Album Reviews
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ALBUM REVIEW: CRYSTAL CASTLES – (III)

Crystal Castles have released new album (III) to critical acclaim, but it may not be to everyone’s taste, taking a slightly different direction to their first or second albums. Compared to their first…

Lets Kill Janice Los Anticiados Hermanos review

ALBUM REVIEW: LETS KILL JANICE – LOS ANTICIADOS HERMANOS

Some lazy Facebook stalking of these three self-confessed “grubby little shits” will reveal that apparently, comparisons with Yuck don’t go down too well. It’s understandable. Both Lets Kill Janice and Yuck have adopted…

The Cast of Cheers Family album review

ALBUM REVIEW: THE CAST OF CHEERS – FAMILY

There can easily be too much of a good thing in music. Occasionally the formulas captured and nailed by certain bands can become defunct if they are later over-imitated by new starters. On…

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ALBUM REVIEW: PURITY RING – SHRINES

The story of Purity Ring is a misty one. The Montreal duo became official in 2010 and have recently signed to 4AD records. They are young, both individually and as a band. Every…

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ALBUM REVIEW: FRANK OCEAN – CHANNEL ORANGE

Call me a cynic (or a realist, depending on your stance), but Frank Ocean’s recent confessions of the heart could not have been better timed. With a major label debut album on the…

gossip a joyful noise

ALBUM REVIEW: GOSSIP – A JOYFUL NOISE

Gossip are back with their fifth studio album, the aptly named A Joyful Noise. Vocalist Beth Ditto, guitarist Nathan Howdeshell and drummer Hannah Blilie have teamed up with Xenomania’s Brian Higgins (the production…

best coast the only place album review

ALBUM REVIEW: BEST COAST – THE ONLY PLACE

Best Coast’s sunkissed surf pop is the definition of deckchair music. Daydreams of reclining back on a breezy summer’s day on a beach, blue skies above and cooler full of Corona within arm’s…

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