INTERVIEW

Nouvelle Vague - Interview

French duo Nouvelle Vague have built up a reputation over the past five years as supreme masters of re-invention. We caught up with one half of the duo, Olivier Libaux, on the day of the album's official UK release.

ALBUM REVIEW

Jon Hopkins - Insides Album Review

What Hopkins' does so well if fuse classical music with ripped up nasty drum beats, that provides an intelligent and intriguing sound which has a feel that it has been crafted by a film score composer.

EP REVIEW

Sparrow And The Workshop - Self-titled EP Review

Admittedly I go on about how these guys have a sixties folk feel to them, so why is that a good thing I here you ask. Well it is, because Sparrow And The Workshop also have a modern edge to them too.

ALBUM REVIEW

The Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GrooGux King Album Review

This album, the seventh studio album from the Dave Matthews Band, turned out to be somewhat of a dedication to late DMB saxophonist LeRoi Moore who died last year.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - GREATEST HITS

In terms of content, it's fairly condensed considering Springsteen has a career that has spanned nearly 4 decades now.

SWIMMING - THE FIREFLOW TRADE ALBUM

'The Fireflow Trade' is a satisfying introduction. This self-produced effort more than holds its own with those of its genre-transcending peers on both sides of the Atlantic.

This week on our Interviews and Reviews homepage you can read about some of the best albums, singles and gigs of the moment including our review of The Duckworth Lewis Method's album The Greatest Cricket Album Ever, you can expect to see the band playing one of the biggest and best festivals over the summer - Latitude Festival. We catch up for a chat with French lounge duo Nouvelle Vague who have their third album in the shops this week ('NV3'), the duo are set for one of their busiest years to date. Big Whiskey and the GrooGux King is the seventh studio album from the Dave Matthews Band, it seems the album turned out to be somewhat of a dedication to late DMB saxophonist LeRoi Moore who died last August. Another review that is definitely worth a read is Pablo Roffey’s review of Jon Hopkins album Insides, this is a perfect album for those melancholic times when you just want to sit on your own with your headphones on and not think about much.

BASEMENT JAXX - RAINDROPS SINGLE REVIEW

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops Single Review

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops Single Review

Pablo Roffey's review of Basement Jaxx single Raindrops.

DAVID SAW - BROKEN DOWN FIGURE ALBUM REVIEW

David Saw - Broken Down Figure Album Review

David Saw - Broken Down Figure Album Review

Pablo Roffey's review of David Saw's album Broken Down Figure.

MATT & KIM - GRAND ALBUM REVIEW

Matt & Kim - Grand Album Review

Matt & Kim - Grand Album Review

Full of stabbing synths, relentless drums and killer hooks, Matt & Kim sure know how to draw you in!

GOD HELP THE GIRL - SELF-TITLED ALBUM REVIEW

God Help The Girl - Self-titled Album Review

God Help The Girl - Self-titled Album Review

Review of God Help The Girl's self-titled album released through Rough Trade.




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