Rock & Pop
John Murry: The Graceless Age - review
(Rubyworks) John Murry's would be a compelling story had he never made a record - grandson of William Faulkner, an addict who lost his wife and child and home, and almost his life, before cleaning up. And then you get to the record. The Graceless Age is
Gabriel Bruce: Love in Arms - review
(Luv Luv Luv/Mercury) What a terrible album Love in Arms is. The beats are tinny, the synth sounds tacky; when the brass blasts in, the debt to Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is glaring - though the punch-the-air chorus of Cars Not Leaving is justGabriel Bruce: Love in Arms - review
(Luv Luv Luv/Mercury) What a terrible album Love in Arms is. The beats are tinny, the synth sounds tacky; when the brass blasts in, the debt to Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is glaring - though the punch-the-air chorus of Cars Not Leaving is just
The D.O.T: Diary - review
(Cooking Vinyl) This second LP from Mike Skinner's new act, a collaboration with vocalist Rob Harvey, comes just six months after the first. This would suggest one of two things; that the pair have struck such a fruitful partnership that great music flow
Little Boots: Nocturnes - review
(On Repeat) Why doesn't Victoria " Little Boots " Hesketh have her own Robyn esque cult of admirers? Both women create sparkling electropop that expertly balances euphoria and darkness, and both can write a ferocious chorus. Yet her promising start - sh
Natacha Atlas: Expressions: Live in Toulouse - review
(Mazeeka) Natacha Atlas has changed direction again. In her days with Transglobal Underground she mixed furious Arabic pop, beats and belly-dancing, then switched to acoustic styles with the subtle and magnificent Ana Hina . Her last album, Mounqaliba
Public Service Broadcasting: Inform-Educate-Entertain - review
More a concept than a band, Public Service Broadcasting repurpose old propaganda films to artful, stirring effect - but what does it all mean? The credits on the debut album by London duo Public Service Broadcasting mark it out as a unique prospect: itLloyd Cole - Period Piece: New music
In the video for the nostalgia-fuelled Period Piece, Lloyd Cole employs his own son to wander around New York looking for love Reading on mobile? Watch here In 2006, Lloyd Cole was unwittingly placed at the centre of one of the indiest songs of allLloyd Cole - Period Piece: New music
In the video for the nostalgia-fuelled Period Piece, Lloyd Cole employs his own son to wander around New York looking for love Reading on mobile? Watch here In 2006, Lloyd Cole was unwittingly placed at the centre of one of the indiest songs of all