Originally released 11th August 2008. Original review published September 25th 2009. Allegories. Dusty and forlorn in the reviewer’s toolbox, we … More
Category: Reviews – 2000’s Releases
Weekender #6 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
There was an inevitability to the re-emergence of the hirsute, check shirted urban wilderness man; as a species we’d survived … More
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes Review
“In the gospel and flute body of Your Protector finally the devil gets to run free.”
Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
“The first smack of adrenalin arrives soon after as “The Turning” breaks on a gliding wave of piano, Noel making exhortations to us to “rise up from your soul” whilst a quiet-loud groove sets the tone for the most confident sound they’ve worn in years.”
Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
“As kick drums start to pound the senses and the walls close in, you realise that you left whatever you perceived as your reality (to be) someway up or down the rabbit hole. “
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
“Allan becomes the subject of his songs so totally, he absorbs them in a form of method acting that is an instinct that can’t be taught.”
The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever review
“At times, it’s breathless and brilliant, from the screeching, larynx grating Men’s Needs to the Strokes-with-a-purpose of Major’s Tilting Victory”
The Killers – Sam’s Town
“Sam’s Town bore testament that singer Brandon Flowers had a new muse – the vast, bombastic, wrong, epic vista of his own country.”
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
“For Kasabian it seemed, the last train to predictability had already left the station.”
Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
“On their mettle, Hung and Power are Jackson Pollock in producer form, grappling with the abstract and going where the narcotics take them.”
The Voice Of Unreason 