If Deftones tried their hand at a Caspian record it might come out sounding like Flying Deadman. The French act draw upon weighty themes. Drama, emotion, violence… it’s all here. Not only thematically, the band clearly has heavyweight influences. Listed as ambient, progressive rock, I hear traces of alt-metal and the heavier end of post-rock. Read More…
Actually, the moment you walked off stage at Knebworth. There was nowhere you could go from there, nothing that would satisfy. Since that moment – the end of an initial ten year flurry of fame and madness – Robbie Williams has slowly faded from the public consciousness: a live album and a greatest hits didn’t Read More…
Once a Dirty Three song, now one man, one guitar and an ocean of dreampop ideas. Meet Seb Pigeon, aka Sea Above, Sky Below. As yet unsigned, our Seb takes his inspiration from his cooler than cool record collection which undoubtedly hosts the likes of Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. The results may Read More…
The Rainboot label believes it has something special on its hands with Austin based, alt-country songwriter, The Whiskey Priest describing his debut album as “life-changing”. Having heard teaser track, ‘Seafarers lament’ we’re not inclined to disagree. Real name Seth Woods, The Whiskey Priest began his career in the ensemble Sad Accordions but quickly began amassing Read More…
The problem with U2, like Jesus, is their followers. U2 fans are a terrifying prospect. Admiring the architectural wonder that is the futuristic Stade De France the night before the show, we walked around the perimeter twice: the curve of the stadium bulging forward in the sunset like a mothership. Gates A-D and U-Z of Read More…
nunun are an Italian duo, improvising guitar and electronic music. The emphasis might be on the word ‘improvise’. If such things pique your interest, then nunun’s shifting, propulsive melange of avant jazz and post-rock might be worth investigating. On the flip side, if the idea of lack of discernible patterns or melodies is off-putting, then Read More…
It’s impossible to listen to ‘The Night Before’, without the companion, and second part ‘The Morning After’. The two work together as a whole, light/dark, yin/yang, Buzz/Woody. The first part – ‘The Night Before’ is, as much as there can be, a joyous, loud James: lush string arrangements, propelled rhythms, and reminiscent of the finest Read More…
At the time of its initial release, 20 years ago, Morrissey seemed to be at the end of his career. Having not toured for four years, nor released an album for two years, and his output having reduced to a crawl of occasional singles of varying quality and occasionally even worse b-sides, ‘Bona Drag’ – Read More…
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