Album Reviews

Dutch Uncles - Cadenza (Memphis Industries)
Your favourite family members come good on their new album.
Posted on Apr 18th, 2011
Braids - Native Speaker (Kanine)
Just how do you define “dream pop”, a sudden title that’s been stapled to the sound of Montreal’s Braids?
Posted on Apr 14th, 2011
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong (Play It Again Sam / Fortuna Pop!)
Second full length record from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart sees the band conquering 90's alternative rock with aplomb.
Posted on Apr 14th, 2011
Taraf De Haidouks and Kocani Orkestar - Band Of Gypsies II (Crammed Discs)
Mainstream Western culture has a schizophrenic attitude to gypsy culture – it is fascinated by its “otherness”, yet marginalises and discriminates against it. Yet, go to most festivals over the last few years, and the gypsy bands such as Gogol Bordello attract some of the wildest, most mad-for-it crowds.
Posted on Apr 11th, 2011
Kreidler - Tank (Bureau B)
After 15 years together, Kreidler's German foursome of Thomas Klein, Alexander Paulick, Andreas Reihse and Detlef Weinrich like to work fast and loose when it comes to recording - turning up and laying down tracks as close as possible to live performance.
Posted on Apr 11th, 2011
Baby Dee - Regifted Light (Drag City)
Singer/pianist Baby Dee is a true one-off. A charmingly eccentric gentle giant, male but female-identified, she could only have made it in New York. And while she may move in arty circles, this most unconventional of figures produces some of the loveliest, most accessible music around.
Posted on Apr 11th, 2011
Mazes - A Thousand Heys (FatCat)
Good day sunshine! Mazes are here for the Summer.
Posted on Apr 7th, 2011
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - From The Stairwell (Denovali)
Third full length record remains open to interpretation.
Posted on Apr 7th, 2011
Sebadoh - Bakesale (Domino)
A greatly welcomed reminder of Sebadoh's seminal breakthrough effort.
Posted on Apr 4th, 2011
Sarabeth Tucek - Get Well Soon (Sonic Cathedral)
Tucek's new record will get people talking about her once more for all the right reasons.
Posted on Apr 4th, 2011
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