Music Reviews
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Pure X Crawling Up The Stairs
After experiencing something of an annus horribilis in 2012, Texas trio Pure X are back with their second album of dreamy noise pop.
Pure ectasy or pure excess? -
The Teardrop Explodes Wilder
The second and final Teardrop Explodes album, 1981's Wilder, receives the deluxe re-issue treatment.
D.C. Harrison revisits... -
Disclosure Settle
The dance record we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. Does it live up to the hype?
Forrest Cardamenis refuses to... -
Nancy Elizabeth Dancing
After four years of general silence, Nancy Elizabeth has returned with a third album that's suitably quiet. So quiet in fact that, despite the title, it's probably not the best choice of music to dance to.
Not that it matters to Mark Davison, as he has two left feet... -
Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork
The band's latest album is likely among their most difficult to create, with Josh Homme having gone through a near-death experience before recording it. Despite, or maybe due to these tough circumstances, Queens of the Stone Age have recorded one the best albums of their career.
Joe Marvilli will keep his eyes peeled... -
The-Dream IV Play
Many years and delays later, The-Dream finally releases studio album number IV.
Radio Killllllllaaaa... -
Dirty Beaches Drifters / Love Is the Devil
For his sophomore double-LP as Dirty Beaches, Alex Zhang Hungtai crafts a sprawling, menacing wasteland of isolation and dread that relies largely on beautifully textured soundscapes to translate pain.
Peter Quinton reviews Dirty Beaches' blood and tear-soaked double-LP... -
Laura Marling Once I Was An Eagle
Laura Marling soars even higher with her 4th album.
Forrest Cardamenis is just a dove... -
Alice In Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Alice in Chains didn't need to release another album, but with The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, they have done nothing but strengthen their back catalogue further, creating a thing of malignant beauty, laced with filth and packing an elephantine punch.
Carl Purvis can confirm that grunge isn't dead... -
Camera Obscura Desire Lines
The Glasgow indie pop band stick to what works best, resulting in a notable synergy of Tracyanne Campbell's deeper explorations of wit and sensuality and the disciplined musicianship of a tight-knit band.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez wants to give Tracyanne Campbell a hug...
