Music Reviews
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives Communion
They have a name which suggests they're the most vital band on the planet and in the age of single-track downloads, they're releasing a double album. It looks like The Soundtrack of Our Lives are full of ambition with Communion.
Joe Rivers reviews... -
Anni Rossi Afton
Afton, the debut 4AD release from Anni Rossi, establishes the 22 year old Minnesotan as the newest talent in American alternative music.
Miguel Morelli reviews... -
Amadou & Mariam Welcome to Mali
Somehow, the mainstream spotlight was able to breeze over Amadou & Mariam's latest offering Welcome to Mali, which has proved to be one of the liveliest and most indelible albums of last year.
Andy Stewart reviews... -
Little Joy Little Joy
It's official. I don't care if The Strokes ever put out another album.
Brett Oronzio reviews... -
Six Organs of Admittance RTZ
Those of us who aren’t already familiar with the wealth of Six Organs of Admittance rarities collected on RTZ and are getting limited mileage out of Chasny’s recent exercises in finely honed border-psych will find that these patient, meditative, sky-minded nocturnes are just what the witch-doctor ordered.
Tom Whalen returns to zero... -
Color Cassette Forever Sparrow
A boy becomes a sparrow, and it sounds like this.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Secret Machines Secret Machines
They bring the thunder, but will it rain?
Alan Shulman reviews -
Swervedriver Raise / Mezcal Head (Reissues)
In the post-grunge nadir of the early nineties Swervedriver's first two albums – 1991's Raise and 1993's Mezcal Head – should have sealed their reputation as one of the finest British bands of the era. For a variety of reasons, they didn't. If ever a band deserved a re-appraisal it's Swervedriver.
David Coleman raves down... -
Andrew Bird Noble Beast
Does Bird's latest stand up to last year's fantastic Armchair Apocrypha?
Kevin Walker soldiers on... -
Phosphorescent To Willie
On To Willie, Phosphorescent sends a love letter to the American Outlaw himself Willie Nelson and proves that cover albums don't always have to suck.
Andy Stewart listens to new old songs...
