MountainheadAlbum by Everything EverythingReleased 1 March 2024Synthpop / Progressive PopLabel – BMGRating – 7/10 Bold colours and bolder melodies seldom seen since Get to Heaven. – See what happens when you resist artificial intelligence? Following their use of A.I-generated content on 2022’s Raw Data Feel, Everything Everything return to favour the human touch on Mountainhead, […]
Knower ForeverAlbum by KnowerReleased 2 June 2023Synth Funk / Jazz FunkSelf-releasedRating – 8/10 The most unpredictable chapter in Knower’s arc. – I had initially written this review of Knower’s Knower Forever whilst feeling particularly lethargic, admitting as much in the review’s introduction. What succeeded was not a half-assed review, but a pretty basic description of […]
The Girl Is Crying in Her LatteAlbum by SparksReleased 26 May 2023Art PopLabel – IslandRating – 7/10 The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte is everything there is to love about Sparks. – The moment of Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers documentary that has stuck with me most is the segment in which the likes […]
Flaming SwordsAlbum by Fievel Is GlauqueReleased 25 November 2022Jazz Pop / Progressive PopLabel – MATHRating – 8/10 – Following the untamed romance of last year’s God’s Trashmen Sent to Right the Mess, Zach Phillips and Ma Clément have returned to sustain their thrilling avant-jazz pop. The perfect sequel, Flaming Swords continues to right the mess, […]
I’m going to keep this somewhat brief. There’s no need to go into immense detail about King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard when you’ve already written about them fifty times this year, so I’ll be consolidating Laminated Denim and Changes each into write-up #51. Think of it as A Few Quick Thoughts, but competitive, as […]
MadisonAlbum by Sloppy JaneReleased 5 November 2021Chamber PopLabel – Saddest FactoryRating – 8/10 Impossible to review without saying ‘recorded in a cave’ at least ten times. – Sloppy Jane’s ‘Madison’ was seemingly recorded in a hole in the ground, but a carefully-chosen hole, capable of staging an opera, with only earth and thin air for […]
The Turning WheelAlbum by SpelllingReleased 25 June 2021Progressive PopProduced by SpelllingRating – 7/10 ‘The Turning Wheel’ is a well-travelled collection of curious heart songs. – We need this opening paragraph to result in the phrase “this ain’t your grandpa’s Spellling album”. Ready? Well, compare ‘The Turning Wheel’ to the musting ruins of ‘Mazy Fly’ or […]
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