post-punk
Track: Ice Baths – Clusters
Ahead of tomorrow’s (31st May) release of their Decadent Sprinter EP via Blank Editions, London post-punks Ice Baths have revealed the last single to be taken from it, Clusters, following on from previous singles, Auster and Simulation. It’s a taught slice of post-punk/art rock, with these shards guitar shattering over the accompaniment in the verse …
Album Review: Madonnatron – Musica Alla Puttanesca
If you haven’t heard London all-girl quartet Madonnatron and you’re expecting from their name some kind of vivacious, day-glo punk/synth/pop thing with subject matter scattered between myths, legends, and things that would make your Grandad blush, then frankly you’d be spot on the money. If lead off single Sucker Punch caught your ear, you may …
Album Review: Interpol – A Fine Mess
It’s a drab Wednesday afternoon here in Leeds; I peer out the window to see concrete walls stained with rain and a sky as dour as the people walking in it. It’s a near-perfect atmosphere to dig back into the works of NYC’s finest, Interpol. Though the band aren’t completely depressive, their music at times …
Album Review : Automelodi’s ‘Mirages au futur verre-brisé’
Montreal’s Automelodi is the brain child of singer/producer Xavier Paradis, a master of sound design, melody-driven song structure, and an enthusiast of hardware-driven song building. Having a rich musical history that started back in his teens and building a strong following with his ability to create dark and passionate electronic music dating back to the …
Track: Interpol – “The Weekend” plus tour news.
For those of us who subscribed to the NME religiously throughout the noughties, you couldn’t forget the resurrection of post-punk in popular music. Post-punk revival, as it was termed, was almost ubiquitous in the pages of music magazines and fervently blogged about in the burgeoning blogosphere. One band that captured the attention of many like …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Gluts – Dengue Fever Hypnotic Trip
Milan’s fast-rising noise-punks The Gluts are back with their ferocious third LP Dengue Fever Hypnotic Trip released recently on London’s Fuzz Club Records and produced bu Bob de Wit (Gnod, A Place To Bury Strangers) the album is their most challenging but determined work yet. Inspired by bassist Claudia Cesana’s recent encounter with both dengue fever …
Say Psych: Track: The Gluts – E.The Real Punk Rocker
Milan-based noise-rockers The Gluts have just announced their highly-anticipated third full-length Dengue Fever Hypnotic Trip, due 12 April on London’s Fuzz Club Records, and shared the first taste of the album. Inspired by bassist Claudia Cesana’s recent encounter with two tropical diseases at once after a trip to Africa, it’s perhaps no surprise that the record …
Say Psych: Album Review: The 39 Clocks – Next Dimension Transfer
The 39 Clocks are one of the most magnificent bands ever to have emerged from Germany being considered one of the nation’s best bands of the 1980s by German pop boffin Diedrich Diederichsen. The legendary duo from Hanover broke every rule in the music business, without exception and above all, with attitude. The very appearance of The Clocks …
Say Psych: Album Review: NONN – XVII
Back in May last year Sweden’s Christian Eldefors released his debut album as NONN, a stark collection of minimalistic post-punk that marked him as one of the most exciting outputs in the dark Scandinavian scene. After touring the record across Europe and recruiting a full band, the project is back with its second album, XVII, …
Say Psych: Live Review: Peter Murphy & David J Celebrate 40 years of Bauhaus with Desert Mountain Tribe @ O2 Ritz, Manchester
When Peter Murphy announced that he was planning a tour to celebrate 40 years of Bauhaus with David J, as well as a vinyl release of The Bela Session, post punk fans Europe wide gave a collective cheer. With many new fans being too young to see Bauhaus live, this is the next best thing …