Music Reviews
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Shabazz Palaces Black Up
Enigmatic hip-hop outfit Shabazz Palaces deconstruct the genre on this ghostly, disorienting debut album, the first ever rap release on Sub Pop.
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
Moonface Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped
One of the brilliant songwriters behind Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, and Swan Lake, Spencer Krug unveils his newest: Moonface - but is any of it worth hearing?
David Hogg thinks, "Moonface Not Wolf Parade Like I'd Hoped"... -
Viva Brother Famous First Words
Oh dear....
Daniel Dylan Wray despairs... -
Citizen Helene Citizen Helene EP
She's already enjoyed the patronage of the Brian Wilson Band and 6Music, and now Citizen Helene aims to bring her blend of psychedelic folk and jazz to the masses.
Joe Rivers reviews... -
Ugly Stick Pick up the hatchet
Ready for a sweet mess o' 80's punk?
Alan Shulman reviews... -
Mogwai Earth Division EP
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (Now Be Beaten With Pianos and Strings).
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Kourosh Yaghmaei Back From The Brink: Pre Revolution Psychedelic Rock From Iran 1973-1979
This compilation provides a rare and at times exhilarating insight into pre-1979 Iranian popular music.
Andrew Hirst reviews... -
Alias Fever Dream
Maine-based artist and producer Alias returns with his follow-up to 2008's Resurgam.
Craig Stevens is listening to an album that's really rather dreamy... -
Dennis Hopper Choppers Be Ready
One-man-band Dennis Hopper Choppers pays a moody tribute to 60s US rock & roll ballads in this shameless throwback record.
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
Fountains of Wayne Sky Full of Holes
After fifteen years together, the power pop institution gives it another go around with an understated effort that mostly nixes their effervescent spirit.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez likes songs that end with fades...
