Music Reviews
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Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Featuring covers, original recordings and re-workings of existing Amy Winehouse tracks, Island release a compendium of the late singer's unheard work on Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
Joe Rivers wonders whether the record can live up to its title... -
Girls Father, Son, Holy Ghost
It's not very often a band can remind us of so much and be so unique at the same time. When it does happen, it's probably a sign of quality songwriting and worth checking out. But did Girls create something unique or make us reach for our old records?
Hint: Forrest Cardamenis doesn't care that his record player is broken. -
Nicola Roberts Cinderella's Eyes
It's a handy rule to remember that solo albums by girl band members will mostly be a waste of time, and that records that see established acts complain about their success are tedious and offensive. Shame that Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts has now proven that to be entirely wrong.
Mark Davison is going to have to find some other assumptions now... -
The Spits The Spits V
Album number five by the Spits is business as usual - more flippant, grubby punk anthems from a band that doesn't see any good reason to deviate the formula.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez sees himself growing old to this... -
A Classic Education Call it Blazing
The Bologna, Italy-based band releases a retro styled, pseudo-psychadelic LP that strikes very familiar chords. You can Call it Blazing, but can you call it good?
Ben Jones is on fire... -
Serge Gainsbourg Histoire de Melody Nelson
Having already covered such diverse territory as chanson, jazz, and pop, 1971's Histoire de Melody Nelson saw Serge Gainsbourg turn his attention to orchestral rock with stunning results.
David Coleman reflects on a true classic... -
Teebs Collections 01
The sweet fragrances of Teebs' new album are alluring.
Michael Iovino reviews... -
Magazine No Thyself
Yes, Howard, of course: Howard Devoto and Magazine return after thirty years.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
The Black Keys El Camino
The Black Keys' seventh album plunders rock's history. It's raw, driving, back to basics says the band. It is that. But is it any good?
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65daysofstatic We Were Exploding Anyway/Heavy Sky
More than a year after it was first released, We Were Exploding Anyway, the fourth album from Sheffield noise merchants 65daysofstatic, has finally been given a proper international release. And it now comes with an extra EP thrown in, which is, whatever way you look at it, a lot of bonkers techno-infused post-rock to get your head around.
In fact, Mark Davison still hasn't quite got his head round it all...
