Album Reviews

Future Islands – In Evening Air (Thrill Jockey)
Compared to their contemporaries, Future Islands stick out like a big, sore, inspired thumb
Posted on May 28th, 2010
Christy & Emily – No Rest (Klangbad)
No Rest manages to conjure intensity from the barest of ingredients but it’s hard to escape the feeling that these bursts of inspiration don’t make for a cohesive and complete album...
Posted on May 27th, 2010
Woodenbox With a Fistful of Fivers – Home and the Wild Hunt (Electric Honey)
Armed with a riot of folk and country laments, fired up with delirious horns, it's a captivating long-player from a hugely exciting band that are destined for big things...
Posted on May 27th, 2010
Rich Batsford – Valentine Court (Mouflon)
Quietly building melody and atmosphere, Batsford appears to excel at gently shaping moods...
Posted on May 27th, 2010
Clogs – The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton (Brassland)
A collection of pristine arrangements that are simultaneously comforting and moving, packed with flourishes and a keen sense of melody...
Posted on May 27th, 2010
Serafina Steer - Change Is Good, Change Is Good (Static Caravan)
An album that puts on a pedestal Serafina’s weird ability to tell captivating stories which so deftly link the 'kitchen sink' with the entirely mysterious...
Posted on May 27th, 2010
John & Jehn – Time For the Devil (Naïve)
Certainly not lacking in ideas but all too often it fails to match the heights reached by the acts John & Jehn have drawn inspiration from
Posted on May 27th, 2010
Mixtapes and Cellmates – Rox (Tangled Up!)
There is an underlying teen thrill and sugar high to the sweet noise guitars, punchy drums and cymbal washes and a smidgen of alternative angst...
Posted on May 27th, 2010
Woods – At Echo Lake (Woodsist)
Often shaping a peculiar surf/country-rock hybrid, with woozy melodies and layers of strange sounds, Woods have succeeded in creating a leftfield amalgam of ingredients which draws on both traditional pop and the trippy dalliances of hazy 1960s rock...
Posted on May 27th, 2010
Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts (Sub Pop)
A rattling, breakneck punk record but with no shortage of melody
Posted on May 27th, 2010
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