Baxter Dury - Happy Soup
The darker side barely hidden beneath the surface is evident right from the start.
14th August 2011, 2:04pm
The darker side barely hidden beneath the surface is evident right from the start.
14th August 2011, 2:04pm
‘Join Us’ is all over the place, but that’s no bad thing.
26th July 2011, 8:20am
Pollyester have managed to meld precision synth loops with an emotional intelligence to compelling effect.
16th May 2011, 8:58am
A rocking great shiny brute of a record.
11th May 2011, 10:42am
Fizzy, excitable pop euphoria.
21st April 2011, 8:32am
You’re left reeling, dazed and bewitched in equal measures.
20th April 2011, 8:34am
The king of seemingly innocent alt-pop pleasures.
19th April 2011, 8:02am
One of that gloirious era’s most disgracefully underrated bands.
4th April 2011, 7:17am
A gorgeously crafted collection.
28th March 2011, 1:04pm
You’ll only find fleeting glimpses of the band’s former glory.
14th March 2011, 1:08pm
Brisk, sharp and jittery electro-tinged punk.
15th February 2011, 1:42pm
Either fascinatingly tortured or just a little bit irksome.
15th February 2011, 1:25pm
Constantly discontent with the mundane, they push their melodies beyond the humdrum.
11th February 2011, 11:48am
Another wholesome slice of Piney pie.
10th February 2011, 2:28pm
A gloriously filthy mess.
24th January 2011, 11:59am
These days the band are a more mellow prospect than ever before.
4th October 2010, 1:59pm
Not the kind of thing you’d be happy for your gran to catch you doing, eh.
1st April 2010, 6:31pm
Ahhh, they don’t make them like that anymore
2nd March 2010, 5:12pm
All the time it feels like he’s defying you to look away.
12th February 2010, 3:58pm
A rip roaring, blazing, glorious sound of a band who dive in and to hell with whoever’s listening.
9th February 2010, 5:00pm
For the sadistic-yet-joyous soundtrack to your angst ridden life, look no further than these lovable (in spite of themselves) grunge-tinged scamps.
9th February 2010, 4:37pm
There’s something indefinable and intriguing going on just below the surface that makes you keep hitting the repeat button.
28th January 2010, 4:25pm
Piney really is one of life’s (sadly rare) authentic eccentrics.
9th October 2009, 3:13pm
It would take a helluva lot to beat this album’s honest dyed-in-the-wool indie goodness.
7th October 2009, 2:01pm
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.