Coming to the end of a 10 month period that has seen them play just under 200 shows around the world Calgary’s Women joined forces with friends Thee Fair-Ohs to top out the tour in style.
June, 2009
We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
Another hit from Scotland: Can WWPJ build on the impressive live performances with their debut album? Adam Nelson reviews.
Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer
Jude Clarke review the fourth album from the critically acclaimed Spencer Krug side-project, and discovers an album with perhaps more minuses than pluses.
Life In Cartoons #13
A double-header of cartoon goodness this week as our trusty scribe gets to see Alessi’s Ark, Emmy The Great and She Keeps Bees!
Monsters of Folk = Musical wet dream!
Monsters of Folk – the collaborative effort of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, Jim James and M. Ward will see the light of day, as a full album, this September!
Sonic Youth – The Eternal
Sonic Youth deliver a greatest hits package of their best ideas, but with unfamiliar songs.
Mastodon – Islington Academy, London 09/06/09 [Photos]
Bringing their UK tour to an overwhelmingly barnstorming close is the leviathan that is Mastodon. If you weren’t there, our photos barely manage to catch the power of it all. Just don’t miss them next time!
Willkommen Week :: Audio Interviews with SON&A / Kopek / Laish Quartet
A triple whammy to end the week of interviews with the guys from Willkommen Collective. Kopek, Sons Of Noel & Adrian and Laish Quartet.
Sad Day For Puppets – Unknown Colors
Catchy pop couched in distorted guitar and thick bass, Sad Day For Puppets know what to steal and how to drop what they’re juggling. They’re a Swedish indie pop menace. They must not be allowed to stop!
Patrick Wolf – The Bachelor
Like a musical version of “Why Don’t You?” Patrick Wolf calls us out to stop living life on computers, get out there and do something more worthwhile instead. He.
Aaron Thomas – Follow The Elephants
Aaron Thomas’ debut isn’t great, but there are glimmers of hope – enough to show promise for a sophomore effort. Sam Shepherd reviews.
