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Julie Doiron | an appreciation

Julie Doiron | an appreciation

I loved the honesty and humour of all four members of Eric's Trip. They understood the heart was sacred and the power of honesty.…

The Bastards Of Fate – Who’s A Fuzzy Buddy (This Will Be Our Summer)

The Bastards Of Fate – Who’s A Fuzzy Buddy (This Will Be Our Summer)

Keep your ears tuned to the small towns. The future of music is living in South Dakota.…

Sissy Spacek – Wastrel Projection (Handmade Birds)

Sissy Spacek – Wastrel Projection (Handmade Birds)

Eventually someone was bound to out-scorch Melt Banana, bound to shave Harry Pussy into irrelevance, and bound to just come along and fucking liquefy your face. …

Manorexia @ Union Chapel, London 12.04.12

Manorexia @ Union Chapel, London 12.04.12

Hell, it rocks harder than any of those lily-livered upper-middle-class floppy-haired fops in the charts.…

THE MUSIC, REVIEWED! Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

THE MUSIC, REVIEWED! Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

When are you going to actually review the album itself? What does the music sound like?…

Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

Fuck it, Art: your licence is revoked. And Pierce: you’re a cunt.…

Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery (Hot Charity/XL)

Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery (Hot Charity/XL)

There’s a righteousness at the heart of these songs, a riveting freedom that makes Contemporary Indie — cute, smug, obvious, self-obsessed, eager to please — seem hilariously and stupidly irrelevant.…

Household – Items (Dull Knife)

Household – Items (Dull Knife)

We could talk about the ping pong vocals that recall bands like Oh Ok…

Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls (Rough Trade/ATO)

Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls (Rough Trade/ATO)

Hey, I’m a modern guy. I can dig that art in the 21st Century is all about collage and recontextualization. But as collage artists, Alabama Shakes are essentially just ripping a page out of a 1967 issue of Life magazine and showing to us. Actually, that’s giving them too much credit. Life magazine wrote about the world, Alabama Shakes just writes about Alabama Shakes. …

Sleigh Bells – Reign Of Terror (Mom & Pop)

Sleigh Bells – Reign Of Terror (Mom & Pop)

As pop, it’s irritating and destructive. As rock, it could give a fuck. What more could you ask for?…

Live review of Young Marble Giants at Jeff Mangum-curated ATP, Minehead Butlins, March 2012 … in haiku format

Live review of Young Marble Giants at Jeff Mangum-curated ATP, Minehead Butlins, March 2012 … in haiku format

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Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth (Domino reissue)

Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth (Domino reissue)

By Neil Kulkarni…

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