Amiina - Kurr
As the languid, pleasant tinklings advance you’re two minutes in to ‘Glamur’ before you realise fundamentally nothing has happened.
18th June 2007, 9:16pm
As the languid, pleasant tinklings advance you’re two minutes in to ‘Glamur’ before you realise fundamentally nothing has happened.
18th June 2007, 9:16pm
It’s a case of watch out or you might get hurt - this is a band blossoming with their new found accolades.
18th June 2007, 3:28pm
‘Boxer’ offers a continual flight of fancy that takes the arrangement levels up a grade without losing out to overproduction.
21st May 2007, 4:12pm
Surprisingly, ‘Bombay Sapphire Coma’ isn’t a Big Brother style veiled slur, and the track benefits from a steady undercurrent and growing choral burst.
7th May 2007, 3:48pm
Ultimately, it sounds like a rushed follow-up, patched together from half-ideas and a lack of direction.
29th January 2007, 6:46pm
For all its cynical turns, ‘Someone To Drive You Home’ defiantly stands tall, proud, and ready to take on all comers.
6th November 2006, 7:01pm
Creating melodies sweeter than the proverbial bee’s honey, and the ability to dispel any fears of even the mention of the words ‘hosepipe ban’, it’s official: summer is here, and it’s going to be fab.
17th July 2006, 7:49pm
Limited differentiation between tracks in this instance is not a criticism, but a compliment as the flowing ebbs tussle for a piece of your attention.
26th June 2006, 7:50pm
Interview
DIY caught up with guitarist Jimmy to give us the lowdown on the band.
2nd March 2006, 8:39pm
Feature
We’ve taken up a tip off from Sheffield’s finest The Long Blondes and caught up with the (increasingly hard to pigeon hole) musicians and DJ extraordinaires, Hiem.
2nd March 2006, 7:56pm
Interview
The real eyes of the music world are fixed upon a five piece who are creating a niche in an increasingly competitive pop world. The Long Blondes.
2nd March 2006, 7:35pm
Interview
DIY spoke with the brains behind one of our favourite bands ever, Ben, frontman of The Lodger.
2nd March 2006, 7:24pm
‘Breaking Up’ could well be the snowballing success of the year. You should certainly make sure it wears the needle down on your record player.
27th February 2006, 7:17pm
More commanding and yet welcoming at the same time this could well be Belle and Sebastian’s introductory album for a lot of people.
6th February 2006, 7:15pm
Depending on where you sit on the Doherty fence he should either be poet laureate or he should be put out to pasture; it’s a fine line between genius and madman.
14th November 2005, 7:08pm
This is where The Rakes excel: one of the majority, loved by a minority - and that, above the downhearted reflections upon society that their tracks portray, is the real shame.
15th June 2005, 8:22pm
Their debut EP’s title track ‘Dog On Wheels’ paints a scenery which pining absent love sits upon; featuring brass sections and ‘la la la’ interludes to enhance the way.
23rd May 2005, 5:51pm
It was back in 1999 when Annie launched her pop career with the single ‘Greatest Hit’ but it has been a long tumultuous journey from there to the release of this, her debut album.
7th March 2005, 6:41pm
The UK release of Broken Social Scene’s low key debut album is in stark contrast to the acclaimed follow up ‘You Forgot It In People’s assorted content and variable members.
31st January 2005, 6:17pm
Featuring SOFT PLAY, Corinne Bailey Rae, 86TVs, English Teacher and more!