Tonight was an unmissable bill for anyone with even a passing interest in first wave grunge.
Thomas Hannan
Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
Thomas Hannan explores the moments of grandeur in ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’ and wonders whether the drip-feed marketing campaign fuelled fan fare is justified.
The Melvins – Brixton Electric, London 19/05/13
Thomas Hannan catches The Melvins and finds them still, thankfully, just doing whatever they want.
Scout Niblett – It’s Up To Emma
Having turned her gaze inwards, Scout Niblett avoids over self-indulgence for a universally appealing yet very personal record.
Death Grips – Kentish Town Forum, London 02/05/13
Sonic onslaught from a different angle, Stefan Burnett delivers a Death Grips set sans drummer Zach Hill.
Deerhunter – Monomania
Deerhunter set up uncharacteristically straightforward confines only to mock their self-set boundaries from within.
Stream Marques Toliver’s debut album Land Of CanAan
From luscious Van Dyke Parks style string arrangements to a combination of shit kicking pop and sultry RnB balladry, the debut album from Marques Toliver is an absolute delight.
Listen: Shout Out Louds – Illusions (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
A reinterpretation so masterful it almost makes the original sound a little bit hurried.
Low – The Barbican, London 30/4/13
A grandiose setting provides the perfect setting for the Duluth trio’s new record ‘The Invisible Way’.
Listen: Shabazz Palaces remix Animal Collective
Seattle’s experimental hip-hop wizards taken on the Baltimore boys’ Centipede Hz track ‘New Town Burnout’.
Watch: Amateur Best – Pleased [Best Fit Premiere]
Going on the visual evidence presented in ‘Pleased’, Joe Flory – despite going under the pseudonym of Amateur Best – isn’t one for unnecessary self decoration.
Beyonce – The O2, London 30/04/13
A woman of otherworldly perfection and worldly humility, we catch Mrs Carter on her first night’s reign at The O2.