This album won’t change your life, but it’ll make a great soundtrack to the times that you let your hair down and be a man. Or a woman. Dependant on genitalia.
ReviewsAuthor Sean Bamberger
Melody Klyman – Sovereign
Oh deary, deary me. Sean Bamberger is NOT a happy man as he suggests Melody Klyman’s recent ‘critically acclaimed’ release is about as emotionally affecting as a sock. A grey sock.
Omar Rodríguez López – Old Money
Sean Bamberger never could really get into The Mars Volta, having recieved far too many feedback based headaches from their records. However, with ‘Old Money’, he finds that one half of the band is twice as easy to listen to. And much more enjoyable.
GSPIDER and Farah – Bruise Colour Blue E.P.
Three original tracks of slightly depressing alternative electronica. One identikit remix of the first slightly depressing electronica track. Sounds like an exciting prospect, doesn’t it? Sean Bamberger reviews.
Ribbons – Royals
An impressive musical pedigree does not always lead to an impressive solo album. However, as TLOBF’s Sean Bamberger finds out, if your name is Jherek Bischoff, it sure does.
Isis, Torche – Scala, London, 04/12/08
Sean Bamberger gets a chance to witness two bands at the peak of their powers… It’s just a shame he doesn’t GET IT…
Introducing: Dananananaykroyd
TLOBF’s Sean Bamberger managed to corner two members of Scottish charm-pop-rock-fight-core-metal band Dananananaykroyd. Stereo phones, dead children and Bruce Springsteen inside!
Frightened Rabbit – Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, London 18/11/08
Up and coming folk troubadors Frightened Rabbit played to a sold-out crowd at the ever-trendy Hoxton Bar and Grill. Crowd and industry alike were clearly impressed by the eclectic supports, but obviously blown away by the headliners. Sean Bamberger reports.
Nitin Sawhney – London Undersound
You wouldn’t buy an album if the music was just someone telling you how to think. You wouldn’t buy an album if it was so specific it alienated you immediately. This is not just an album. This is a Nitin Sawhney Album.
The Stills – Oceans Will Rise
Is ‘Oceans Will Rise’ intended to be a pointer towards the inevitability of global warming? Yes? No? Who cares, says Sean Bamberger, just listen to the amazing music! It appears The Stills are back on form after their sophomore slump…
Houston Calls – The End Of An Error
TLOBF’s Sean Bamberger wonders why cover bands are getting signed to once respectable labels, with Houston Calls being the shining example. Click the link and read why.
