REM – Radio Free Europe
Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines
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Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
Humbug, the Arctic Monkey’s third album is the band’s darkest to date. Their trademark style of new-wave, choppy indiepop is undoubtedly still there but it has been significantly beefed up with a mature, epic edge. Moody and grand-scale recording locations… Continue reading
Robert Pollard – Elephant Jokes
Reviewing a Robert Pollard album is a difficult business for me. Given that I own more records by him (predominantly with Guided By Voices) than any other artist I find it hard to give even a semi-objective account, but I’ll… Continue reading
Box Elders – Alice & Friends
In a perfect world every town would have a band like Box Elders. A ramshackle rock outfit, made up of brothers Clayton and Jeremiah McIntyre and drummer/keyboardist Dave Goldberg, that revels in every gloriously fun moment of being in a… Continue reading
Live: Bill Callahan – St George’s Church, Brighton, UK (18 Aug, 2009).
With lyrics such as, “it’s time to put God away” on ‘Faith Void’, the final track from his excellent latest album Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle, a church was perhaps a questionable choice of venue to see Bill… Continue reading
The Postmarks – Memoirs At The End Of The World
“After the release of their debut in 2007, their love for cinematic themes and classic pop needed to be more than that… it needed to be realized on a grand scale in a way that still said: ‘The Postmarks were… Continue reading
Frank Turner – Poetry Of The Deed
Frank Turner’s work ethic is certainly not in doubt. For the video to promote his recent single ‘The Road’, from his third album Poetry of the Deed, he successfully carried out the startling feat of performing 24 gigs in 24… Continue reading
Taken By Trees – East of Eden
Open Fields, the 2007 debut by former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman under the name Taken By Trees, was a pleasing enough indie-folk album. Its largely acoustic guitar and orchestral sound did a good job of showcasing the Swedish singer’s distinctive… Continue reading
Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs
The album title is kind of a joke, after all Yo la Tengo are never going to be a popular band. But at the same time they are a much loved and critically acclaimed band, so in some ways it… Continue reading