Music Reviews
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Viva Stereo Roar Lion Roar
Viva Stereo's stab at New Order-ish indie-dance falls short of all acceptable standards.
Angela Power yawns... -
No-Neck Blues Band Clomeim
Clomeim is a dense, multifaceted sound-work that captures the No-Neck Blues Band in prime, eclectic splendor, and is the most inviting collection yet from a group renowned for its willful obscurity.
Tom Whalen stands in awe...
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Women Women
Released on Chad VanGaalen's Flemish Eye imprint in Canada and Jagjaguwar in the US, Women's self-titled debut of clamour, lo-fi surges, mathematical precision and melodic haze is due to be released in the UK in January.
Tara Campbell reviews... -
Parts & Labor Receivers
The question: what do we do with hardcore, having exhausted its basic stylistic premises? Fugazi suggested: make it funky. With Receivers, Parts & Labor suggest: slow it down and cover it with sugar.
Tom Whalen reviews... -
Pale Young Gentlemen Black Forest (Tra La La)
PYG's second album retains the off-kilter indie sound of its debut, but the band's sound is much richer now; alongside the distinctive cello, we are treated to violins, violas, glockenspiels, harps and horns.
David Coleman reviews... -
The Cave Singers Invitation Songs
Another exercise in the ever-growing genre of indie-folk holds its own.
Brett Oronzio reviews... -
Je Suis Animal Self Taught Magic From A Book
Animal magic indeed - these Norwegian newcomers unleash their claws on a corker of a debut.
Ils sont magnifique, reckons Iain Moffat... -
Monoceros I Feel Apocalyptic Today
Joan Malé has been making sumptuously pristine electronica under the Monoceros name for a number of years now. This could be his best offering yet.
Jody White reviews... -
Lou Reed Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse
Reed revisits the city that sidelined his career.
Alan Shulman reviews... -
Max Tundra Parallax Error Beheads You
Ben Jacobs, aka Max Tundra returns after an extended spell of bumming around doing remixes.
Simon Briercliffe investigates whether the wait was worthwhile...
