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If an album ever had the potential to delight aficionados of a genre, but almost no one else, this is it. »
Probably the most consistent album the guys have released since Hello Nasty, if one that's lacking in real moments of genius.»
Any nerves that may have been present in the group about stepping out from the shadow of Braxton were not evident in their manner. »
What Gyratory System achieve is to sound quite like Max Tundra but without any of the pop-sensibilities which makes him worth a punt now and again. »
If you can imagine the extended build-up of Tool crossed with the spaced out nature of Secret Machines (before they turned shit) you'll have something like an approximation of Eternal Tapestry's vibe.»
The tracks that don't leap out of Gutter Rainbows and grab your attention won't taint the ones that do, and overall this is an enjoyable, if not wonderful, record.»
If gentle psych-pop is very, very much your thing...»
Damon Albarn is quickly becoming for pop music what Miles Davis was to jazz, drawing the heroes of every genre to his creative vision like the most awesome magnet ever invented. »
An ideal stocking filler for the bearded malcontent in your life this Christmas.»
John Legend is no Hathaway or Gaye, but he is far and away the closes thing to them around right now, and he never sounds out of place stepping in their shoes, which is about as big as compliments get really. »
As part of our 10-week “DiS is 10!” celebration, we’ve asked 50 of our favourite people to tell us about one of their favourite albums of the past 10 years. This is not a best or "top" list, simply records individuals wished to highlight. Here, as part of "Beats week, DiS contributor Robert Ferguson shares his choice...»
An album which aims to be fun rather than boundary-pushing is something often sneered at by the more dedicated audiophiles out there, but this record should serve as a reminder that not everything good is found at the bleeding-edge of possibilities. »
This may be important. Look at the cover of Chasing After Shadows…Living With The Ghosts, anything? A man and a woman, faces obscu»
“Show us your tits”, someone about four rows back from the stage shouted. The singer’s eyes lit up and an impish grin spread quickly across her face before she grabbed the breasts in question, jiggled them, and replied, “See? Just like your mum’s”. In a»
Maybe a robotic civil war is what it took for Ladd to hone his astonishing talents. »
Jamie Lidell released his third solo album, Compass, on Warp this week. DiS sat down with him at The Hoxton Hotel to discuss working with Beck and eating scabby chorizo in Barcelona»
For all their faults, the world is undoubtedly a richer place to have a group like CocoRosie out there doing what they do and getting modest attention for it. »
It’s also evident from LYS that Natalie Merchant’s voice sounds as good as it ever has done, it is however, almost completely wasted on these 26 tracks.»
The Ruby Suns have just released their third album Fight Softly on Memphis Industries over here and Sub Pop over the pond. DiS took the opportunity to fire a few questions to main man Ryan, and he explained why he loves US; Hall and Oates, and watching the Olympics while stoned. »
At first listen, Follow Your Heart sounds self-consciously awkward and contrived, the ungainly vocals seem calculated to offer a point of difference to the shitmunchers. It is only several spins later, once the cynicism can be laid to rest, that it becomes apparent Riviere is the real thing. »
Lethargy & Repercussion is thoughtful and lovely, but like the emotional cripple American TV shows are so fond of, you’d never want to sleep with it.»
The new Ruby Suns album, Fight Softly, has the airy free spirit exhibited on their two previous outings. »
It’s hard to tell if impenetrable abstraction is the aim of VoicesVoices, or the result of a faltering first step towards the realisation of their intentions. »
Whether these 15 tracks have helped him lay some demons to rest is impossible to say, what’s beyond all doubt however, is that I’m New Here is a seriously good record.»
Lil Wayne has earned his time in the spotlight the hard way, but it’s hard to view Rebirth as anything other than resting on his laurels.»
You may well feel like going to the lengths of scratching your chin, even admiring the balance of all the different instruments on the track, but it's not the kind of interest that will lead you to throw down your headphones and tell the guy at the desk next to you at work about it.»
‘Run’, the second track on A Heart of My Own, is wonderful; a waltzing procession of jangly guitars and see-saw string arpeggios w»
The second Sunburned Hand of the Man album to be produced by Kieran Hebden, A is surreal and highly cerebral, but not impenetrably so. »
Before listening to the new record from Lawrence Arabia – his first to be released in the UK – I had already become quite enamoure»
Names like RZA, ODB, Mos Def, Raekwon and Pharoahe Monch smack the eyes scanning the tracklist. The Black Keys supply sonorous psychedelic grooves and the rappers involved tear at them like a wrecking ball, as if facing down a challenge implicit in the huge riffs surrounding them. The rock/hip-hop crossover is nothing new...»
