Music Reviews
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James Blake James Blake
It's the most anticipated debut of 2011. Hotly-tipped James Blake fuses dubstep, dance and just about anything else he can get his hands on to craft a sonic thrill ride.
Joe Rivers is like a waterfall in slow motion... -
Telekinesis 12 Desperate Straight Lines
Telekinesis returns with his second full-length of compressed pop. Chris Walla produces. And I momentarily forget how dreary February is.
Ryan Pratt reviews... -
Double Handsome Dragons Double Handsome Dragons EP
There's a lot going on sonically, but the good news is that it's all good.
Chris Coplan reviews... -
Akron/Family Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey...
Akron/Family's fifth album sees them almost entirely ditch their folky roots in favour of pretty much anything they could think of.
Joel Stanier reviews... -
Lubec Nothing Is Enough!
Debut EP from American four-piece has more than a hint of early 90's nostalgia.
Gary McGinley reviews -
PJ Harvey Let England Shake
Latest from the versatile songstress abandons her personal voice and calls forth the ghosts of battle.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Asobi Seksu Fluorescence
Asobi Seksu are back at the dream-pop races, but this time they've brought something a bit less contemplative. Fluorescence, the fourth full LP from the group is upbeat, energetic, fast-paced — and catchy beyond repair.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Cut Copy Zonoscope
Bloody hell: lock the door, jam a chair up against it, close the curtains, turn the lights off and on repeatedly and get ready for the indie disco for one that is Cut Copy; and no that is not a metaphor for something else entirely, you awful person!
Joe Iliff reviews Zonoscope and mentions Westlife... -
Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
The veteran post-rock act return with their first album in three years, and their first for the legendary Subpop label
Mark Davison reviews... -
Gang of Four Content
Post-punk legends Gang of Four return with their first album of new material since 1995's Shrinkwrapped.
David Coleman reviews...