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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
