Music Reviews
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The Skull Defekts Peer Amid
The Skull Defekts seem to be aiming for grandiose with Peer Amid, but the clichéd garage rock sound prevents it from ever becoming interesting.
Joel Stanier reviews... -
James Blake James Blake
It's the most anticipated debut of 2011. Hotly-tipped James Blake fuses dubstep, dance and just about anything else he can get his hands on to craft a sonic thrill ride.
Joe Rivers is like a waterfall in slow motion... -
Telekinesis 12 Desperate Straight Lines
Telekinesis returns with his second full-length of compressed pop. Chris Walla produces. And I momentarily forget how dreary February is.
Ryan Pratt reviews... -
Double Handsome Dragons Double Handsome Dragons EP
There's a lot going on sonically, but the good news is that it's all good.
Chris Coplan reviews... -
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Akron/Family Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey...
Akron/Family's fifth album sees them almost entirely ditch their folky roots in favour of pretty much anything they could think of.
Joel Stanier reviews... -
Lubec Nothing Is Enough!
Debut EP from American four-piece has more than a hint of early 90's nostalgia.
Gary McGinley reviews -
PJ Harvey Let England Shake
Latest from the versatile songstress abandons her personal voice and calls forth the ghosts of battle.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Asobi Seksu Fluorescence
Asobi Seksu are back at the dream-pop races, but this time they've brought something a bit less contemplative. Fluorescence, the fourth full LP from the group is upbeat, energetic, fast-paced — and catchy beyond repair.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Cut Copy Zonoscope
Bloody hell: lock the door, jam a chair up against it, close the curtains, turn the lights off and on repeatedly and get ready for the indie disco for one that is Cut Copy; and no that is not a metaphor for something else entirely, you awful person!
Joe Iliff reviews Zonoscope and mentions Westlife... -
Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
The veteran post-rock act return with their first album in three years, and their first for the legendary Subpop label
Mark Davison reviews...
