Music Reviews
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Happyness Weird Little Birthday
London trio Happyness dropped a superb debut EP at the turn of the year, showcasing a highbrow adaptation of the US slacker rock motif. The debut LP fulfills the promise and then some left by the EP, with a lyrically exceptional, quietly intelligent and hugely uplifting record.
Carl Purvis reviews... -
Phox Phox
Fleet as Fleet Foxes, foxy as Foxygen, newcomers Phox bring their own style (and spelling) to mellow indie rock. They're abuzz in the blogosphere, but will the sextet's eponymous debut see them phlounder or phly?
Ben Jones reviews... -
A Sunny Day in Glasgow Sea When Absent
A Sunny Day in Glasgow have never been known to gently play by dream pop's rule book, but even as they tighten things up with Sea When Absent, their latest is still stuffed with playful, exuberant ideas that makes each track a thrill.
Peter Quinton reviews... -
clipping. CLPPNG
Experimental hip-hop trio clipping. combine rap with the avant-garde underground (noise and musique concrète) - but despite deft technical proficiency, they fail to carve out their own niche.
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
Beverly Careers
The latest project by songwriting duo Drew Citron and Frankie Rose respects the traditions of guitar pop with a batch of fuzzy, sweetly-attuned pop songs that demonstrates their years of experience within their tight-knit musical circle.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Ed Sheeran X
Sheeran's got a copyright on sentimental guitar slowies and his upbeat jams have ''#1 hit'' written all over them, but is X worthy of a second listen?
Luiza Lodder is wondering... -
Total Control Typical System
The Australian six-piece follow their art rock debut with Typical System, a largely cerebral effort that adopts the merry exultation of new wave into their urgent post-punk leanings.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Boris Noise
Category continues to elude the multi-genre bent of Boris as Noise, the latest addition to the trio's extensive discography, summarizes its contemporized leanings in the loudest (and best) way possible.
Sean Caldwell felt the noize... -
Owen Pallett In Conflict
Following hot on the heels of an Oscar-nomination and numerous collaborations, In Conflict might be the ever-ambitious Owen Pallett's most ambitious work yet.
Mark Davison is a bit conflicted about this one... -
The Antlers Familiars
Following the direction they teased in 2012's Undersea, it should be more than clear on the strength of Familiars that The Antlers are for real.
Forrest Cardamenis reviews...
