Music Reviews
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Pixies Indie Cindy
The esteemed alt-rock pioneers return with their first full-length in 23 years.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Damon Albarn Everyday Robots
Damon Albarn's solo debut is about more than just technology's effects on society. It is a look back at the musician's life and what it means to live in the 21st century. While such a broad topic is a difficult undertaking, Albarn handles it with strong melodies, empathizing lyrics and enough musical layers to keep you coming back.
Joe Marvilli floats down the heavy seas of love... -
SOHN Tremors
After a couple of years of dropping consistently incredible singles, and more recent tentative steps into the field of live performance, Vienna-based songwriter and producer SOHN now sends his debut (in a sense) album out into the world. Can it live up to such early promise?
Mark Davison might have been a bit too quick to invest in oversized black hooded cloaks... -
Pink Mountaintops Get Back
Pink Mountaintops should be visible things of beauty, yet, rather ironically in this case, they tend to be hidden behind Stephen McBean’s main group, Black Mountain. So with Get Back, do they finally peek above the dark, stoner rock magnificence of their parent or do they remain in its shadow?
Graeme Marsh takes a look... -
Fear of Men Loom
The Brighton trio's first proper debut proves they've grown as songwriters, channeling those poetic impulses with dramatic verve without lapsing into wretched sentimentality.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Nine Black Alps Candy For The Clowns
Nine Black Alps are still operating on the same blueprint with their 5th LP, but the simple science is more refined than ever. This is how grunge sounds in 2014.
Carl Purvis needs to go to A+E... -
Owls Two
Amidst the myriad bands formed from the ashes of emo legends Cap'n Jazz sits one undeniably brilliant achievement: the self-titled Owls record (2001). Twelve years later, Two picks up where Owls left off, an excellent sequel to that album's successes.
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
Protomartyr Under Color of Official Right
The post-punk foursome's latest is a highly compulsive listen that captures the mundanity of their Detroit upbringing with a depraved poetic squalor.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
John Frusciante Enclosure
RHCP, lo-fi, electronica, singer-songwriter jams--John Frusciante's done it all. With Enclosure, he shows no signs of stopping.
Luiza Lodder is giving this a couple of listens... -
Mac DeMarco Salad Days
The affable Brooklyn-via-Montreal singer-songwriter molts into a more refined, adult-like form of the oddball comic rhythms found in his breakthrough album 2.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez did let her go once...
