Album reviews
Covering album reviews for some of the best new music releases, although not all new albums will get a write up, great bands, good records and new hopefuls will definitely be at the heart of our album reviews section.
Alabama Shakes Boys and Girls album review
Alabama Shakes may not necessarily look like your typical music greats, but if their debut album Boys and Girls is anything to go by it’s possible that’s what they’ll become. Though the
George Harrison, Early Takes album review
It’s been a while since a Bealtes album has been released that you can genuinely get excited about, but George Harrison’s Early Takes easily fits the bill. While it isn’t strictly a
Lissy Trullie album review
When Madeleine was released toward the end of last year, we got geared up for an impressive album to follow. However, following the release last week, it turns out that at it’s
Jack White, Blunderbuss album review
Dark and brooding, quiet and reflective, clever and sophisticated, fast and fun, there’s a lot to Jack White’s Blunderbuss, his debut solo album following the end of The White Stripes. All of
The Magnetic Fields Love at the Bottom of the Sea
Back on the synth-pop train, Stephin Merrit returns with a new album with The Magnetic Fields in Love at the Bottom of the Sea. All in all there’s lots of positives about
Sleigh Bells Reign of Terror album review
Firsly, I hate the use of the term “sophmore” in music writing circles. It’s like they think there’s some kind of intrinsic link between the US school system and musical conversations. Seriously,
Django Django, Django Django
There’s something unidentifiably listenable about Django Django’s self titled album. There may not be a huge amount of crazy stand-out tracks as such, although a fair amount of them are class, but
Simian Ghost, Youth
Swedish trio Simian Ghosts are about to release their second album, Youth (out on the 5th March 2012), following their critically acclaimed 2010 debut, Infinite Traffic Everywhere.
Tennis, Young and Old
Tennis will soon be releasing Young and Old, their follow-up to January 2011 debut album, Cape Dory. Young and Old is a combination of doo wop and surf pop that sounds fresh
Trailer Trash Tracys, Ester album review
Trailer Trash Tracys’ Ester kicks off 2012 with style. It’s torn bare blend of garage band guitars with machine beats shouldn’t really work, but it does, it sounds great. Intro opener, Rolling
