Alex Wisgard appraises the new music literary idea from Domino Records and Faber & Faber, and finds it to be a mixed affair.
July, 2009
Blur – Midlife: A Beginners Guide to Blur
Designed for casual listeners often only familiar with their singles, Midlife contains many of the hits whilst revealing what loyal fans will already know; Blur have many songs far removed from their radio-friendly formular.
Mercury Music Prize :: If TLOBF picked the shortlist
With the Mercury Music Prize shortlist being announced next week we thought we’d pick our own 12 acts who we think SHOULD be on the list.
Gossip – Music For Men
Gossip return with Music For Men, with Beth Ditto still as outspoken as ever. But is she actually worth listening to? Catriona Boyle reviews.
TLOBF Interview :: White Denim
Andy Johnson witnesses the White Denim live event, plus gets a chance to have a chat with the band pre-show about how they’re shaping up.
Jack Penate – Everything Is New
When is too much press not a good thing? When it makes your album sound more ground-breaking than it is. Everything Is New, the latest offering from Jack Penate, is a treat of an album. But not THAT new.
The Stone Roses go re-release crazy for 20th anniversary
The Stone Roses debut album is re-released on August 10th in 4 deluxe formats to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release. Prior to that, their early singles will be reissued – one a week -on 7” vinyl with original sleeve artwork.
Goes Cube – Another Day Has Passed
‘Another Day Has Passed’ is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Goes Cube. We say ‘hard rock’, but that is apparently up for debate, such is the whirling dervish created around them by reviewers.
Black Keys drummer forms new band…
Patrick Carney has formed a new band of all drummers called Drummer… and he’s playing bass.
Brand New return with new full length album
Brand New will release their new full-length album, entitled ‘and one head can never die’, in the UK in September.
Sweden’s The Embassy to release new album in the UK
Sweden’s The Embassy are finally getting a UK release for their latest album, Tacking, on 20th July.
Parliament of Owls – Crow
The next-to-nothing production on ‘Crow’ gives the songs a very dreamy quality that, in all likelihood, would be lost if recorded by a major producer. Steve Lampiris reviews.
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Eating Us
If you have ever wandered what HAL 9000′s breakdown would sound like if 2001: A Space Odyssey had been soundtracked by T-Pain and Air, then Black Moth Super Rainbow may just have the answer you are looking for.
Al Green – Green Is Blues (40th Anniversary Edition)
40 years on, Al Green’s Green Is Blues is a masterclass in how it used to be done.
Emmy The Great to play Southbank Show
Emmy The Great plays a one-off show on the Southbank with supprt from Aidan Moffet and Sleeping States. Southbank Centre are also giving away an exclusive remix of one of her songs by Simon Raymonde!
