//3 May 2008
This is not the iLiKETRAiNS fare I was expecting (fare? – sorry). My experience with them so far suggested an embrace of post rock, albeit distilled to the sub five minute mark – a quick epic for the road if you will. […]
Similarly, I’m sorry to say, to a number of bands, I keep hearing CDW’s name dropped in the right circles but has thus far failed to investigate further. I approach, therefore, with caution in case it turns into another Young Knives debacle. […]
Ireland’s Pocket Promises are fleet of foot. Parading a selection of softly sung Celtic folk songs they manage to be, as sometimes befits the genre, neither glib nor dull. […]
Well – the hype-machine has been cranked up and the production of superlatives for Canada’s Crystal Castles is in full flow with no sign of industrial action likely to hinder progress. […]
Three tracks of unashamedly melodic pop songs sung in unashamedly Scottish accents. The comparisons to Weezer, especially on ‘Julianne’ are inevitable, but that shouldn’t be allowed to detract from this impressive offering from the Forres five-piece, none of whom are called Dan as it happens. […]
I really like this, right from the opening notes to the glorious coda. It’s one of those rare songs that catches me from the very first listen. The sound seems incredibly dense but it’s the swirling violin/viola and little bursts of brass that initially grabbed me after the muddy, lo-fi introduction. […]
This single is a strange but oddly compelling thing. At first it rather irritated me and left me confused but really grew on me after a few spins. […]
It’s been a while (5 years) since Martina Topley-Bird released her gorgeous debut album Quixotic and even longer since she enchanted listeners as the sweet but sussed foil to Tricky’s gruff, world-weary vocals on Maxinquaye. […]
This is a lovely artifact. A white vinyl 7” resplendent with ornate black and white illustrations of ducks, drawn by the Glaswegian author and artist, Alasdair Gray, adorning the singles labels. And, better still, the music is equally as intriguing and enjoyable as well. […]
This guy wants to get people punching the air, wearing headbands and worshipping at the temple of Bruce Springsteen, it would seem. […]
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