Album review submitted by Philip Lickley. Kaiser Chiefs – Souvenir: The Singles Collection 2004 – 2012 [rating:4/5] Buy: Souvenir I honestly cannot believe it is eight years since I bought a copy of Employment by Leeds band the Kaiser Chiefs, after falling in love with songs ‘Everyday I Love You Less and Less’ and I…
It’s June! Time for sun, festivals, BBQs, beer gardens and the World Cup! It’s also time for some very exciting-looking new albums. Last month saw the release of big albums from the likes of The Horrors, Gruff Rhys, The Black Keys, Chromeo, Coldplay and Echo and The Bunneymen – so June has got its work…
Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See After riding the massive hype wave of their first two albums all the way to the arenas, the Arctic Monkeys took a bit of a detour with third album Humbug – swapping the sing-along choruses and crowd pleasing riffs for an altogether denser and less accessible affair. Typically…
The Lawrence brothers’ debut album Settle has become one of the most eagerly awaited debut albums of the summer – and is now available to stream online ahead of it’s release next week. Stream Settle below, via The Guardian: Disclosure – Settle tracklist: 01. Intro 02. When A Fire Starts To Burn 03. Latch (Feat….
Queens Of The Stone Age – …Like Clockwork {rating} Buy: Like Clockwork Along with maybe Arcade Fire and Josh Homme’s proteges Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age have been one of the defining rock bands of the 21st Century. Their heavy, layered stoner-rock and Homme’s poetic lyrical approach helped them transcend current trends and…
Funeral Suits – Lily Of The Valley [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Lily of the Valley Irish four-piece Funeral Suits have been on my radar since I heard their dreamy and confident debut single ‘Colour Fade’ last year. But a good, exciting single is one thing, the real test of a new band is how well they can…
Album review submitted by Philip Lickley. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, send your reviews to [email protected] Scissor Sisters – Magic Hour [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Magic Hour Scissor Sisters are a band that have certainly entered the public consciousness with their, mostly, uptempo singles with songs such as ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancing’ and…
Miles Kane is back with his second solo album Don’t Forget Who You Are next week, and ahead of it’s release the mod-rock revivalist is streaming the whole thing online. Listen to it below (via NME): Don’t Forget Who You Are is the follow-up to Kane’s debut solo album Colour Of The Trap and is out…
Ahead of its release next week, Queens Of The Stone Age’s new album …Like Clockwork is now available to stream in full on iTunes. Click this link to stream it. …Like Clockwork is the first QOTSA album since 2007’s Era Vulgaris, and is described by band leader Josh Homme as ‘an audio documentary of a…
Arcade Fire – Reflektor {rating} Download: Reflektor Alarm bells began to ring as soon as it was revealed that Arcade Fire’s fourth album, their follow-up to 2010’s massively successful The Suburbs, was to be that most pretentious of all rock band pretentions: a double album. As more details began to emerge – namely that the…
