Reviews
Wednesday, August 3 2011
Friends of the Oval: Colour Revolutions EP
With such a fine balance of maturity and sheen, Friends of the Oval have the potential to start a revolution on the indie-pop music scene.
Monday, July 18 2011
The Apartments: Drift
A re-issue of a deceptively sunny sounding misery marathon from an oft-overlooked purveyor of Australian indie pop.
Wednesday, July 13 2011
Herzog: Search
Herzog's songs are more home movie than worldly documentary, but they're also tuneful enough that this doesn't really matter.
Tuesday, July 12 2011
Sons and Daughters: Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror just comes and goes with little emotional resonance, its greatest modes of discomfort being the musical equivalent of a haunted house's creaky floorboards.
Wednesday, June 29 2011
John Maus: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
An excellent third outing that doesn't skimp on the synths, courtesy of everybody's favorite philosophy professor.
Patrick Wolf: Lupercalia [27.Jun.11]
Comet Gain: Howl of the Lonely Crowd [15.Jun.11]
Peter Murphy: Ninth [6.Jun.11]
The Indelicates: David Koresh Superstar [25.May.11]
Underworld: Frankenstein: Music From the Play [19.May.11]
Man Man: Life Fantastic [18.May.11]
Plan B: 5 May 2011 - New York [17.May.11]
Roy Orbison: The Monument Singles Collection [16.May.11]
Poly Styrene: Generation Indigo [25.Apr.11]
Plan B: The Defamation of Strickland Banks [19.Apr.11]
Noah and the Whale: Last Night on Earth [4.Apr.11]
The Veils: Troubles of the Brain EP [21.Mar.11]
The Ocean Tango: The Ocean Tango [17.Mar.11]
Edwyn Collins: Losing Sleep [10.Mar.11]
The Two Koreas: Science Island [1.Mar.11]
Various Artists: Blue Valentine OST [25.Feb.11]
The Lovetones: Lost [12.Jan.11]
The Arms Akimbo: The Arms Akimbo [5.Jan.11]
Pink: Greatest Hits...So Far!!! [1.Dec.10]
Margaret Cho: 5 November 2010 - New York [24.Nov.10]
Johnny Flynn: Been Listening [23.Nov.10]
The Comforters: Two Piece Orchestra [17.Nov.10]
Fops: Yeth Yeth Yeth [27.Oct.10]
Bryan Ferry: Olympia [26.Oct.10]
Chilly Gonzales: Ivory Tower [20.Oct.10]
Victoire: Cathedral City [11.Oct.10]
Various Artists: Des Jeunes Gens Modernes: Post-punk, Cold Wave and Culture Novo en France 1978-1983 [5.Oct.10]
Crocodiles: Sleep Forever [17.Sep.10]
Karen Elson: The Ghost Who Walks [16.Sep.10]
The Undertones: The Undertones / Hypnotised / Positive Touch / The Sin of Pride / Anthology [13.Aug.10]
Sarah Blasko: As Day Follows Night [10.Aug.10]
The Indelicates: Songs for Swinging Lovers [5.Aug.10]
Fol Chen: Part II: The New December [23.Jul.10]
Delays: Star Tiger, Star Ariel [9.Jul.10]
Liars: The Overachievers EP [7.Jul.10]
Jamie Lidell: 10 June 2010 - Brooklyn, NY [1.Jul.10]
Melissa Auf der Maur: Out of Our Minds [11.Jun.10]
Kissing Party: The Hate Album [28.May.10]
Hyperbubble: Candy Apple Daydreams [14.May.10]
Laura Marling: I Speak Because I Can [12.May.10]
Viv Albertine: Flesh EP [3.May.10]
Liars + Fol Chen: 15 April 2010 - New York [28.Apr.10]
The Orange Peels: 2020 [14.Apr.10]
Factory Kids: One EP [7.Apr.10]
Scott McKeon: Trouble [30.Mar.10]
Blogs
Wednesday, May 18 2011
The Indelicates - "Something's Goin' Down in Waco" (MP3) (PopMatters Premiere)
The Indelicates -- the UK's great unsung indie-pop subverters -- have taken on both the concept album and the musical with their third album, to be released next week.
Tuesday, August 10 2010
New Grinderman video for "Heathen Child": Fun Costumes and General Deviance Included
Shakira covers the xx 's "Islands" at Glastonbury (Mixed Media) [30.Jun.10]
Crystal Castles Unveil Video for "Celestica" and Send the Hearts of Goth-synth Enthusiasts Aflutter (Mixed Media) [24.Jun.10]
"Toy Wire" Mashup Trailer for the Greatest Concept That Never Was (Mixed Media) [22.Jun.10]
Official Video for Kylie Minogue's "All the Lovers" Hits the Interwebs (Mixed Media) [7.Jun.10]
Charlotte Gainsbourg - "Time of the Assassins" (video) (Mixed Media) [3.Jun.10]
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: 4.May.2010 - New York (Notes from the Road) [11.May.10]
New Divine Comedy Single/Video in the Running for Most Referential Song Ever (Mixed Media) [4.May.10]
PJ Harvey Unveils New Song on BBC Morning Television (video) (Mixed Media) [26.Apr.10]
Free Mystery Jets MP3 That Actually Makes a Case for Whistling in Songs (Mixed Media) [22.Apr.10]
The Wedding Present + Girl in a Coma: 10.April.2010 - New York (Notes from the Road) [16.Apr.10]
Cate Le Bon: 24.Mar.2010 - New York (Notes from the Road) [30.Mar.10]