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Thee Oh Sees - Warm Slime
Main Oh See John Dwyer could be described as something of a perfectionist, or an obsessive workaholic at least. Over the course of the past thirteen years throughout the various guises of Thee Oh Sees...
Review posted on 21st June 2010
Pulled Apart By Horses - Pulled Apart By Horses
Leeds based rabble-rousers Pulled Apart By Horses are one of those bands who fit into the "once seen, never forgotten" category. Having seen them on many occasions over the past year or so, my abiding...
Review posted on 21st June 2010
The Drums - The Drums
Too good looking to be relevant or credit worthy? Too over hyped as the next big thing? Just another NYC band in a sea of 'new' talent? Irrelevant, creatively lack lustre poseurs aboard the current...
Review posted on 17th June 2010
Holy Fuck - Latin
One casual mention of the name Holy F*ck will undoubtedly conjure up images of four heavily tattooed blokes with long hair screaming satanic obscenities about Jesus. Indeed, there's a good chance their name has already...
Review posted on 26th May 2010
The Great Escape - Brighton. 13-15 May 2010
As the majority of the UK's music industry converges on Brighton like a rabid swarm of bees, it's not difficult to see why The Great Escape's annual shindig is fast becoming this nation's answer to...
Review posted on 18th May 2010
Camden Crawl - Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd May 2010
Unofficially viewed as the UK's first major music festival of the year, the Camden Crawl has spawned many offshoots around the country such as Dot To Dot and The Great Escape where the simple concept...
Review posted on 4th May 2010
MGMT - Congratulations
Having released one of 2008's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums in 'Oracular Spectacular', it seemed like MGMT could do no wrong, no matter how hard they tried. While there was no doubting their...
Review posted on 19th April 2010
Lost From Atlas - Lost From Atlas
While the avalanche of one-dimensional post-rock bands has somewhat died a death, there's still room at the inn for those attempting to bring something new to the table. Dartford's Codes In The Clouds are one...
Review posted on 15th April 2010
Kaki King - Junior
Katherine aka Kaki King may have only just reached the ripe old age of thirty, yet she has already clocked up a succession of accolades from other well-respected musicians - Dave Grohl and Robert Smith...
Review posted on 6th April 2010
The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack
Having previously christened themselves with the ill-advised moniker of The Muslims, one would not be too surprised to see San Diego's The Soft Pack deviate as far as possible from their past life. However, when...
Review posted on 30th March 2010
Galaxie 500 - Today/On Fire/This Is Our Music (Re-issues)
The name Galaxie 500 is considered to be synonymous with the 'slowcore' movement spearheaded by the likes of Low and Codeine these days, but take a steady trip back in time to 1988 and they...
Review posted on 29th March 2010
Spectrals - Split 7"
Review of Fair Ohs and Spectrals Split 7" released through Tough Love Records.Forget CDs, MP3s or digitally enhanced downloads, the kids want their vinyl fix and thanks to cottage industry labels such as London's Tough...
Review posted on 29th March 2010
Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit
Sometimes, technical dexterity and a virtuous striving for perfection don't always necessarily endeavour to produce the most pleasurable of experiences. Bearing that in mind, it makes a record such as 'One Armed Bandit' extremely difficult...
Review posted on 8th March 2010
Musee Mecanique - Hold This Ghost
Review of Mussee Mecanique's album Hold This Ghost released through Souterrain TransmissionsPortland five-piece Musee Mecanique are something of an unknown quantity outside of their hometown, yet having spent the best part of three years constructing...
Review posted on 15th February 2010
Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise
Review of Pantha Du Prince's album Black Noise released through Rough TradeHaving been making records for the best part of a decade, Hendrick Weber should be something of a household name. Instead, despite the plaudits...
Review posted on 12th February 2010
Feeder - Birmingham Academy 3 Thursday 28th January
Review of Feeder (As The Renegades) live at Birmingham Academy 3 on Thursday January 28th. The 'sold out' signs and heavy security presence on the door suggests that despite tonight's show being advertised as a...
Review posted on 2nd February 2010
White Hills - White Hills
Review of White Hills album released through Thrill JockeyFor a band conceived in the 21st Century, New York's White Hills sound so out of sync with all things post-millennial. Combining riffs the size of juggernauts...
Review posted on 1st February 2010
Fucked Up - Couple Tracks
Review of Fucked Up's compilation album Couple Tracks released through MatadorFucked Up are no ordinary band. Aside from the expletive heavy moniker, one glance through the list of their collective band members reveals the unforgettable...
Review posted on 25th January 2010
Delphic - Acolyte
Review of Delphic's album Acolyte released through Polydor.Having spent the best part of 2009 establishing themselves as one of the brightest, most forward-thinking outfits to emerge from their home city in years, Mancunian quartet Delphic...
Review posted on 4th January 2010
Owen Pallett - Heartland
Review of Owen Pallett's album Heartland released through DominoAs a reputable composer, writer and arranger of other people's works as well as his own, Owen Pallett could be forgiven for wanting to rewrite the history...
Review posted on 4th January 2010
A Place To Bury Strangers - Keep Slipping Away
Review of A Place To bury Strangers single Keep Slipping Away released through Mute. Having spent the past two years doing their utmost to convince all and sundry that their reputation as being the loudest...
Review posted on 15th December 2009
Gyratory System - The Sound-Board Breathes
Review of Gyratory System's album The Sound-board Breathes released through Angular.If ratings were to be given on sheer stand alone originality then 'The Sound-Board Breathes' would receive ten out of ten every time. Of course...
Review posted on 15th December 2009
Mountain Goats - The Life Of The World To Come
Review of The Mountain Goats album The Life Of The World To Come released through 4ADWith a recording career spanning the best part of two decades, there really isn't an awful lot John Darnielle and...
Review posted on 14th December 2009
Portico Quartet - Isla
Review of Portico Quartet's album Isla released through Real World RecordsA few years back, I remember getting into a heated discussion in a bar with this guy about the merits of Miles Davis. Now before...
Review posted on 12th November 2009
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below
Review of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' album Up From Below released through Rough Trade.Once upon a time, there was a singer who formed a band that for all intents and purposes looked set...
Review posted on 11th November 2009
The Twilight Sad - Nottingham Bodega, 24th October 2009
Review of The Twilight Sad live at Nottingham Bodega, 24th October 2009.Some things are worth making that extra bit of effort for, so with plans gradually diminishing for this evening thanks to being stuck somewhere...
Review posted on 2nd November 2009
The Drums - Summertime!
Review of The Drums EP Summertime released through Moshi Moshi.Although currently based in the Brooklyn area of New York, Florida conceived quartet The Drums sound as if they were reared on sun, sea and sand,...
Review posted on 13th October 2009
iLiKETRAiNS - Sea Of Regrets
Review of ILiKETRAiNS single Sea Of Regrets.For most groups, a parting of ways with their record label can often mean the end of the line, particularly if one of the reasons for such a split...
Review posted on 13th October 2009
The Raveonettes - In And Out Of Control
Review of The Raveonettes album In And Out Of Control released through Fierce Panda.They say that motherhood can do strange things to a woman, and in the case of Raveonettes co-founder and guitarist Sharin Foo,...
Review posted on 5th October 2009
Os Mutantes - Haih Or Amortecedor
Review of Os Mutantes album Haih Or Amortecedor released through Anti.The story of Brazilian ensemble Os Mutantes reads more like a history lesson through the psychedelia-tinged sixties, progressive rock of the seventies and general re-affirming...
Review posted on 30th September 2009
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