There’s about a billion different ways to approach the classification of music, ranging from the very obvious to the really quite useless. On the former’s front, one might choose to classify their music by genres – rock, pop, classical and folk,…
Category: Reviews
EP: Tristram – Someone Told Me a Poem
Tristram’s new EP, Someone Told Me a Poem, is an unfeasibly beautiful toolkit for dealing with the commonplace mundanities of modern life, replete with lulling laments about stolen property, ice tea and zombies. The title track is an enigma of…
EP: Lightspeed Champion – Marlene
Lightspeed Champion, AKA Dev Hynes, is always giving. Not only has he given his fans an amazing debut album, but he’s also supplied various EPs, cover sessions and free demos through the years. In preparation for his second album, Life…
Album: Field Music’s (Measure)
Field Music’s (Measure) is one of those releases at the start of a musical new year that come out quietly though deserve to erupt like foam does on a bathtub. Being such a kaleidoscope of textures and such a versatile…
Album: The Watson Twins – Talking To You, Talking To Me
After making their name in folk circles by providing the soulful harmonies behind Jenny Lewis’s country tales on Rabbit Fur Coat, The Watson Twins have inexplicably ventured down that treacherous path called ‘easy listening’ on this, their second full-length album. Their…
Album: Eels – End Times
The 8th studio album from Eels, End Times, is a deeply, darkly personal outpouring of emotions following the ultimate ending of divorce. Mark Everett paints a picture of a man so consumed with heartbreak, cats insult him just by being in…
Single: The Dø – On My Shoulders
French/Finnish duo The Dø release their second single from their kaleidescopic album ‘A Mouthful’. ‘On My Shoulders’ has already reached the top of the charts in France and it’s easy to understand why. Other-worldly sounds combined with the sublime lyrical hooks of lead…
EP: Gideon Conn – I Want You Around for this EP
I’ve never really had much positive to say about British rap, or rap at all for that matter, but Gideon Conn’s unique sound is certainly refreshing for someone whose sensitive ears have only ever been subjected to the likes of Dizzee…
Album: Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement
Modern day smooth operator Mayer Hawthorne has made a striking impression with this distinct and energetic debut. It harps back to the golden days of soul and silky smooth love songs that make the female population’s knees tremble. Mayer Hawthorne’s (a.k.a Andrew…
Album: Tune Yards – BiRd-BrAiNs
There’s a lovely moment at the start of BiRd-BrAiNs when Merrill Garbus and a child, possibly her son, discuss the merits of blueberries. They’re “fresh”, they conclude. So is this album, given a deserved UK release by the rejuvenated 4AD…