Why can’t Coldplay, just for once, release a song called ‘Teenage Nosferatu Pussy’? Seriously, I promise if they did, I’d actually buy, (well OK, download), one of their turgid MOR leavings for once in my sorry life. But no, the delicate art of creating pop monikers of such depth and profundity has to be left [...]
Watching the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform the title track to the recently released ‘Mosquito’, their forth studio album, I find myself overcome by the inescapable fact that, at no point in my life will I ever be as cool as front-woman Karen O. Oh, Karen, oh Karen O, with your hipster specs (non prescription, presumably), [...]
Sweden has never been short of enigmatic artists. From Henrik Ibsen, to Agnetha Fältskog, through to Sarah Lund’s thought provoking sweaters, the country has long provided a home to those with a penchant for puzzlement. In the form of multi-award winning act The Knife however, the Scandinavian’s seem to have truly surpassed themselves. The band, [...]
Elvis’ gyrating crotch didn’t cause the world to end, the Sex Pistols televised swearing failed to hasten society’s demise and, likewise, Tyler, The Creator’s media baiting bigotry appears destined to do little in terms of any ensuing apocalypse, a job that, for the time being at least, seems quite safe in the capable hands of [...]
“Found” is an ever so slightly strange album to listen to when it is put into context. Recorded in 2003 after the departure of original guitarist Ian Love, the 11 Songs were intended to simply serve as demos to be built upon for a follow up to 2001′s critically acclaimed debut “United By Fate”; unfortunately [...]
Sometimes the less you know- the better and until about 42 minutes ago, I knew nothing about Melody’s Echo Chamber. I was actually looking for my copy of the new Steve Mason to review and came across Melody’s Echo Chamber’s debut album instead. I already know Mason’s latest is an genre-defining classic, so I don’t [...]
Does life imitate art? Well, it’s probably just coincidence that British Sea Power’s new album features a track called ‘Monsters of Sunderland’, just as the politically dubious Paulo Di Canio takes over the managerial reigns at Sunderland FC. Whatever the case though, it seems that despite the eponymous track’s emotive thump and drive, the song [...]
Ready To Go is the Nu-Metal 7 pieces first release off new album Stampede of the Disco Elephants, their second L.P since deciding to return from an indefinite hiatus with 2011′s ‘Gold Cobra’. Singer Fred Durst starts the party in typical Bizkit style with a defiant ‘Go Fuck Yourself!’ as we are met with what [...]
The Strokes will always be considered an important band. 2001′s ‘Is this it’ can at least in part be credited for pointing the mainstream musical compass of this millenniums first decade away from overproduction and back towards credible guitar bands that were quintessentially Rock and Roll. Wearing their influences quite literally on their leather and [...]
Swim deep have shown there’s more to them than bubbly up-beat tempos by releasing a second single from their July debut. Austin William’s pensive voice paired with the infectious piano; emit chilled and content vibes that match any mood. ‘She Changes the Weather’ proves to be another dangerously addictive tune from the B-town jokers, but [...]
