All Born ScreamingAlbum by St. VincentReleased 26 April 2024Art Rock / Industrial RockProduced by St. VincentRating – 8/10 A classic St. Vincent album with darkness coveting almost every aspect. – I’ve often felt that each St. Vincent album is intent on being more revealing than its predecessor. Even the morose themes of Masseduction received a […]
TangkAlbum by IdlesReleased 16 February 2024Art Rock / Dance PunkLabel – PartisanRating – 7/10 Idles get remixed and rejuvenated. – Say goodbye to dogmatic post-punk. The backbone equipped by Bristol band Idles has always been worthy of praise – stitched from extreme liberalism, adept noise and a few personal quirks – but it has seldom […]
Wall of EyesAlbum by The SmileReleased 26 January 2024Art Rock / Post-RockProduced by Sam Petts-DaviesRating – 8.5/10 Something to smile about. – Wall of Eyes allows The Smile to exceed its reputation as a Radiohead side project. Regardless of the quality of the trio’s second album, the hush-hush nature of the group infers resistance to […]
Hopetrain to UniverseAlbum by YoReleased 3 January 2024Art RockSelf-releasedRating – 7.5/10 Hopetrain comprises several takes on genre, mood and creative backbone. – When I first heard of the online hype surrounding Yo’s Hopetrain to Universe, like with most burgeoning South Korean rock projects, I was expecting something in the vein of Parannoul or Asian Glow […]
The Dark Side of the Moon ReduxAlbum by Roger WatersReleased 6 October 2023Art RockProduced by Waters and Gus SeyffertRating – 4/10 Well, he did it. – I’m almost certain that when Roger Waters initially announced his redux of The Dark Side of the Moon, he made some sort of arrogant proclamation that it was how […]
CousinAlbum by WilcoReleased 29 September 2023Indie RockLabel – dBpmRating – 7.5/10 Wilco and Cate Le Bon team up. – Working with a multi-ethic artist like Cate Le Bon hasn’t broadened Wilco beyond recognition, but it has helped their words and warbles to attack with a greater avidity than on other recent albums by the well-travelled […]
I Inside the Old Year DyingAlbum by PJ HarveyReleased 7 July 2023Singer-SongwriterLabel – PartisanRating – 6.5/10 If nothing else, I Inside the Old Year Dying is a good book of poetry. – I’d like to compliment the depth of creative all-rounders on the Partisan record label. I just recently reviewed the new Geese album, the […]
El dia libre de PoluxAlbum by Chini.pngReleased 31 March 2023Art Rock / Twee PopLabel – FisuraRating – 8/10 Chini.png masterfully shares taste with her audience. – Multiple summits emerge through the fifty-four-minute span of El día libre de Polux. The debut album of Chini.png – lead singer of Chini and the Technicians, currently on indefinite […]
Live at Bush HallLive album by Black Country, New RoadReleased 24 March 2023Art Rock / Chamber PopLabel – Ninja TuneRating – 8.5/10 A toast to friendship that will break hearts as much as it will warm them. – Shortly after the release of 2022’s Ants From Up There, Black Country, New Road announced the departure […]
Nearing the bottom of a long list of social faux pas, Robert Pollard uses the bridge section – or one of the bridge sections – of Cousin Jackie to scat along with a tenuous rock rhythm, womping and humming like an uncool uncle. Why does this feel so commonplace on recent Guided By Voices records? […]
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