Archives for the ‘Album Reviews’ Category

Pernice Brothers – Goodbye, Killer

By Craig Smith • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

All killer, no filler, Joe Pernice and Co. turn up the volume and turn in one of their most enjoyable records to date.



Jonneine Zapata – Cast The Demons Out

By Jonathan Langer • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Sounding like a counter-revolutionary, singer-songwriter Jonneine Zapata’s task at hand is presciently hinted at in the title.



M.I.A. – MAYA

By Jonathan Langer • Aug 24th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Send out the search parties — Missing in action on the latest album from M.I.A. — “melody, listenability, and some semblance of a point”.



Magic Kids – Memphis

By Nathan Goldman • Aug 23rd, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Named after the town they’re from, Memphis has “some great songs, some brilliant moments”, but not quite all adding up to Magic, Kids.



Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

By Nathan Goldman • Aug 12th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

From a Funeral to a Neon Bible and now out to The Suburbs, the long-awaited third album from Arcade Fire has Webcuts feeling right at home.



Gemma Ray – It’s A Shame About Gemma Ray

By Craig Smith • Aug 7th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Gemma Ray found the best way to deal with the Christmas period was to record a covers album. Not a bad idea really.



Versus – On the Ones and Threes

By Jonathan Langer • Aug 3rd, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Out of nowhere comes a near perfect album by a near forgotten band that rewrites their own history in one superlative-inducing swoop.



Liz Phair – Funstyle

By Craig Smith • Jul 25th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

From “Exile In Guyville” to exiled in general. It hasn’t been smooth sailing for Liz Phair. In fact you could say things have been downright un-Phair.



Kele – The Boxer

By Jonathan Langer • Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

The (Bloc) Party is over. Now, it’s a dance party and there’s nobody here, except Kele and a few diehard Bloc Party fans looking bored.



Frightened Rabbit – The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

By Nathan Goldman • Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Impressive third album from these exemplary Scots. It sounds like the Winter Webcuts had… except more productive.