Music Reviews
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Future of the Left The Plot Against Common Sense
With a cult fandom's expectations to live up to, Future of the Left's third album is as vitriolic as ever, but is it an improvement?
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
The Walkmen Heaven
Marking their first decade as a band, The Walkmen settle down into a place that's safe and warm, making some of their most dependable, yet occasionally thought provoking work to date.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez walks through those pearly gates, into... -
The Temper Trap The Temper Trap
The Aussie rockers behind the indie hit Sweet Disposition return with their sophomore album, which tiptoes the line between originality and mimicking its alternative rock influences.
David Hogg reviews... -
Japandroids Celebration Rock
With Japandroids’ second album, Celebration Rock, the band gets as close to “rock out with your cock out” as is allowed by indie music’s anti-fun disposition.
Sean Caldwell watches the fireworks and grabs a beer (not PBR)... -
Maz Totterdell Sweep
A favorite of many BBC DJ's now has a full-length album of folk music out, and it sounds just like the album cover would make you expect.
Forrest Cardamenis gets his broom... -
Santigold Master of My Make-Believe
Santigold is back, four years after her debut, with new material. Is it everything we've been dying to hear, or is it just another case of a great debut gone sour?
David Hogg doesn't want the fame... -
Lotus Plaza Spooky Action at a Distance
Lockett Pundt, the quiet guitarist for Deerhunter, returns with his second solo album as Lotus Plaza. It's nothing short of a breakthrough.
Andrew Baer likes most Deerhunter related things... -
Saint Etienne Words And Music By Saint Etienne
Nearly seven years after their last full-length release, Londonophiles Bob, Pete and Sarah return with a collection of songs about, well... songs.
This record makes Joe Rivers wish Woolworth's was still open... -
George Harrison Early Takes Volume 1
Often times accompanied by only percussion and bass, sometimes decorated with charming layers of lead guitar but always stripped down to reveal Harrison at his astounding best as a vocalist, musician and songwriter, Early Takes Volume 1 feels very much like an insight to a genius and even at times as if you were in the room.
Matt Bevington continues... -
Sigur Rós Valtari
After hitting full circle with an incredibly successful run, the Icelandic foursome reconsider their entire approach with an habitually wistful piece that forsakes whatever rockish tendency they still had in them to fully communicate in a classical approach.
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