Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
The challenge has always been there for Akron/Family to harness their improvisational tendencies and sense of community and togetherness on record, and with their latest they have succeeded to an extent. Alex Cocks reviews.
School of Seven Bells / Telepathe – Norwich Arts Centre, 12/05/09
Alex Harvey catches the School of Seven Bells as they trek across the country, bring their wonderous shoegazing anthems to the masses.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – s/t
An album with undeniable class, that you can’t help but recommend. Adam Nelson reviews the debut album from one of America’s finest new acts.
Broken Social Scene to return with full band album
Broken Social Scene are getting back to being Broken Social Scene and recording a new album with Tortoise’s John McEntire.
Mew release new album with VERY LONG title…
Mew return in August with a new album out on Columbia… featuring some quality song titles and one of the longest album titles I’ve seen…
Kleerup – Kleerup
After the rather weak EP Hello Holla, Kleerup shows us a better account of his capabilities, even if some of them are a little familiar.
Introducing :: Screaming Lights
Over the past year Screaming Lights have developed a must-see live reputation following a string of dates – most recently supporting Mystery Jets. As well as putting finishing touches to their debut record, they’re set to tour the UK with Nine Black Alps.
Graham Coxon – The Soul Tree, Cambridge, 12/05/09
Graham Coxon plays an intimate live show in support of his newly released album The Spinning Top. It’s just a shame some of the crowd are here to see the Blur man, as his new material really goes shine in a live setting. Rich Hughes reviews.
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear have written an album with a beating heart, claims Peter Bloxham. A sincere and beautiful album; a classic of 2009.
Dan Mangan – Roboteering EP
This is an accomplished, well-rounded set of songs which form an often delicate, sometimes triumphant EP. It will certainly win Mangan new fans – on the basis of Roboteering, we ought to be excited about his forthcoming album.
Projekt A-Ko – Yoyodyne
It’s business as usual for three quarters of Glaswegian noise-pop heroes (and heroine) Urusei Yatsura as they reconvene for, largely, more of the same with Prokekt A-Ko. Simon Tyers reviews.
The Hours – See The Light
The Hours return with the follow up to ‘Narcissus Road’ but do they manage to raise their game or fall flat on their faces? Look inside for a prize draw to win a copy of the album on limited edition vinyl too!
Life In Cartoons #12
We had a week off last week. Sorry about that… Wasn’t Anika’s fault mind – we were just poncing about at ATP. Life In Cartoons is BACK though and this week Anika and co. catch Whispertown 2000 in Brixton.
Hinterland Festival – Glasgow, 30th April & 1st May 2009
Scotland’s answer to Camden Crawl, Stag & Dagger, Conctrete & Glass et al…. Does the first ever Hinterland Festival cut the mustard though? Claire McCallum seems to think so!
