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…
LIVE REVIEW: SMOKE FAIRIES
I wanted to say that they sounded like a country madrigal sung by a coven of voodoo witches. But then I saw just how many times the word ‘madrigal’ has been used in…
INTRODUCING: THE SON
You may not have heard of them. But let me tell you, all people with ears like this band. So if you have ears, read on. If you don’t have ears I’m really…
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…
ALBUM REVIEW: BEACH HOUSE – BLOOM
Baltimore duo Beach House release their fourth stunning masterpiece Bloom tomorrow in the UK. Recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillio, Texas, the collection of euphoric harmonies lingers on every cord, continuing their…
Album Review: Marina and The Diamonds – Electra Heart
Abergavenny’s very own Marina Lambrini Diamandis releases her assured sophomore album ‘Electra Heart’ on 30th April 2012. The 26-year-old, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is back with a…
