Music Reviews
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Okkervil River The Stand Ins
Okkervil River prove themselves once again with a worthy sequel to The Stage Names.
Brett Oronzio reviews... -
Japandroids All Lies EP/Lullaby Death Jams EP
Japandroids: Not just another two-piece band from Vancouver.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Love as Laughter Holy
Another from one of the best bands nobody knows
Alan Shulman reviews -
Ten Kens Ten Kens
Canadian alt-rockers, Ten Kens, revisit Surfer Rosa for their debut.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Erik Levander Kondens
Swedish musician Erik Levander has stumbled on a strain of musical experimentation that's mood-affecting in its tonalities; Kondens is the rather brilliant result.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
The Brian Jonestown Massacre My Bloody Underground
The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe, experiments too much and creates too little.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Keith Canisius Ferris Wheel Makeout
Ferris Wheel Makeout is an album that would be at home between Loveless and Souvlaki. Keith Canisius might not revamp the shoegaze world in the way some of the giants did, but he certainly creates powerful, evocative music.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Bodies of Water A Certain Feeling
On their second full-length effort, Bodies of Water create an eclectic, concise and theatrical bombast that stretches to an array of musical palettes.
Tara Campbell reviews... -
Melodium My Mind Is Falling To Pieces
My Mind Is Falling To Pieces - the twelfth CD album from Melodium - confirms its Laurent Girard's place at the top table of European electronic music.
David Coleman reviews... -
Adem Takes
Fridge honcho Adem Ilhan’s latest collection consists of twelve beautiful cover versions of songs written during his formative years of 1991-2001.
Alan Garner reviews...