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31 Aug 2009
This (Dead)mau5 wants some ATTENTION, you whore.
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Fancy some Love? or maybe some Terror?
Scottish quartet,The Cinematics throw forth their latest track 'Love and Terror' - a post-punk revival of a tune...
"Glaswegian four-piece, The Cinematics, who on first impression look like a suspect line-up to a school boy prank, manage to produce an all-encompassing, pleaser of a track. It hooks you in with a bruising bass line and grunge-gurgling guitars, while all the time Scott Rinning is screaming for you to “give (him) love and terror.” He’s quite demanding, it seems."
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20 Aug 2009
"Your Garden's Wearing a Haute Couture"
Two words: IMOGEN HEAP
Named as the biggest web personality, above world leaders and any other celebrity, Imogen Heap has been working away at her third release, 'Ellipse', which finally comes out on the 24th August 2009.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a promo copy of the album, courtesy of 4ortherecord, and below you can find and read my review.
"Whether Heap’s nail violin is gnarling it’s way ‘Between Sheets’ or her Buddha machine is simply making a mess of them, there is such an awe-inspiring amount of production and effort in ‘Ellipse’. Nothing is wasted. ‘2-1’, originally titled Polyfilla, was written for Narnia: Prince Caspian but was deemed too dark so, overhauled with organs and playing on light panels, Heap re-mastered it with magic to become one of the standout songs on the album."
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First single to be taken from the album is 'First Train Home', which is available now for download in iTunes.
AND, if you cannot contain yourself until the 24th, here's is the sentimental video to the beautiful 'Canvas.
Named as the biggest web personality, above world leaders and any other celebrity, Imogen Heap has been working away at her third release, 'Ellipse', which finally comes out on the 24th August 2009.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a promo copy of the album, courtesy of 4ortherecord, and below you can find and read my review.
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
First single to be taken from the album is 'First Train Home', which is available now for download in iTunes.
AND, if you cannot contain yourself until the 24th, here's is the sentimental video to the beautiful 'Canvas.
Amazing Sex? No It's Just a Temporary Pleasure
Simian Mobile Disco may be known for killer club track 'Hustler' or their collaboration with Justice on 'We Are Your Friends,' but now they have a collection of pleasures all for themselves, and their fans of course...
"SMD’s own tracks (free from fame) are among the stand out sounds. Ambulance is the type of track that plays when you’re at that far gone point of a night when you really don’t care. You float on its glitch-fuelled cosmic mix that drops unadulterated analogue synths like acid, while Synthesize is animalistic and archaic with its demented “woo-ooh” warbles."
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
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6 Aug 2009
"Just Dance to the Beat Now, Honey"
Because Wolf Gang. has produced a killer debut track. What's so killer? Read below to find out.
"The different parts of McElligot may make up (in some bizarre alternate way) for his musical influences. First release ‘Pieces of You’ starts with staggered staccato guitars and mind-curving cymbals whilst building up a hefty bass, which together sound like a rough-edged Mama’s and Papa’s style intro.
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What do you get if you cross a White Belt (with a ) Yellow Tag?
Answer: Tell Your Friends (It All Worked Out). The latest offering from WBYT is understated, yet brilliant. Read my review of it, below...
"White Belt Yellow Tag (WBYT) is a rare treat. Rare in the sense that they sound like a multitude of other great indie rock bands – Idlewild, Ash, The Cure – yet still manage to stand out in the crowd. As their latest offering sings, maybe “underhand is how you describe it best...?”"
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12 Jun 2009
I thought Jesus was dead...?
...It seems, however, that he is infact still alive and kicking...here's 'Another Miracle' - well, my review of it anyway.
"‘Another Miracle’ is just another piece of gritty evidence to support these facts (how very CSI of me). With an intro that accelerates into your personal sound system, you know you’re going to have a proper ear soaking when the allegro drums kick in and Ryan Dooley’s everyman voice tailors in like a finely sewn seam..."
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And, check out the brand new video below:
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And, check out the brand new video below:
7 Jun 2009
A Song for your Inner Ear
A nice little grooving, dancey nugget here. Enjoy the beats.
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5 Jun 2009
Dead in the Water...
Another new review for your pretty eyes - this one's a little different, and not in a good way...
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14 May 2009
Time to play Dress-Up
Yes, I've been gone for a while again - busy times. But I'm back and here's a review of the latest EP by one of the hippest duo's around right now.
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20 Apr 2009
What a Noisy Bunch
Noisettes - 'Wild Young Hearts'
Noisettes' second album 'Wild Young Hearts' is, admittedly, not up to scratch. It isn't a patch on thier previous release 'What's The Time Mr Wolf?'
Heres a little rundown: (some tracks are left out)
'Sometimes' is dreamy and driven by droopy guitar drills. Also note the slightly bizarre and out-of-place introduction...random.
'Don't Upset the Rhythm' - the albums show piece and number one hit single. Funky and true to the Noisettes older, better roots.
Next single 'Wild Young Hearts' is trippy and catchy with its punky piano punches and loveable 'la la la's'.
'24 Hours' can be summed up in three words: dull, dull and oh, dull.
With a name like 'Beat of my Heart' you'd expect something a little more uplifting. It is, sort of. It's restrained though. Shackled. They could have done so much more with it.
Finally, in 'Saturday Night we glimpse a little of what we (meaning Noisettes fans from the old days) all wanted. It's electric, exciting and ever so sexy.
It isn't a bad album. It isn't awful. It's just not Noisettes.
Commercial success seems to have given them the drive for this album. They clearly wanted to make a record that was more appealing to the masses. But in doing so they've lost the spirit their debut captured.
If you want to witness the nose dive these guys have taken, Buy your copy here.
Noisettes' second album 'Wild Young Hearts' is, admittedly, not up to scratch. It isn't a patch on thier previous release 'What's The Time Mr Wolf?'Heres a little rundown: (some tracks are left out)
'Sometimes' is dreamy and driven by droopy guitar drills. Also note the slightly bizarre and out-of-place introduction...random.
'Don't Upset the Rhythm' - the albums show piece and number one hit single. Funky and true to the Noisettes older, better roots.
Next single 'Wild Young Hearts' is trippy and catchy with its punky piano punches and loveable 'la la la's'.
'24 Hours' can be summed up in three words: dull, dull and oh, dull.
With a name like 'Beat of my Heart' you'd expect something a little more uplifting. It is, sort of. It's restrained though. Shackled. They could have done so much more with it.
Finally, in 'Saturday Night we glimpse a little of what we (meaning Noisettes fans from the old days) all wanted. It's electric, exciting and ever so sexy.
It isn't a bad album. It isn't awful. It's just not Noisettes.
Commercial success seems to have given them the drive for this album. They clearly wanted to make a record that was more appealing to the masses. But in doing so they've lost the spirit their debut captured.
If you want to witness the nose dive these guys have taken, Buy your copy here.
2 Apr 2009
Can you Float a Flogging Molly?
I've just had the immense pleasure of reviewing 'Float' by Flogging Molly.
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
One of the most extraordinary videos ever to be made for a song...
30 Mar 2009
This Ain't No 'Living Thing'
I've just reviewed Peter, Bjorn and John's latest album 'Living Thing' for 4ortherecord.com
Release date: 30th March 2009.
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
19 Mar 2009
A few little Blue-Collar(ed) pills...
The Blue Collars go t’ Underground
THE UNDERGROUND in Stoke has been host to Peter Doherty in the past, but tonight was the turn of one of its finest home-grown talents – The Blue Collars.
On a Friday the 13th, this quintet fit perfectly into the setting. The venue is small, sticky and about to get very sweaty.
Having only been together for just over two years, these lads are not the average amateurs you would expect. Front man, Rob Morris, is dominant and in control - you could say poised.
Guitarists, Simon Taylor and Jake Grocott; drummer Kris Hassal and bassist, Rob Henton, all add insult to injury playing the cool, couldn’t-give-a-Mary roles.
A fan base – built up from the internet lands of Myspace and Facebook, mean that The Blue Collars have a great turn out. It’s pretty electric.
Opener, ‘The Dance One’ opens with a drum beat that wouldn’t be out of place on a Foals record. The bass builds up and the kids are starting to move to the grinds. The strums and taps sound mathematical but it works to their advantage.
On the bands Myspace page they list their influences as a variety of typical boyish fancies – girls, drinking and unemployment.
These influences, along with their love for Stoke, provide the inspiration for tracks like ‘This Old Town’, in which Morris sings “(its) dragging me down.” It’s a real power house of rhyme and great vocals, complimented by jaunty guitar glides and dirty drums.
‘Tears of Rain’ showcased a subtler side to The Blue Collars. The song is dour and heartfelt as Morris sang about receiving “no gratitude”. This number also delves into the minds of these guys; with the line “telling more lies than Pinocchio” letting us know they still hold onto their youth.
Closing track ‘It Wasn’t Meant to Be This Way’ is a collision of drum crashes and gritty guitars. A colliding backdrop for Morris who hasn’t “done nothing wrong.”
Other crowd favourites, ‘Jealous’ and ‘Fat Cats’ brought both edge and class to the stage, showing that The Blue Collars well and truly deserve the applause they receive in this little gem of a venue.
18 Feb 2009
A Hangover Makes For A Late Start
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