Music Reviews
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Dan Deacon Spiderman of the Rings
You could call it an acid trip, but that would be an insult; Spiderman of the Rings is a child's vivid imagination brought to life in a colouring book musical, and Dan Deacon is the big kid with the crayon.
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Antibalas Security
Antibalas' fourth album, produced by Tortoise's John McEntire, sees the group carrying the afrobeat sound into the 21st century.
C.W. Thompson reviews... -
Shellac Excellent Italian Greyhound
Shellac's second album of the decade sounds, well, like Shellac.
Alejandro Martinez reviews... -
Blitzen Trapper Wild Mountain Nation
A hodge podge that attempts to manufacture inspirado.
Alan Shulman wades through... -
White Stripes Icky Thump
Jack and Meg's sixth album sees the duo adopting a back to basics approach.
Matt Erler examines the results... -
Von Sudenfed Tromatic Reflexxions
Mouse on Mars recruit Fall legend Mark E. Smith for an album of demented electronica. Can it possibly work?
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Dungen Tio Bitar
60's throwback Gustav Estjes lobs another one.
Alan Shulman reviews... -
Paul McCartney Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney teams up with Starbucks (really) to deliver his follow-up to 2005's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.
Matt Erler reviews... -
Handsome Furs Plague Park
This side-project of Wolf Parade member Dan Boeckner and his fiancée Alexei Perry is the kind of low-key alt-rock endeavour that Boeckner might be better suited for.
Lewis Parry reviews... -
Muleskinner Jones Alcohol Tobacco Raygun?
David Coleman swallows his pride and admits he made a mistake. Muleskinner Jones is not the worst singer ever. He's actually rather talented.
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