Taken By Trees - East Of Eden
Dangerous recording. Death defying production. The Concretes’ Victoria Bergsman is a bit of a daredevil, it would seem.
1st October 2009, 6:21pm
Dangerous recording. Death defying production. The Concretes’ Victoria Bergsman is a bit of a daredevil, it would seem.
1st October 2009, 6:21pm
A sort of wonky tent, propped up by the strongest pole.
23rd September 2009, 12:35pm
Vivian Girls deserve all the praise they get.
18th September 2009, 7:15pm
Both bands mirror one another over the Atlantic: one an established London good times trio, two thirds no-wave reprobates from PRE and fully rad. The other a West Coast noise pop quartet, with two albums already under their belts and boasting an important fanbase including No Age and Times New Viking. Both totally awesome.
9th September 2009, 1:19pm
Nodzzz aren’t doing what all the other kids are.
1st September 2009, 5:11pm
Fuzzy distorted noise over barely distinguishable vocals are the plat du jour, every jour.
25th August 2009, 1:20pm
Live Review
A flood of purple light and smoke rise and spin as the first chords of a new piece kick in. And it’s loud.
17th August 2009, 3:06pm
Live Review
The new Rough Trade signing make their mark with their first London show.
14th August 2009, 4:10pm
Feature
With the summer well underway, and festival season spread wide open, a little bit of sunshine is duly needed on the decks. Lucy Tesco catches up with The Bronx frontman Matt Caughthran to discuss the band’s double-up, Mariachi El Bronx, set to release their debut in a couple of weeks. Caughthran lets us into the brighter side of Bronx rough.
5th August 2009, 1:47pm
Live Review
It’s a fine line between being considered, as an artist, a knob or the coolest.
15th July 2009, 2:35pm
Live Review
Black Lips run late. Standard procedure.
27th May 2009, 4:42pm
Interview
2009’s Great Escape saw a multitude of stateside bands coming over to tingle and satisfy our ears. Among the many are Brooklyn’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, pioneers of the return of twee. Great twee.
22nd May 2009, 12:56pm
Live Review
All smiles and fringes.
21st May 2009, 7:01pm
Feature
The Great Escape kicks off tomorrow, and here’s the first installment of our picks of the best bands to go see.
13th May 2009, 6:37pm
With all the questions, the searching, it becomes clear: this record is a grower.
12th May 2009, 6:55pm
Generic ‘feisty’ riffs mix with ‘aggressive’ yelps.
30th April 2009, 4:51pm
Indeed by supporting Sonic Youth on their American Tour in 2004, Magik Markers in many ways condemned themselves to forever being associated with the pivotal noise rock kings. However, as justified and supported as the association is, Magik Markers need a little more credit for their troubles.
30th April 2009, 4:34pm
The depth the echoes reach, and the softness of the voices, breathless, make ‘Crystalised’ a true gem.
29th April 2009, 6:25pm
Live Review
Papercuts is headlining what seems to be a fairly young and trendy bill…
21st April 2009, 4:07pm
Everything can be great and lovely and shiny if you just stop giving a shit about the rest.
31st March 2009, 3:29pm
The sweetness of the vocals blend perfectly with the merry, light hearted instrumentation.
25th March 2009, 7:01pm
Long live the proverbial ‘neek’, for it is thanks to him that we can justify electronica. It’s not moronic and mind numbing, it’s highly intellectual and far too complicated for you; you could never understand it. And Dan Deacon is the king, mainly ‘cos he’s friggin’ cool too.
24th March 2009, 3:41pm
Live Review
It can fill a whole room. Drones and loudness. Loudness.
6th March 2009, 7:29pm
You lose the ability to do anything. You sit, you listen, you enjoy.
4th March 2009, 7:11pm
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.