Featured Reviews
Thu 27 Aug 2009
Dylan Storey- Out Of The Soup
8/10
“… Dabbling in lyrical philosophy, songs like ‘Sartre’s Hell’ see the poet produce a mature outlook with his impeccably constructed songs. The players bring session-quality grandeur to the table, with bass and drums particularly flourishing and backing vocals adding a wispy prettiness to the strong and fearless songs…” - Sarah
Frayden- Ghost Crash
7/10
“… Built solidly around the band’s instrumental ability and recorded expertly by Bob Frisbee, the album relies heavily on stringing together the instrumental parts; vocals almost seem like an after thought… Structured in a similar way to Jay Reatard’s recent Watch Me Fall, Frayden’s Ghost Crash sadly goes from a very strong beginning to a less inspiring conclusion.” – Nick
The XX- XX
8/10
“… Clearly influenced by Bristol’s dark suicidal trip-hop, The XX centre their sound around the bedded sexual tones, but instead use perfectly timed guitar notes to elevate their music and pressure themselves to enter a new era, post-’90s Bristol and infused with elements of jazz and indie pop…” – Nick
Math The Band- Don’t Worry
8/10
“… Don’t Worry is hyperactive, intense electronic pop for speed freaks that threatens to send its listeners into intensive care for the sheer speed of its songs. Frequent chant-alongs, crescendos and spiralling madness are met with recurrent gong sounds at the end of each track, explained by the artists as their “signature”, likened to a painter’s scribe…” – Sarah
Math The Band- Why Didn’t You Get A Haircut?: MP3
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