Archives for the ‘Album / EP Reviews’ Category

Tune-yards – Bird-brains

By Jonathan Langer • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

One of the top records of the year that you never want to hear again? Merrill Garbus is Tune-yards and experimental lo-fi folk is the order of the day.



Luke Haines – 21st Century Man

By Craig Smith • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

Luke Haines looks back at the 20th Century, and takes pop shots at the maligned and those who got left behind in typical Haines fashion.



Lightspeed Champion – Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You

By Jonathan Langer • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

Dev Hynes brings us more songs of bittersweet romance on his sophomore release as Lightspeed Champion.



Hatcham Social – Sidewalk EP

By Craig Smith • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

One of Webcuts favourite albums of last year, Hatcham Social hit the new year with this 6 track EP of new and familiar.



Why? – Eskimo Snow

By Nathan Goldman • Feb 14th, 2010 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

The unlikely paring of hip-hop and indie rock actual make for compatible bedfellows with Californian band Why?’s fourth full length album.



Volcano Choir – Unmap

By Nathan Goldman • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

Bon meets the Bees in this post rock collaboration for Justin Vernon and Collections of Colonies of Bees which results in only a slight buzz.



Atlas Sound – Logos

By Craig Smith • Nov 12th, 2009 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

Bradford Cox of Deerhunter makes us seem like we’re slavishly supportive of everything his hand touches, but we mean every word. Honest.



Magic Dirt – White Boy (EP)

By Craig Smith • Nov 11th, 2009 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

Standing tall in the face of tragedy, Magic Dirt compile a lucky dip of new, rare and unreleased tracks to coincide with their recent tour.



Pama International – Pama Outernational

By Craig Smith • Nov 8th, 2009 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

A fusion of dub reggae, ska and soul, the brilliance of Pama International comes to the fore with their seventh album Pama Outernational.



Bad Lieutenant – Never Cry Another Tear

By Craig Smith • Oct 31st, 2009 • Category: Album / EP Reviews

If New Order and Doves made a record, how would it sound? Something like this, we think…