An ice cool star in a hot, sweaty venue leaves David Newbury feeling luke warm.
David Newbury
Damon Albarn’s Dr Dee – The London Coliseum, London 26/06/12
Damon Albarn reinvents himself as Britain’s cultural ambassador with a spectacular show.
Maximo Park – The National Health
The National Health shows Maximo Park have weathered the mid noughties indie battles between guitar revolutions and proto-rave, to become a fine British rock band.
Mile Me Deaf – Eat Skull
Wolfgang Möstl’s ongoing bedroom project gets an official release, and it may just be the best thing to come out of a fuzz-box in years.
Mystery Jets – Radlands
Mystery Jets prove all music form the past 35 years is rubbish and we were better off in 1975. At least that’s what Radlands would have us believe.
Cate Le Bon – CYRK
Le Bon’s second album is an alliance between New York lofts, Parisian parks and German forests which juxtaposes the grace of a silent movie star with the intimacy of a fairy tale.
Death Grips – The Money Store
The Money Store is incredible, and if you don’t get you’ll be left in the musical dark ages. David Newbury comes over all fanboy for his album of the year.
Jack White – Blunderbuss
Jack White’s debut solo album is a remarkable display of conflicting emotions and musical maturity which is both grounded and forward looking.
All Our Yesterdays: The Line of Best Fit meets Small Faces
We catch up with a true rock legend, one who shaped British musical culture and influenced generations of Mods to talk about being inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, biggest achievements and the real story of the Small Faces.
Yeti Lane – The Echo Show
Yeti Lane return with a magnificent second album of space age psychedelia, which is both accessible and explosive.
SoKo – I Thought I Was An Alien
SoKo’s brooding debut album embraces beautiful melancholia but takes itself too seriously for what is essentially a simple album of aural pleasures.
NZCA/Lines – NZCA/Lines
NZCA/Lines’ debut reinvents timeless soul music to create a sexy modern classic with slick precision and an organic beauty which taps into the essence of contemporary music.