Album Review
Amiina - Puzzle
Dreamy swirls of melancholic pop is what they do best.
10th March 2011, 10:34am
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EP Review
Penguins Kill Polar Bears - Vessels & Veins
Post-rock by numbers, albeit done very well.
25th February 2011, 3:51pm
Album Review
Thirteen Senses - Crystal Sounds
Time and time again the band insist on playing it safe.
21st February 2011, 10:29am
Album Review
Spokes - Everyone I Ever Met
Elements of shoe gazing indie rock with the occasional dash of post-rock.
7th January 2011, 11:47am
Album Review
Jon Hopkins - Monsters OST
Not essential but quietly affecting nonetheless.
8th December 2010, 12:58pm
Album Review
Talons - Hollow Realm
Huge riffs mingle effortlessly with violins and relentless drum beats.
7th December 2010, 10:01am
Album Review
I Like Trains - He Who Saw The Deep
As a whole it’s a lot more immediate, with a sound more refined than in their previous material.
18th October 2010, 3:34pm
Album Review
Mt Desolation - Mt Desolation
A charmingly effective collection of ideas and styles.
6th October 2010, 9:01am
Album Review
Autolux - Transit Transit
The trio tread a fine line between lo-fi indie pop and sombre self pleasuring drudge.
5th August 2010, 11:07am
Album Review
Department Of Eagles - Archive 2003 - 2006
An interesting listen, with five out of the eleven tracks here mere sketches.
4th August 2010, 3:55pm
Album Review
Songdog - A Life Eroding
There is a heart in this cold beast after all.
5th May 2010, 2:07pm
Album Review
Kyte - Dead Waves
Swathes of atmosphere, aptly supplied by the near constant flow of synths that envelope each song.
30th April 2010, 3:59pm
Review
Charlotte Gainsbourg feat. Beck - Heaven Can Wait
As much a Beck song featuring Gainsbourg than it is the other way around.
21st January 2010, 3:56pm
EP Review
The Good Natured - Your Body Is A Machine
Armed with her keyboard, the four tracks here cover the breadth of lady-pop we find currently gracing mainstream radio.
8th January 2010, 7:25pm
Album Review
Jesca Hoop - Hunting My Dress
An ultimately warming creative piece of work.
4th January 2010, 5:46pm
Album Review
Lou Barlow - Goodnight Unknown
Lou Barlow doesn’t need too much of an introduction, having seemingly been around for longer than forever in numerous guises and bands.
19th November 2009, 3:49pm
Album Review
InMe - Herald Moth
Four albums down the line and InMe are still going, but only just.
7th September 2009, 2:39pm
Album Review
Lupen Crook & The Murderbirds - The Lost Belongings EP
Imagine floppy fringes, skinny jeans and Jarvis Cocker posing and you may get an idea of what we’re dealing with here.
31st July 2009, 4:44pm
Album Review
Head Of Programmes - The Magnetic South
Midway through the album, things kick into gear.
2nd April 2009, 1:43pm
Album Review
Propaghandi - Supporting Caste
The album positively sweats rage in its musical form.
12th March 2009, 3:32pm
Album Review
Cherbourg – Last Chapter Of Dreaming EP
A charmingly listenable piece of work.
11th February 2009, 4:41pm
Album Review
John McCusker – Under One Sky
His attention to detail has resulted in some of the most accessible pieces of contemporary folk music.
3rd February 2009, 8:18pm
Review
Sigur Ros - Við Spilum Endalaust
Like a series of small fireworks going off in the sky.
18th November 2008, 4:00pm
Review
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
There is something undeniably 80s about this single.
27th October 2008, 4:00pm
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