Archive for July, 2009
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Islands: new single and album details
No You Don’t
Islands are back with an awesomely catchy new single called ‘No You Don’t’, in the lead-up to the September 22 ANTI- Records release of their third album Vapours. The song is surprisingly reggae-ish in tempo and rhythm, but with trademark shimmering, squelching synths and rawk-out guitars, this is a sound more curious and straight-forward […]
No Comments » - Posted in Canada by Sarah Gooding
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Alps of NSW live photos
Alps of NSW with Golden Axe and Stress Cadet
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sky Bears Cuddle Den, Auckland
More Alps of NSW, Golden Axe and Stress Cadet live photos
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Rebel Peasant- The Walls Of The Well
Rebel Peasant- The Walls Of The Well
9/10
As the fourth member of the Phoenix Foundation to release a solo album, Richie Singleton has waited, like a lot of good drummers, for the spotlight to shift away from his band mates. Singleton has stepped up to the plate with this release; a dark, moody journey into the […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Album, Reviews by Nick Fulton
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Lissy Trullie covers Hot Chip and more… covers
Dappled Cities does Animal Collective
It was a very brave move from Australian band Dappled Cities to cover one of the biggest bands (and songs) of 2009, but they pulled it off. Their cover of Animal Collective’s ‘My Girls’ adds a beautiful acoustic touch to the song, stripping away AC’s electronic arrangements to expose the song’s […]
No Comments » - Posted in Australia, U.S.A, UK by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Shadows On A River
Shadows On A River- Shadows On A River
6/10
Resonating folk rock, Shadows On A River is as much about melody as they are about ambience. Imbuing their early songs with strong harmonies and lush production, their classy song writing bestows an elegance in their rather simple constructs. Weighing heavily with emotion, and becoming more so […]
No Comments » - Posted in Album, Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
The Murder Chord
The Murder Chord- The Blunt Cut
6/10
With the grouchy growl of an adolescent Lemmy and the pompous piano jilts of the Dresden Dolls nursed with the overblown pretension of hair metal the likes of Slayer, proudly eccentric Auckland duo The Murder Chord has certainly caused some murmurs for their shit-stirring new take on rock and […]
No Comments » - Posted in Album, Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
TFF
Ideal, Ideal, Ideal, Ideal, Sufficient
When I interviewed Andrew Wilson from Die! Die! Die! a few months ago we spoke briefly about the state of music in Dunedin. He had this to say, “It’s probably the best I think it’s been since I left there when I was about 18.” A few months later I […]
6 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Julian Plenti
Magnify Your Eyes
Interpol front man Paul Banks recently launched his solo career under the name Julian Plenti. Sceptics could easily say it sounds like Interpol without the classic sound from the rhythm section, and they probably would have a point. But for those who find Interpol a little too stiff and somewhat polished, Plenti […]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Nick Fulton
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Birds Of Avalon
Hypnotic Braincells
Bleeding psychedelic rock from their veins, Birds Of Avalon combine crunchy rock riffs, whimsical guitar rhythms and elements of post rock, to etch their mark on popular music. The five-piece band from North Carolina formed in 2005 out of the ruins of three previous bands, The Weather, Dynamite Brothers and The Cherry Valence. Both […]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Featured Reviews
Ape School- Ape School
8/10
”… All of Johnson’s experience comes through on this record; weaving a complex configuration of fuzzy pop and Californian surf into a futuristic sounding trickle, dripping from sub-pop’s leaky tap…” - Nick
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Ape School- Wail To God: MP3
Crocodiles- Summer of Hate
9/10
“…Starting off with a warped tape loop and seguing into […]
