Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Guillermo Sexo
Guillermo Sexo – Magic Lanterns 4/10 Squally, distorted guitars meet staccato drums and the occasional eerie keyboard to create upbeat, dissonant pop in this Massachusetts band’s debut LP. The music can at times reach the realms of Franz Ferdinand or other guitar bands of that ilk. The only thing letting this album down is the [...]
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Pavement
Pavement – Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. (reissue) 9/10 One of the seminal alternative grunge/pop albums of the ‘90s has undergone a “super-deluxe reissue”, coming at you in a plush package featuring a meaty 48-page booklet and neat cut out cover. The booklet boasts an article by Alex Ross, originally published in The New [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Beirut
Beirut- March Of The Zapotec 9/10 Beirut- Realpeople Holland 7/10 It could be seen as some what of a strange release from Zach Condon, but the result is fruitful and glorious. March Of The Zapotec is just one part of this fabulous project; the musical part. After being approached to provide music for a series [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Bonaparte live photos
Bonaparte, Over The Atlantic, Little Pictures and The Ribbon Friday, February 27, 2009 Cassette #9, Auckland Something about Cassette #9 makes people go crazy, perhaps it’s because a lot of them don’t go to gigs all that often, who knows? But I think Bonaparte could make a crowd anywhere go nuts. I heard after the [...]
