Bustin’ Out 1982 New Wave to New Beat #2
There’s also some rarities to get the new wave collectors in a froth. Front 242’s ‘U Men’ is among these, with copies fetching around £300 according to Year Zero. Continue reading
Author: Joe
Field Music – Live at Audio (Brighton 26/05/10)
Going to see Field Music at Brighton’s Audio filled me with mixed feelings. I was looking forward to seeing one of my favourite bands but I was a bit depressed and disappointed as well. The band had been moved to… Continue reading
Surfer Blood – Astro Coast
Florida’s Surfer Blood may look like an odd ball bunch of geeks but don’t dismiss them on looks alone – they are churning out some of the best indie-rock around. Seeing them live recently I got to know (or rather… Continue reading
Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade
About ten years ago Morcheeba’s Big Calm was everywhere. Seemingly at every party, on every radio station, in every pub and bar across the world. It was unstoppable. Lumped in with the whole tip hop sound of Bristol, despite being… Continue reading
Teenage Fanclub – Shadows
Few things in life are more comforting than a Teenage Fanclub album and their latest album, Shadows, is no exception. Over twenty years into their career the Glasgow band are still the closest thing that British music has to Crosby,… Continue reading
The Miserable Rich – Of Flight and Fury
Of Flight and Fury is the second album from Brighton’s The Miserable Rich and it picks up from where their excellent debut left off. Part of Brighton’s Willkommen Collective they are the most compact and focused of the bunch. Just… Continue reading
DM Stith – Heavy Ghost Appendices
Heavy Ghost, the debut album from David Michael Stith, who releases under the name DM Stith, was one of the highlights of last year. It showcased Stith’s sumptuous singing and musical arrangements that mark him out as one of the… Continue reading
Shannon Stephens – Shannon Stephens
The release, or rather lack of release, of Shannon Stephens self-titled debut album in 1999, shows how little music matters sometimes. The former singer with Sufjan Stevens long defunct folk rock band Marzuki recorded the album more than a decade… Continue reading
Janelle Monáe – The Archandroid
The Archandroid, the debut album from former stage school kid and Outkast collaborator Janelle Monáe could well be the most eclectic album of the year so far. Mixing orchestral pieces, hip hop, soul, pop, psychedelic rock, folk and even a… Continue reading
Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises
Mark Kozelek has released yet another hauntingly beautiful album under his Sun Kil Moon name. Admiral Fell Promises has less of a band feel than the boxing ballads of 2003’s Ghosts of the Great Highway or the sweeping melancholy epics… Continue reading