Album Reviews
Album Review: Yeasayer – Amen & Goodbye
Ask the average guy on the street what they know about Yeasayer, and they’ll probably sing you their sing-a-long anthem ‘O.N.E’. And indeed, why not? It is without doubt a tune. In fact the whole of their album ‘Odd Blood’ pushed their profile to a brand new level. Big songs like ‘Madder Red’ and ‘Ambling …
Album Review: Cullen Omori – New Misery
By Ryan Jameson Weaver And just like that, former Smith Westerns front man Cullen Omori has proven his right. He has proven not only that he can endure, but that he can continue to embellish his creative spirit with the forthcoming of wherever it takes him. We have seen his predecessors become somewhat of an …
Album Review: Amon Amarth – Jomsviking
Pillaging its way through your speakers comes Amon Amarth’s latest album Jomsviking, written by big beardy blokes for big beardy blokes. While their past two efforts were still of reasonably good quality the Swedish death metallers have struggled to recapture the form shown on 2008’s Twilight of the Thunder God. However, with their latest release …
Album Review: Peter Baumann ‘Machines of Desire’
Peter Baumann reportedly met with his old Tangerine Dream bandmate Edgar Froese in January 2015, to discuss a reformation of sorts. Sadly, Froese’s demise some weeks later put paid to any such plans, but the rekindled desire of Baumann’s to return to music has resulted in ‘Machines of Desire’. As Baumann himself puts it: The …
Say Psych: Album Review, Tales of Murder and Dust – The Flow In Between
Danish post-rockers Tales of Murder and Dust release their second LP, The Flow In Between, today on Fuzz Club Records. Formed in Aarhus in 2007, Tales of Murder and Dust have mutated from psych-surf which was displayed in their debut EP Peyote, released in 2009, to this noisy post-rock offering. They received critical acclaim for …
Album Review: Matt Berry – Matt Berry and The Maypoles Live
A quick perusal of the artwork of Matt Berry and the Maypoles Live, with it’s Acid Jazz label styled in the manner of the old Philips logo, a back cover which consists of the tracklisting and photos of the individual members of The Maypoles playing live and the inside of the CD booklet consisting of …
Album Review: Damien Jurado – Visions of Us on the Land
Damien Jurado is one of the most interesting musicians working today. He may not think that, but he’s a modest guy. Jurado’s not the kind of artist that sits around thinking about how interesting he is. But take my word for it Damien, you are very interesting. Ever since he began his musical partnership with …
Album Review: Luxury Hobo – Big Boy Bloater
The throaty roar of Big Boy Bloater signals his returns with a new album – Luxury Hobo. Specifically, you are straight into the driving Hammond organ rhythm of “Devils, Not Angels”, which sounds like Billy Preston covering Led Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll. “This ain’t the girl that you been looking for” he growls, while the …
Album Review: Crashing into things – To Consume, and To Be Consumed
In a world of music that tends to insult our intelligence it’s refreshing to hear a band that actually challenges us intellectually. Crashing Into Things prove to be highly creative in pushing genre boundaries musically, while at the same delivering insightful and thought-provoking lyrics. The Victoria, BC band combines elements of both New York post-punk …
Album Review: Galerie Stratique – Rêves de Béton
It is unclear whether Quebec’s Galerie Stratique (Charles-Émile Beullac) is presenting us with a vision of the future or his interpretation of the modern desensitized world. Either way the outlook is grim. Our emotional touchstones are removed, replaced by foreign textures and reference points. There are only two truly human sounds: a man speaking woodenly …