Music Reviews
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Hauschka Ferndorf
The follow-up to acclaimed Fat Cat debut Room To Expand, this record sees Hauschka reflecting on the geography and nature of the area in which he grew up.
Ben Bollig reviews... -
Squarepusher Just A Souvenir
Tom Jenkinson's follow-up to 2006's Hello Everything is, remarkably, his twelfth album as Squarepusher.
Sam Draper reviews... -
The Automatic This Is A Fix
The famous “sophomore slump” is now so ingrained in music culture that there was, weirdly, very little pressure on these Welsh chaps to produce anything sensational this time round.
Alan Garner surveys the damage... -
Jay Reatard Matador Singles 08
Matador compiles Jay Reatard's semi-legendary series of sold-out limited edition 7" releases.
David Coleman jumps on the bandwagon... -
Fucked Up The Chemistry Of Common Life
Canadians can be angry, too.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Okkervil River The Stand Ins
Okkervil River prove themselves once again with a worthy sequel to The Stage Names.
Brett Oronzio reviews... -
Japandroids All Lies EP/Lullaby Death Jams EP
Japandroids: Not just another two-piece band from Vancouver.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Love as Laughter Holy
Another from one of the best bands nobody knows
Alan Shulman reviews -
Ten Kens Ten Kens
Canadian alt-rockers, Ten Kens, revisit Surfer Rosa for their debut.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Erik Levander Kondens
Swedish musician Erik Levander has stumbled on a strain of musical experimentation that's mood-affecting in its tonalities; Kondens is the rather brilliant result.
Matt Montgomery reviews...