, Protect You, is the debut for Vicky Rayner and the Rest. But I'd like to delve a little deeper and give you some context to this track, which actually contains decades of experience on the part of all musicians involved in creating it. And to add icing to the cake, they are all local to Worthing! Rayner is a jazz and blues singer who was part of a band, Danger Zone, playing the clubs of London in the 1980s. They had varying degrees of success and one of their songs was included on a CBS London Jazz compilation on vinyl in 1986. She continued singing on the London scene for several years. More recently, Rayner has been part of Worthing's Spring into Soul choir, which is where she met bassist Mike Pailthorpe and percussionist Sean Quinn. Pailthorpe is a longstanding and highly respected member of the Worthing music community, having headed up the music department at Northbrook College for many years. He taught me back in 19