Short bittersweet truncated minimal playful bunches of noise. …
I kneel and genuflect before the first two Pere Ubu albums and the handful of singles surrounding it, but I think this may be the greatest Pere Ubu album ever made.…
Ohio is the greatest album I’ve heard in the past hour, and in the age of ubiquitous internet I can’t think of any higher praise.…
New Order have split up? Uh-huh. I don't think so.…
Fade pulses and hums with the rhythms of nature, sounds swell and grow, advance and recede, throughout each song. YLT may be the most nurturing band I’ve ever heard. They love and caress every note in a way that makes this album in particular sound incredibly human. It makes me want to be a better person. It makes me want to love more deeply.…
That In Utero memo REVIEWED IN PICTURES…
This is the vibrant howl and clatter of the underground in 2013…
I understand why Interpol’s considered a joke today. Even back in 2002 I understood why they were a joke. Everyone wants to be Joy Division, but nobody has ever wanted to be Interpol. The tragedy is that 99 per cent of the people who laugh at Interpol have a lot more in common with Interpol than they ever will with Joy Division.…
"It couldn't be much further from Queensland, this song"…
I appreciate being reminded of my past, but don't need to stay there. I don't mind if other people want to, that's cool. …
Whether you're a vampire, you do not want a history lesson and a list of effects that you want the magical world of mouth.…
Beck selling sheet music is like McDonald's selling a recipe book. “Hey, we’re not going to sell you the Super-Ultra-Mega Big Mac, but you can buy our recipe book and make your own version.” Those recipes might even look complex on paper, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t consuming garbage.…
We’re a bit late this year (the story of our life) but it’s time…
Unaddressed allegations of racism, misogyny, violent abuse and bad behaviour. There’s a problem with…
You break up with your ex. You like them, but they’ve pushed the limits…
Bonnie “Prince” Billy is the musical alias of American singer-songwriter Will Oldham, known for…
It’ll probably never stop being weird that of all the places in the world…
Photo: Bertrand Fevre Hugh Cornwell is an English musician and singer-songwriter best known as…
The last show I went to in 2024 was a reformed (of sorts) 1970s’…
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter play a headline show at Fortitude Music Hall in…
The Saints ’73-’78, featuring Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay from the Saints’ original line-up,…
Once I was blind, now I can see Once I was blind but now…
BRIGHTON KOMEDIA: I have never felt very comfortable with my body. This feels like home.…
The opening song sounds like My Bloody Valentine. You may well be enthused by…
Lambrini Girls’ debut album, Who Let the Dogs Out is out now on City…
Good news: Hinds are back!!! Bad news: They’ve lost a couple of the band…
Remember Cults? Back in Collapse Board’s glory days of 2011, we ran 10 reviews…
