Music Reviews
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Pharoahe Monch W.A.R. (We Are Renagades)
Coming off a major-label commercial flop, Monch clams down but keeps his lyrical depth and social consciousness intact.
Charlie Jebb backpacks into the wreckage... -
The Dodos No Color
By honing the sound that made their name and coupling it with some really quite good tunes, The Dodos have made a resounding return to form.
Joel Stanier reviews... -
Acid House Kings Music Sounds Better With You
Swedish pop institution returns after six years with slight theatrics to compliment their irresistibly catchy twee pop.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez was a B student in high school... -
Nicolas Jaar Space Is Only Noise
"Dance producer" Nicolas Jaar has crafted a praise-worthy album of minimalist electronic music that's as intriguing as it is catchy.
Andrew Baer relaxes and reviews... -
The Strokes Angles
The NYC band's fourth record sees them stepping further away from their past and very much paves the way for their future.
Joe Iliff reviews... -
Josh T. Pearson Last of the Country Gentlemen
The new record from the enigmatic Josh T. Pearson deserves the glowing critical reception it has received.
Marc Higgins reviews... -
Esben And The Witch Violet Cries
The Brighton trio raid the thesaurus and the dressing-up box for their perplexing debut.
Sam Redlark reviews... -
Mi Ami Dolphins
A band member’s exit leads San Francisco noise collective Mi Ami to redefine themselves with synthesizers, electronics and dolphins.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Jessica Lea Mayfield Tell Me
The country singer branches out on her second album, with excellent results.
Vanessa Bennett reviews... -
The Vaccines What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
It’s about seven months since the blogosphere misplaced its excrement whilst trying to scream this particular band name into the face of every man, woman and child. Such wrongs must be righted, so let’s go and nick the wheels off the hypemobile – so to speak.
Joe Iliff doesn't mind self-referential titles...
