Considering The Jezabels debut full-length has been out since September and reached the No. 2 spot in their native Australia, it can probably be assumed they are a lot bigger back home in the land of Oz than the rest of the world. That could very easily be about to change though, as this record…
The much-anticipated ‘Do Ya Thing’ is the latest installment in Converse’s ‘Three Artists, One Song’ campaign, with this editions featuring artists being Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Andre 3000 of Outkast. The song’s glitchy and minimalist backing track repeats consistently throughout the song, forming an ample background to the exceptional foreground of hugely varying…
The Ting Tings return with second album Sounds From Nowheresville and fail to live up to the billing
Is it quite possible that we have already found the epitome of rock records in 2012? A bold statement possibly with plenty of tasty albums due in the summer, but Bones really should not go under the radar. In fact, even the doubters should listen up and take note of a band really going places.…
In my opinion it’s been a good few months since something really really exciting has been released, something perhaps to give the cliquey new music stereotype a smack in the face. This single is the second official release from Alt-J, or ∆, a band who pride themselves on unconventional harmonies, crooning vocals and intricate rhythms…
Michael Stafford, better known by his stage name Marverick Sabre, releases his debut album this month Lonely Are the Brave with pressure to live up to the success of his singles ‘Let Me Go’ and ‘I Need’. However, ultimately, the album feels very monotonous. When listened through in its entirety, although it tries to find a…
Joe Moor has a word with legendary metal Brummies Napalm Death
It’s been an interesting rise to fame by Scottish power-metallers, Ascension. Honed by continual touring and recording (most notably a UK tour with Axenstar at the end of 2011), the band retreated to Sonic Train Studios in Sweden with Grammy-nominated producer Andy La Rocque to record their debut full-length album, Far Beyond the Stars; out…
For the uninitiated, the inimitable Burial is something of a hallowed name in certain circles. His first two albums Burial and Untrue, released on Hyperdub in 2006 and 2007, marked him out as the forefather of a new sound. Combining elements of garage, R&B and dub and imbuing them with his own melancholic ambience, he…
The band’s third album has a few streaks of excellence, but generally remain a middle of the road rock group for the masses.
Chimes of Freedom was brought out to celebrate 50 years of Amnesty International and is made up of seventy-six Bob Dylan covers. Proceeds made from sales of the album are going towards the charity. A diverse range of artists contributed to the album, from pop-queen Kesha, to 92 year-old folk singer Pete Seeger. Even to…
‘Gold On The Ceiling’ is the third track on The Black Keys‘ latest album, El Camino and is a vast change from the blues/surfer feel that the previous album Brothers brought. The hooks over the main melody provide a simple, yet edgy-rock-n-roll feel with pace which sounds like it’s the musical love child of The Doors and The…
With her signature side-bun piled on top of her head, and her wide smile beaming, Lianne La Havas is the new female face of soul we’ve all been waiting for since Amy Winehouse. Her chic demeanour is furthered by the casual strumming of her 1962 Danelectro guitar at the beginning of title track ‘Forget’, and…
The press release for Enter Shikari’s third album A Flash Flood of Colour lists the albums genre as ‘punkrockdubstephardcoremetalambienttechnonoisecore’. This may initially seem like the boldest statement in the history of record label promotion, but through listening to this 11-track, genre-spanning, statement against ‘the man’, I feel that the promise of such a wide variety…