Christmas – a time of love, forgiveness, and the consumption of copious amounts of delicious food – or is it? Judging by the extreme brand of misery peddled on Sheffield duo Slow Club’s Christmas EP, you’d be far more likely to find half-empty tubs of valium and crushed Kleenex strewn under SC’s Christmas tree.
ReviewsAuthor Katherine Rodgers
Amy Millan – Masters of the Burial
At first listen, ‘Masters of The Burial’ may come off as bland and uninspired but the devil’s in Millan’s details – scratch the surface and there’s a veritable treasure trove of heartbreak and lost love.
Taxi Taxi! – Still Standing at Your Back Door
More Swedish goodness in the form of a set of twins under the guise of Taxi Taxi! who’ve release a debut of startling maturity.
Alela Diane & Alina Hardin – Alela & Alina EP
Unfairly, perhaps, compared to Joanna Newsom, Alela Diane seems to be getting the attention she deserves at the moment. However, is an EP, consisting mainly of covers, a good idea? Katherine Rodgers finds out.
Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
‘Why There Are Mountains’ is glorious not only in it’s ceaseless experimentalism and skilled instrumentation, but also in it’s feeling of utter completeness – it’s as perfect as an indie-rock record can get.
