Archive for July, 2009
Friday, July 17th, 2009
Kasabian- West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Kasabian- West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum 8/10 Kasabian may be trying to be, and look, like the hottest band in Britain, but they’re not that band yet. No matter how much they bicker with Oasis and try to become more successful, there’s never ever really going to be a clear winner. The band’s third [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Friday, July 17th, 2009
Starlight Mints
Pop Mutants Oklahoma’s Starlight Mints have been quietly going about their business since 1997, releasing three albums of sublime indie pop. With a rotating line-up that has included up to seven members at one time, the band has experimented with different string arrangements and orchestral style pop. The current five member line-up sees the band [...]
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Golden Girls- XOXO (EP)
Golden Girls- XOXO (EP) 8/10 All this noise is made by one dude, no way! Matthew Vlahovich aka Golden Girls, taps into a confusing mix of Robert Smith-like vocals, a range of bouncy electro beats and delicious synth-coated power pop. It’s confusing because this type of music normally attracts tweenage girls, but Vlahovich’s lyrical content [...]
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Glasser
Transparent Heart A kaleidoscopic sound encompassing qualities of Kate Bush, Karen Dalton and Arthur Russell, Glasser (aka Cameron Mesirow with help from Matt Popieluch and Charles Burrus) instantly captivates. In ‘Apply’ Mesirow’s erie percussive vocal sounds and tribal rhythms cascade over swoony sighs and a cranky bottom end synth grumble. Clearly creative in the way [...]
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
William Fitzsimmons- The Sparrow and the Crow
William Fitzsimmons- The Sparrow and the Crow 7/10 Impressionable folk music, The Sparrow and the Crow is an idyllic display of poignant folk musicianship. This is William Fitzsimmons’ first studio album; his third in total after self-producing his first two albums in his Pittsburgh bedroom. Fitzsimmons is best known for his two songs that appeared [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
PENS
Misspent Youth Switching between beautiful, sweet, cascading surf pop to angry, debilitated noise punk, PENS is a cute, compelling band of three young girls, Amelia, Stef and Helen. From the sweet innocence of ‘Pigs’ to the lo-fi grunge dance of ‘Hatred’ to the almost Vivian Girls-esque angelic vocals of ‘High In The Cinema’ to the [...]
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
railcars- cathedral with no eyes (EP)
railcars- cathedral with no eyes (EP) 8/10 There’s nothing like the internet for bringing bands and fans closer together. Having heard what in my mind might have been every demo track for this EP throughout its making, I’m sure in actual fact there were many hundreds more draft mixes that never made it to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Irrelevant Topics
Beck’s unrestricted conversations with geniuses, Pt 1: Tom Waits In a fervent attempt to create his own world of free discourse and unmitigated discussion, Beck Hansen, who has created some of the world’s most loved and genre-defying albums including the spastic Odelay! and sleazy sex-funk of Midnite Vultures, has created Irrelevant Topics. An interview series [...]
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
1995- Guilt
1995- Guilt (EP) 5/10 Attempting to ride on the coattails of The Horrors, Auckland’s 1995 produce a grimy new wave sound with thorns poking out from the darkness. While Guilt has quite a rough production value, it clearly spells out the band’s desire to sound like their influences. Opening track ‘Need Torsion’, has a bouncy [...]
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
Screaming Females interview
Saving Rock & Roll (Again) They have just been personally asked to support The Dead Weather on their first US tour, meaning they will get to share the stage with one of their heroes. I talked to Screaming Females drummer Jarrett D about the band’s own burdening guitar hero, New Brunswick basement shows and his [...]
