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CD: Beach House – BloomThursday, 10 May 2012
Traction isn’t a very rock‘n’roll word, but sometimes it’s difficult to understand why one act achieves a hold where another doesn’t. So it is with Beach House. They are great, but so are – say – the similarly positioned and styled, but less-lauded... Read more... |
CD: Best Coast - The Only PlaceTuesday, 08 May 2012
Any concerns that Best Coast might have abandoned the sun-kissed California scuzz-pop sound that made their 2010 debut, Crazy For You, such a runaway success are answered in its opening - and title - track. “So leave your coat behind / We’re gonna... Read more... |
CD: Haight-Ashbury 2 – The AshburysThursday, 03 May 2012
Choosing such a loaded name is wilful. Scottish trio Haight-Ashbury are going to be identified with psychedelic-era San Francisco whatever they do. Should they wish to extend their musical wings, diversions into drum and bass or metal aren’t going... Read more... |
Gravenhurst: Interview & Video ExclusiveWednesday, 25 April 2012
Gravenhurst is Nick Talbot, a Bristolian multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter who recently completed his sixth album, The Ghost in Daylight. Ahead of its release on Warp Records next week theartsdesk premieres the unsettling film made for... Read more... |
Minchin and Katy B for Somerset HouseTuesday, 24 April 2012The Summer Series, the annual concerts at London's palatial Somerset House, have announced their line-up for July 2012. It runs the gamut from Australian musical comedy performer Tim Minchin (also composer of the music to the musical Matilda) to... Read more... |
Exclusive Mini-Mix of new Belleruche AlbumThursday, 19 April 2012Theartsdesk have an exclusive premiere of a 12 minute mini-mix of Rollerchain, the new album by Belleruche. The album, out on 7th May, is the band’s fourth and the mix is by the band’s turntable wizard DJ Modest. Belleruche are a British trio with a... Read more... |
CD: Poliça – Give You the GhostThursday, 19 April 2012
Poliça aren’t lacking support. Jay Z posted one of their videos on his blog. Prince turned up to check out their live debut. Bon Iver's Mike Noyce sings on a couple of Give You the Ghost’s tracks. For an outfit whose debut album is only just getting... Read more... |
CD: Sennen – Lost HarmonyMonday, 09 April 2012
Lost Harmony is the third album from Norwich to London transplants Sennen. Although they’re pretty much an under the radar band, it’s been made with David M Allen, The Cure’s long-term producer. Their songs have been heard on the soundtracks of One... Read more... |
Low, Royal Festival HallWednesday, 04 April 2012
Low don’t really look as though they’re given to ostentatious display. With their black shirts, polished footwear and sensible haircuts, they could be waiting staff in a formal restaurant. One with a lot of dark wood and banquettes. The Hendrix-like... Read more... |
Giant Giant Sand give away mp3Monday, 02 April 2012Maverick songwriter Howe Gelb has launched Giant Giant Sand - the new incarnation of his loose collective Giant Sand - and previewed their new album Tucson with a track giveaway. Gelb describes Tucson as "a country-rock opera" revolving... Read more... |
MBV reissue mystery deepensThursday, 22 March 2012The saga of legendary guitar noise experimentalists My Bloody Valentine took another twist today as Sony Ireland announced a date - 11 May - for the long-delayed release of remastered versions of their classic albums plus previously unheard material... Read more... |
CD: The Shins - Port of MorrowSaturday, 17 March 2012
It’s two songs into Port of Morrow, the Shins’ first album since 2007’s Wincing the Night Away (and the band’s first to be distributed by a major label, Columbia) and it hits me that what I’m hearing isn’t something I’ve heard before. Sure, the... Read more... |
