Album Reviews

Review: James Blake self-titled album

11th February, 2011

Somewhere between space and time, the twisted vibrations of James Blake’s self-titled album are now radiating out into the universe. …

Hold on to your pants, Band of Skulls is coming to have their way with you

27th July, 2010

Thick, glam, sexy rock-and-roll with heaaaaaps of balls and a generous helping of tambourine… Sound like something you might be …

REVIEW: Spring Offensive – Pull Us Apart

24th July, 2010

Like the epic German World War I assault along the Western Front, ‘Spring Offensive’ draw parallels, not only in name, …

REVIEW: Charlie Mayfair – Watch My Hands EP

3rd June, 2010

Delightfully springing from the folded boxes of The Cardboard Kids, a mere six months ago, Charlie Mayfair are the re-incarnation …

REVIEW: Foals – Total Life Forever

21st May, 2010

Topping Antidotes was always going to be difficult. Many a skeptic thought only of Foals as a flash in the …

REVIEW: Delorean – Subiza

18th May, 2010

Delorean’s synth-pop has been around for some time, but it was with last year’s track Seasun,which made the Pitchfork Top …

REVIEW: John Butler Trio – April Uprising

30th March, 2010

John Butler Trio have once again produced the goods, with their Fifth Studio album, ‘April Uprising’. Upon listening to the …

REVIEW: Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

26th March, 2010

Diving into the third Gorillaz LP, Plastic Beach, for the first time, an orchestral arrangement washes over you, setting the …

REVIEW: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat the Devil’s Tattoo

22nd March, 2010

GenYers will fondly recall the excitement of the late ‘90s and early 2000s when a rash of cocksure young bands …

REVIEW: Beach House – Teen Dream

21st March, 2010

Beach House are the masters of dreamy lo-fi. Their third release, Teen Dream, effortlessly evokes a sense of nostalgia, coaxing …