Stealing Sheep produce wonderful acoustic-pop gems of brilliance, and their debut EP can trace its ancestry through the entire history of British “pop” music.
Avi Buffalo w/ Spectrals – Cargo, London 25/08/2010
Tuesday night at London’s Cargo – that dark, cellphone-receptionless cavern under the arches off Shoreditch High Street – and two of the current music scene’s revivalist ingenues are on the bill. Paul Bridgewater reviews.
Chilly Gonzales – Ivory Tower
No one ever really knows what will come next from the genius that is Gonzales, so it’s best to approach this record fresh and without context. Jen Long reviews.
!!! – Strange Weather, Isn’t It?
Seeing !!! come out of the three years following 2007′s Myth Takes with a darker product doesn’t come as much of a surprise. The question, though, is was it worth the wait? Jamie Milton reviews.
Magic Kids – Memphis
Magic Kids say that “if it’s sad music, it’s bad music.” Does that guarantee that their debut album will be any good? Alex Wisgard investigates.
Richard Thompson – Dream Attic
After his barnstorming turn curating and performing at this year’s Meltdown on the South Bank, the return of Richard Thompson, one of the UK’s most prolific folk artists, is eagerly awaited.
Dylan LeBlanc – Paupers Field
Dylan LeBlanc arrived three months too early. The listener, at least this one, isn’t ready yet for the warm, rich layers of Paupers Field. Compare it to receiving a beautiful handmade blanket in the middle of summer.
S. Carey – All We Grow
It may be beautiful, but it All We Grow still has teeth. Melodies and harmonies that rise from sleepy drones, promises of calm that lead into dark, pounding beats. Leah Pritchard reviews the debut album from Bon Iver’s S. Carey.
Warpaint – CAMP Basement, London 26/08/2010
There is expectation in the air tonight. There is love and there is energy and there is blind devotion. Who would have thought Warpaint – still a month or so shy of releasing their debut record – could inspire such commitment? Paul Bridgewater reviews.
SOTD #127 // Skinny Lister: ‘Plough And Orion’
What do you get if you mix the forgotten genius of Shack to a base of solid, historial British folk such as Fairport Convention, and add a twist of the recent Noughties nu-folk renassiance? Skinny Lister.
Canadian City Guides #6 // Women’s Calgary
As they tour round the UK, we caught up with Women to talk about their hometown in the latest of our City Guides
Mogwai – Special Moves
The Mogwai live experience is a thing of controlled violence and beauty – something that has evolved from years of playing shows and playing with one another to a near telepathic understanding of build and release. Special Moves is the essential document of that experience.
Skream – Outside The Box
Skreams album is just the thing to get you in the mood for a grimy rave or two, according to Gina Louise.
Tubelord – Tezcatlipōca
Tubelord return, albeit fleetingly, with the Aztec-inspired Tezcatlipōca. Despite its briefness, it’s a sign of good things to come.
Women – Public Strain
The Calgary quartet has crafted a challenging, exploratory work that demands as much patience from the listener as it surely did for the talented musicians involved.
SOTD #126 // The War On Drugs: ‘Comin’ Through’
The War On Drugs will record the same song over and over again, and then, like a group of audiophiliac butchers, they’ll hack it apart – removing skin to reveal its fleshy core. Listen to the first taster from new EP ‘Future Weather’ inside. Absolutely essential stuff.
[Photos] Delorean – East River State Park, Williamsburg NYC 29/08/10
Delorean wrapped up NYC’s weekly ‘Pool Parties’ this Sunday and our trusted lensman Cory Smith was on hand to shoot the masters of balearic-pop in action.
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Hawk
Hawk hearkens back to a simpler time when the variable stations on the radio would form the soundtrack to any road trip, as this album audibly presents the listener with a guided tour of the most fervent aspects of classic, rugged Americana.
Joel Plaskett – Three To One
There’s an easy charm and feel-good familiarity about Plaskett’s songs, and Three to One serves as a fine introduction to his lovingly crafted work. Rhys Evans reviews.
Bear In Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth Remixed
Having received glowing praise from Pitchfork among others, last year’s Beast Rest Forth Mouth receives the remix treatment from a whole host of accomplished knob twiddlers, and for the most part it’s a winning marriage of synths and psychadelia.
The Walkmen – Islington Academy, London 25/08/2010
The Walkmen are exceptional in their field – a band even greater than the sum of their already impressive parts
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