There’s an undefeatable, circular logic the D’Addario siblings use to qualify their approach to making music so resolutely archaic; speaking … More
Category: Features
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #66 Wilco – War on War
Released: 2002 It’s one of contemporary music’s most famous stories of the decade; after three modestly successful albums Wilco handed … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #67 – Guillemots – Kriss Kross
Released: 2008 The mid-noughties were a very weird time to be one of those bands caught beneath the indie banner. … More
Braids – Euphoric Recall review
The premise of Euphoric Recall is that Braids singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston is in love – and she doesn’t care who … More
The National – The First Two Pages of Frankenstein review
There’s a well-worn phrased often used in Britain once fear and doubt have set in on a person’s countenance; often … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #68 The Bravery – An Honest Mistake
Released: 2005 For decades the cultural highway across the Atlantic had ensured that Britain and America shared at least some … More
100 Great Songs of the 00’s #69 The Cribs – Hey Scenesters!
Released: 2005 Idiot, former Prime Minister and chief architect of Britain’s current SNAFU, David Cameron at least had the temerity … More
100 Greatest Songs of The 00’s #70 Flying Lotus – Riot
Released: 2008 Excerpt from the long form review of Flying Lotus’ debut album Los Angeles. “Riot is the sound of a … More
May 2023’s New Music Playlist
Get the playlist here. Updated 20.05.23 What.An.Update. Added tunes from Blur, Protomartyr, Alison Goldfrapp, Kevin Morby, The Japanese House, brdmm, … More
Hippo Campus – Wasteland EP review
If you’re a relatively successful contemporary pop band, what are your choices? Collaborate with a left field artist to shock … More