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Ahead of the release of their second album Wolf’s Law next week, Welsh power-pop trio The Joy Formidable are streaming the whole thing online now. The album, the follow-up to their brilliant debut The Big Roar, features previous releases ‘This Ladder Is Ours’ and ‘Cholla’. Stream Wolf’s Law’ below and let me know what you […]
No wonder HMV is on its arse. Back in the day, if an artist of the calibre and fame of producer Four Tet (Kieran Hebden) got the bright idea to put together a compilation album of rarities, he would have to go through his label, sort out the production and distribution of the CDs/vinyls, get […]
The Courteeners – Anna {rating} Buy: ANNA With their songs about rowdy nights out and morning after recriminations, The Courteeners have always seemed more comfortable and successful as a live band. Their two album releases so far, 2008’s St Jude and 2010’s Falcon, have been used mostly as live fodder – justifying more lucrative big […]
Big Boi – Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors {rating} Buy: Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors As one half of mega rap/RnB/pop group Outkast, Big Boi was always cast as the straight talker and assured producer next to Andre 3000’s flamboyant space cadet. Now onto his second solo album, Big Boi is starting to show his […]
The Horrors have announced a huge box set edition of their awesome third album Skying. The box set of singles will consist of four 12 inch vinyls, two CD’s and a DVD, and will feature the remixing talents of Andrew Weatherhall, Connan Mockasin, Daniel Avery and Blanck Mass amongst others (scroll to the bottom for […]
White Bone Rattle – Creature Of Curiosity {rating} As White Bone Rattle cite the likes of The Doors and Cream as influences – as well as more contemporary acts like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Black Keys and Tame Impala – it should come as no surprise to learn that their debut album is drawn […]
Crystal Castles – (III) {rating} Buy: (III) With Crystal Castles singer Alice Glass describing the duo’s third album as the ‘soundtrack to a dystopic world full of oppression and corruption’; and the album tracklist boasting song titles like ’Plague’, ’Wrath Of God’, ’Kerosene’ and ’Violent Youth’, you can understand why fans of the Canadian electro-goth […]
Veteran US rockers Deftones are streaming their brand new album Koi No Yokan online ahead of its release next week. Featuring previously released tracks ‘Leathers’ and ‘Tempest’, Koi No Yokan is the bands seventh studio album. Stream it below and let me know what you think: Source: NME In support of the album, Deftones are […]
Electro duo Crystal Castles are streaming their third album (III) online via Spotify. The album, which features previous releases ‘Plague’, ‘Wrath Of God’, ‘Telepath’ and ‘Affection’, is due for release next week. Check it out below and let me know what you think:
Friends – Manifest! [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Manifest! As is the way with the music industry, hot, trendy new bands are lauded for their cutting-edge freshness and hip new musical outlook. As soon as the debut album comes along, though, the knives are out for the hipster poseurs trying too hard to be cool and not focussing […]