Yeasayer’s track ‘Tightrope’ was a highlight of last year’s excellent Dark Was The Night compilation. As with the band’s first album All Hour Cymbals, the track expertly combined indie-cool with more experimental, electronic music with stunning effect. Sadly Odd Blood… Continue reading
When the end of the world comes, as pollution lays waste to the Earth, Shearwater’s leader singer Jonathan Meiburg will be on a nuclear waste ravaged tropical island somewhere screaming bloody murder in his haunting baritone at the corporations and… Continue reading
Whilst First Aid Kit’s debut album title may reference Steve Abini’s Chicago noiseniks, the sound couldn’t be more different. The Söderberg sister’s focussing in the main on soft instrumentation and soaring vocal harmony, with no distortion, drum machines or buzz-saw… Continue reading
Almost three years after their patchy but in places brilliant last album Asleep At Heaven’s Gate Californian band Rogue Wave return with a far more consistent, upbeat slice of summery indie-pop. Permalight has been a long time in the making… Continue reading
Scottish indie rock outfit Frightened Rabbit’s third album The Winter of Mixed Drinks is their most accessible to date but lacks the wow factor of their previous album, 2008’s The Midnight Organ Fight. Some of the intensity of The Midnight… Continue reading
Ted Leo, who turns 40 this year, was tragically born about ten years too late to be part of the 1970s punk and new wave movement his music encapsulates. Despite this misfortune of timing he has been doing his best… Continue reading
I’m sober, sitting at a desk, in daylight. I like good lyrics, fine melody and indie-guitar music. Ok, so I’m not exactly the market for Swedish band Ef, but just because I’m not off my tits on space cake in… Continue reading
The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night is the 3rd album by the titular Canadian band. And it is a strong contender for album of the year so far. Not a great claim in March, but I am confident it… Continue reading
Broken Bells is the self-titled debut by the collaboration of Shins’ frontman James Mercer and producer de jour Dangermouse, AKA Brian Burton. It was one of the albums that we had picked to watch out for in 2010 and it… Continue reading
This self-titled debut album from Fang Island, the quirky Brooklyn band who blend power pop with heavy metal so expertly, has left me exhilarated. Imagine if you will Bill and Ted’s band Wyld Stallyons, but better, speeded up and backed… Continue reading