Webcuts Music

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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