Archive for November, 2009
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
O’Lovely interview
All My Friends Few people north of Christchurch will have heard O’Lovely’s new EP, that’s because Laura Lee Watson hasn’t got around to distributing it yet. Working all day in a camera shop, the band’s front-woman and founding member has had little time to promote the band’s new release, which has been sitting in her [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Christchurch,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Recent Reviews
The Brunettes- Paper Dolls 8/10 “There’s always an air of innocence and a dash of danger with The Brunettes, and the play off between Heather and Jonathan remains a powerful, playful force on Paper Dolls” Read The Full Review The Brunettes- Red Rollerskates: MP3 His & Her Vanities- The Mighty Lunge 7/10 “It’s [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Featured Reviews by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
The Brunettes- Paper Dolls
The Brunettes- Paper Dolls 8 /10 There’s always an air of innocence and a dash of danger with The Brunettes, and the play off between Heather and Jonathan remains a powerful, playful force on Paper Dolls. The album’s biggest point of difference is its modern bent. Instantly more avant-guarde and experimental than previous more [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
His & Her Vanities- The Mighty Lunge
His & Her Vanities- The Mighty Lunge 7/10 Every now and then a dose of guitar rock is OK, I think it used to be popular back in 2004. This is pretty standard rock band stuff; guitar; bass; drums and of course vocals, but it shouldn’t be written off. His & Her Vanities actually make [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Julian Casablancas- Phrazes For The Young
Julian Casablancas- Phrazes For The Young 8/10 Marrying sunny melodies with despondent lyrics, The Strokes’ lead singer and mastermind Julian Casablancas has shed his gritty punk rock demeanour for more eclectic experimentalism with his debut solo LP. Perhaps it was a determined move to ensure his detractors had a harder job pigeonholing him, harder than [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Freelance Whales
Bigger Than Land Itself I’ve finally been overcome by Freelance Whales. Over recent weeks I’ve been seeing their name pop up all over the blog world; I even saw a few people on Twitter raving that they were one of the bands to watch at this year’s CMJ festival. Due to my own naivety I [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New York,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Signer: new single and album
Ghostly Rhythms Wellington’s Signer, aka Bevan Smith, toured the world with Panda Bear and Ariel Pink in 2005. The latter two acts have since gone on to be crowned kings of modern psychedelic music and amazingly Signer has remained criminally unrecognised – until now. Breaking a five-year drought, Smith released his fourth album Next We [...]
