Music Reviews

R.E.M. Live At The Olympia In Dublin: 39 Songs

R.E.M. release a mammoth record to results that are largely more a joy than a chore.

Memory Tapes Seek Magic

If you're heading out in the car and looking for something to accompany those autumnal landscapes then you could do a hell of a lot worse than Memory Tapes. It also works pretty well sat in front of your computer.

Nick Fenn reviews...

Radian Chimeric

Radian return from a five-year hiatus with an album tirelessly stitched of broken ideas and angry menacing. Rarely has hard work been less fun to listen to.

Ryan Pratt plays Chimeric during Halloween, plans to keep all his candy...

Lightning Bolt Earthly Delights

Lightning Bolt's new album sees the band incorporating elements of sludge-metal and Indian ragas into their spazzy sound. They make the new elements work, but has their music lost its appeal in the process?

Preston Bernstein reviews...

Florence and the Machine Lungs

There are great songs on Florence and the Machine's debut album, Lungs. You just have to sift through all the excess fat to find them.

Andy Pareti holds his breath for...

The Jesus Lizard Pure / Head / Goat / Liar / Down

Music for mouth breathers, rabid pigs, waxeaters, gladiators and dancing naked ladies: You fail, millennium!

Sean Caldwell reviews...

Built To Spill There Is No Enemy

Built To Spill's new album There Is No Enemy sounds like a hodge podge of the best work of their long career. It's a satisfying entry into their catalogue, and sees them plumbing the sonic depths of their earlier albums. Yet, there's nothing new here, and nothing new from someone great is still nothing to be really excited about.

Preston Bernstein reviews...