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Alt-J (∆) | An Awesome Wave
It’s lucky record stores aren’t around any more, as trying to shove Alt-J’s Mercury-winning debut An Awesome Wave onto the right shelf would have even the most meticulous of spotty teenage shop assistants scratching their heads. Is it pop? Rock? >More
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Mosquito
Having started out as the kind of art-punk side project that usually fizzles out shortly after graduation, the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s are now into their 13th year and showing no signs of throwing in the towel just yet, managing to >More
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David Bowie | The Next Day
On January 8 this year something extraordinary happened. At around 7am GMT the Twittersphere went berserk with the news that a full decade since his last release, 2003’s Reality, David Bowie had popped up out of nowhere with a brand >More
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Bonobo | The North Borders
There are many who insist that ‘real’ music shalt not be composed on anything as modern and vulgar as a computer, and indeed, true aural beauty can only be achieved by using a handcrafted guitar made out of matchsticks, an >More
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Foals | Holy Fire
Foals have come a long way since their debut effort “Antidotes” became an underground sensation, and with new album Holy Fire it seems the Oxford five-piece are determined to court a more mainstream audience. Kicking off in a style not >More
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Bloc Party | Four
In the spring of 2009, all seemed to be going swimmingly for London quartet Bloc Party. The darlings of the post punk youth and hailed by music critics as the best thing since skinny jeans, everything appeared hunky dory on >More
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Taylor Swift | RED
“Right then,” says marketing executive #1 (possibly called Brad) whilst shuffling some papers around on his big mahogany desk, “what next?” “Taylor Swift. Album four,” answers marketing executive #2 (possibly called AJ). “Hmm ok,” ponders Brad, “let’s make this quick. >More
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Tame Impala | Lonerism
Ever heard the conspiracy theory about how Paul McCartney actually died in 1966 in a car accident and was replaced by a looky-likey called Bill? No? Google it. Meanwhile, I have a better one, where the Fab Four got all >More
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The Civil Wars | Barton Hollow
It’s amazing how in some cases less equals so much more, and it would be hard to get any less than the sparse arrangements of Californian Joy Williams and Tennessee dandy John Paul White AKA The Civil Wars. It’s a >More