Music Reviews
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Kate Bush Director's Cut
A mere five and a half years since her last album and Kate Bush is back with a new one. Although she can't claim to have spent much of the time away writing new material for it.
Mark Davison indulges her... -
Psychedelic Horseshit Laced
For all its initial fluff and ambitious aspirations, Psychedelic Horseshit's latest doesn't quite leave a mark; we're hoping it's a grower though.
Akhil Sood reviews... -
Austra Feel It Break
Austra officially scores a spot on the 'bands to watch' list. An appropriate level of buzz for an eclectic new album.
Randi Dietiker is mesmerized... -
Danger Mouse & Daneile Luppi Rome
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi team up to pay tribute to the lost genre of the Spaghetti Western soundtrack.
David Hogg reviews while watching A Fistful of Dollars... -
Sloan The Double Cross
Cult Canadian pop-rock band Sloan return with album number 10, in celebration of the band's twenty year anniversary.
Craig Stevens licks his lips, and tastes the pop... -
Death Cab for Cutie Codes and Keys
The perennial indie wallflowers return with another album of lyrical witticisms and soft rock. They make some much needed changes, but is it enough to be exciting?
Andrew Baer is pleasantly surprised but still kind of bored... -
Boris Heavy Rocks/Attention Please
With Heavy Rocks and Attention Please, the multifaceted Boris lays out a divergent set of albums and somehow becomes more multifaceted.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Jamie Woon Mirrorwriting
Will debut album be a boon for Woon or is he a goon who can't hold a tune? Joe Iliff promises to stop the Woon rhymes... soon... maybe in June.
He didn't come up with that himself, but wishes he had... -
Death Grips Exmilitary
This mysterious and uncompromising Zach Hill hip-hop side project merges avant-rap, hardcore punk, and harsh noise.
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
Planningtorock W
Coming with endorsements from The Knife and LCD Soundsystem, W is the second album by Berlin-based electronica artist Planningtorock, which sees her crafting sophisticated electro-pop that's very much removed from the scattershot lunacy of her debut.
Mark Davison is planningtoincludeitonhisalbumsoftheyearlist...
