Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Stevens unveils a startling change of direction. Could this be his most divisive album yet? Continue reading
Album Reviews
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Halcyon Digest is lush, layered and timeless. Deerhunter’s most focused and accessible album yet. Continue reading
Po’ Girl – Follow Your Bliss
Americana act Po’ Girl have really pushed the boundaries of the genre with their fifth album Follow Your Bliss.
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Revere – Hey! Selim
On Hey! Selim, Revere’s debut album from Albino Recordings, we find the band in epic mood. Continue reading
Various Artists – Under The Bus Station Clock
Philophobia Music in Yorkshire has provided us with a mine of new tracks to sift through with their latest collection from Wakefield area bands. Continue reading
Special Benny – Toys
There are so many influences on this unusual and eclectic debut album that it’s hard to know where to start. Continue reading
Owen Pallett – Heartland
Owen Pallett, the Canadian composer, multi-instrumentalist and all round clever so-and-so, may just have produced one of the best albums of 2010. Ok, so we are only a few days into the new year and so far there is not… Continue reading
Eels – End Times
While some heartbroken artists find solace through penning the odd break up song here and there, Eels frontman Mark Everett has decided to rake through the whole emotional mess of his recent divorce with an entire album, End Times. The… Continue reading
Vampire Weekend – Contra
It would be so convenient to start a review of Vampire Weekend’s second album Contra with something about the band’s metamorphosis into the bastard love child of Graceland-era Paul Simon and Lily Allen now being complete. There’s something so squeeky… Continue reading
Beach House – Teen Dream
I used to think Beach House were just another one of those dreamy, meloncholic bands. Soft vocals over key boards and simple guitar. Good but nothing special. That was until I heard their third album, Teen Dream, which elevates them… Continue reading