Reviews

Review: Swim Deep – Where the Heaven Are We

August 8th, 2013

Bafflingly, yet another group of youngsters take pride in recreating the sounds of the '80s. It's quite nice, though, if you're into that.

Review: The Civil Wars – The Civil Wars

August 8th, 2013

The Civil Wars’ follow-up to their double Grammy-winning debut Barton Hollow serves also as their swansong, constituent duo Joy Williams .

Review: Kevin Tihista – Modern Standard

August 7th, 2013

Tihista's by-turns-acerbic-and-heartbreaking lyricism remains a joy, and this time it's got the production to back it up.

Review: Gauntlet Hair – Stills

August 5th, 2013

Stills is the sound of the Chicago noise-pop duo trying out all sorts and seeing what sticks - commendably, most of it does.

Review: kandodo – k20

August 5th, 2013

Cosmically minded post-rock that swells and swells as if attempting to expand the universe of its own accord.

Review: Luke Haines – Rock and Roll Animals

August 1st, 2013

"You cannot argue with a pussy that's seen a vision" - you know, we wouldn't dream of it.

Review: Grumbling Fur – Glynnaestra

July 31st, 2013

The Thrill Jockey duo turn in as masterful a convergence of electronic and organic as you're likely to hear all year.

Review: Moderat – II

July 30th, 2013

Even while wallowing in electronic introspection, Moderat still know how to get those little neck hairs standing to attention with rapture.

Review: Pond – Hobo Rocket

July 30th, 2013

The Perth psych-rockers' relentless energy and thrilling boisterousness mark them out as so much more than a mere Tame Impala side project.

Review: AlunaGeorge – Body Music

July 29th, 2013

Labelled elsewhere as "future pop", AlunaGeorge don't point the way forward so much as clarify the minimum standard to which mainstream acts should be aspiring.

Latest