The Flaming Lips are releasing their new album The Terror next week – and have today released a full stream of it via NPR. Front-man Wayne Coyne has been describing The Terror as a much darker album than their previous work – basing the record in the darker realms of psychedlia. Listen to The Terror […]
Category: Album Reviews
Album review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Mosquito’
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mosquito {rating} Download: Mosquito Who are Yeah Yeah Yeahs? They’re the art-rock-punk-pop trio that were at the forefront of the New York revival in the early 2000’s, and are fast approaching seminal status thanks to their ability to continuously evolve musically while remaining current and vital. Karen O is the enigmatic […]
Album review: The Hoosiers – ‘The News From Nowhere’
The Hoosiers The News From Nowhere Preorder: The News from Nowhere It’s album number three for The Hoosiers, coming four years after their last LP. ‘The News From Nowhere’, supported by its fans as is popular these days, sees like more of a group effort from the four-piece as their latest album features different vocalists […]
Labrinth – ‘Electronic Earth’ album review
This album review was submitted by Philip Lickley. If you want to contribute to All-Noise, send your music news, views and reviews to [email protected]. Labrinth – Electronic Earth [rating:4.5/5] Buy Electronic Earth Having already teamed up with Tinie Tempah on two of his biggest singles it’s time for producer Labrinth to stand on his own […]
Album review: James Blake – ‘Overgrown’
James Blake – Overgrown {rating} Buy: Overgrown Who is James Blake? He’s a London born singer-songwriter who also happens to be a pioneering electronic music producer. He almost single-handedly created the ‘post-dubstep’ movement a few years ago before understandably trying to distance himself from such a horribly reductive pigeon-hole. What do I need to know […]
Listen: Yeah Yeah Yeahs ‘Mosquito’ stream
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a stream of their highly anticipated new album Mosquito onto YouTube. The stream features an intro by Karen O in which she calls the album ‘…a Yeah Yeah Yeahs soul record, or our version of one. It’s really playful and tongue in cheek at times. It’s got something for everyone.’ […]
The best new album releases in April 2014
When you’re done reminiscing about last month with my cool March playlist, you can start looking forward to the best LPs getting a release in April. Last month saw big new releases from the likes of Pharrell Williams, Elbow, Rick Ross, Eagulls and Johnny Cash amongst many others. So what albums are we looking forward […]
The Kills album review – Blood Pressures
The Kills – Blood Pressures You can’t help but like The Kills. While most of their contemporaries are busy trying to dream up new and creative ways to record and distribute music- and generally doing their utmost to get noticed – the transatlantic duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince contentedly float under the radar, […]
Album review: The Horrors – ‘Luminous’
The Horrors Luminous XL Recordings; 2014 Release date: 5 May 2014 Preorder Luminous Rating: 5/5 If you’re wondering what makes The Horrors stand out from the current crop of guitar-toting UK ‘indie-rock’ acts, then this quote from frontman Faris Badwan regarding why the release of Luminous was delayed will explain it: We basically […]
The Dead Betties Releases EP “The Way We Live Now”
The Dead Betties took seven years to release a new single but it was worth the wait. The new single titled “The Way We Live Now” is one of the most amazing singles that you will listen this year. It is leading single in their forthcoming self-titled album. The name of this title single came […]