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Robbie Williams - Live at Knebworth 10th Anniversary Edition
Because the audience at Knebworth were behind him all the way, Robbie Williams created a fun filled spectacle; but with the benefit of snark there are moments that are quite frankly bizarre. »
Willy Moon - Here's Willy Moon
Will Willy Moon be the master of reinvention, and this album mark his Fifties phase heard through the ears of a hip hop head? Can he release something next time around that is captivating rather than catchy?»
Justin Velor - 2013
One of those albums that will be a gift to other artists. Take me, remix me, sample me, break me apart.»
Scott and Charlene's Wedding - Para Vista Social Club
Sure he’s no Stephin Merritt, but Dermody’s diary-like lyrics are surprisingly poignant.»
Xzibit - Napalm
Xzibit is a clueless recording ‘artist’, oblivious to what’s currently hot, and what made people love him in the first place. He is playing to an imagined audience, an audience that has long since deserted him.»
Jonathan Boulet - We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need, Start The Heart
This album is indebted to having faith in the keeping it simple approach.»
Charles Douglas - Not Your Kind of Music (The Basement Tapes 1995-1999)
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and there are a few rare gems here. Charles Douglas may not have made an impact during his time, but nowadays music is timeless, and the borders and boundaries don’t exist like they used to, generations ago.»
The Black Twig Pickers - Whompyjawed
This is music for a niche audience, with little crossover appeal. This is music that will forever get spread with dandelion seeds in the wind, and likely remain unflustered by such a lukewarm appraisal. The righteous word will carry and The Black Twig Pickers will travel, following that wind, going wherever their music takes them.»
My Tiger My Timing - Celeste
Celeste starts on a bum note, but things get better, and fast.»
Taragana Pyjarama - Tipped Bowls
Taragana Pyjarama is unstimulating, oddly soothing in an anesthetized way, hypnotic in the most guileful sense.»
Michael A Grammar - Vitamin Easy
Knowingly atmospheric, Michael A Grammar have gone out of their way to record a certain sound which pricks up the ears of eager tastemakers. However their technical proficiency, and the remarkable fact that they’ve managed to capture such rich, gorgeous textures on their debut EP means that Michael A Grammar are doing far more than merely ticking hipster boxes. »
Husky - Forever So
If you want a faultless new Sub Pop release then pick up the Father John Misty album. If however you want to listen to a young band starting out on the rocky road, or you are Australian, then this album is for you.»
Sleep Party People - We Were Drifting On A Sad Song
Sleep Party People produce a brand of music which assists the getaway into another world.»
Spoek Mathambo - Father Creeper
Father Creeper never claims to be anything other than an honest record from a hard working musician – its lack of grandiose ambition is quite refreshing in a time when many shout from the rooftops and only whispers are heard. »
Black Bananas - Rad Times Xpress IV
Rad Times Xpress IV is a fun rock album, in the sense that it is an unabashed sound of a bunch of people playing the kind of music they love. But who wants to hear this? How can you even market this to a new audience? Why doesn’t it even sound convincing?»
Christina Aguilera - Bionic
Aguilera visits the many facets of her personality on Bionic; the trouble is the raunchy, OTT harlot side sits uneasy next to her role as a caring mother and sensitive lover. »
Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks
Elson in her own right has worked with Robert Plant and Cat Power, so she has some pedigree as a musician. The problem she faces is that this album is more like a piece of theatre, with Elson playing the Southern belle. »
Wildbirds and Peacedrums - Retina EP
Experimental folk? Nah, don’t pigeon-hole Wildbirds & Peacedrums. They are an evolving musical entity, pushing their limitations beyond what anyone else would dare imagine. With Mariam Wallentin’s strange ménage a trios vocal (Think Bush, Simone and Minelli battling to the death in a bile ridden larynx) and Andreas Werliin’s erratic percussion, the married duo go beyond what is anticipated.»
Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
Instead of concerning themselves with matters out of their control, Motion City Soundtrack have knuckled down and at last knocked one out of the park.»
Sambassadeur - European
Everything about Sambassadeur's latest album is rich, from Anna Persson’s syrupy vocal tone, to the lush orchestration that garnis»
Built To Spill - There is No Enemy
There is something exorbitantly satisfying about enjoying what you might deem to be a comeback album, especially when it arrives from an established band that many thought were out of fresh ideas. »
Lostprophets - The Betrayed
Consolidation has never sounded so good. »
The Silent Years - The Globe
At times The Globe hits giddy heights, but for some reason the band were afraid to take the knife and cut away some of the sludge that prevents this album from becoming potentially pretty great .»
Various - New Moon: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
For the likes of Anya Marina and Band of Skulls, the opportunity to sit at the big table next to Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear and The Killers could be a career altering moment, particularly when potentially these artists are not just soundtracking a popular movie franchise, but the early romantic forages of an entire generation of blood thirsty teens. »
Damon & Naomi - The Sub Pop Years
Former members of fabulous dream poppers Galaxie 500 and long time duo, Damon & Naomi (yes, fact fans, the same Naomi from tha»
Rachael McShane - No Man's Fool
What the fuck is this shit? That was the first thing that spewed forth from my bulbous ignorant talk box upon first listen to Rac»
Billy Talent - III
Whilst playing Guitar Hero for the first time last week, I suddenly became overwhelmed by a unyielding sense of shame. I said to m»
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Eating Us
Whenever I hear the word ‘experimental’ uttered in front of 'electronica', my face breaks out in hives. That word appears to be mu»
Alessi's Ark - Notes From The Treehouse
There is one important thing I need to get out of the way. And I blame this on my indolent contemporaries for having to say it, bu»