Music Reviews

Ben Kweller Go Fly A Kite

Ben Kweller, once arguably the heir apparent to the solo artist indie rock throne, is back at it with exactly what you'd expect.

Matt Montgomery reviews...

There are a lot of things about Blondes to get annoyed about before even hearing their music, including, but not limited to, their hard to google name and the infuriating "Hipster House" description. So it's a good thing that their album's incredible then.

Mark Davison prefers Blondes...

Pepe Deluxé Queen Of The Wave

Pepe Deluxé's most bold and ambitious album yet.

Gary McGinley reviews...

Rhyton Rhyton

Rhyton's debut album is full of psych-rock, desert-blues, improv-grooves and drones.

David John Wood digs it...

Songs of Green Pheasant Soft Wounds

Five years on from the excellent Gyllyng Street, Duncan Sumpner returns with a new album on a new label. But was it worth the wait?

David Coleman attempts to find out...

The Twilight Sad No One Can Ever Know

The Scottish miserablists trade gleaming guitars for slathering analog synths, but their fascination for the macabre remains.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez sees the darkness...

Die Antwoord Ten$ion

The poverty-chic rave-rap of Die Antwoord's early work seemed too good to be true. And it was, as it turned out that the supposedly white trash rappers were members of South Africa's satire and visual arts communities. So what did they do for a second act after the game was up?

Mark Davison doesn't approve of this sort of thing, but still quite likes it...