The Common Reeds and Big Society Reviewed
December 2, 2024
The Common Reeds – Fear
Interesting people need to be surrounded at all times by interesting things, be they real or fake. After nearly completing a journey that saw him conquering about half of the known world, Alexander (soon to be dubbed “The Great”) traveled…
APACALDA and RAINSONG Reviewed
December 2, 2024
APACALDA – Dead Weight
Ironically, it’s all of the pop stars who fought hardest to say things that, for the age, weren’t shocking and which most people could agree with that are the most easily forgotten. They’ll hardly ever have their songs used in films…
The Libertines - “Up the Bracket” Reviewed and Revisited
December 1, 2024
The Libertines, by their own admission, came to London seeking fame and fortune and willing to do anything for it. By 2002, they were England’s answer to New York’s The Strokes and heralded by the local music press as geniuses. “Up the Bracket,” in…
Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not" Reviewed and Revisited
November 28, 2024
Arctic Monkeys weren’t the sons of someone working at NME, or inside of the music press. But they might as well could’ve been considering the praise they’d received from the press before even releasing an album. By the time the debut was delivered, the same…
SKLOSS and Notre Noise Reviewed
November 26, 2024
SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks
It’s a year when most countries have hosted elections. We’ve learned a lot, and because of that, most of us are brokenhearted. But it’s not the politicians or the system pushing behind them that ought to surprise us. That’s never…
Abby Volta and Current Swell Reviewed
November 26, 2024
Abby Volta – Rabbit Catcher
Healthy people talk to themselves. But they don’t do it often. And they don’t do it in public. If talking to yourself would solve every problem, provide insights about any problem, and offer endless comfort, nobody would seek the…
Raised on Candy and Alexx Artificial Reviewed
November 26, 2024
Raised on Candy – Nishuane Park
Apart from bar brawls and black metal, nothing grows out of noise. In fact, everything develops from silence and through it. Nowhere is that more obvious than in good music. In fact, the very best songs, modern or classics, have…
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - “Henry’s Dream” Reviewed and Revisited
November 22, 2024
Nick Cave, early into his career, presented himself as a demon with style. His band, The Bad Seeds, were the devils tasked with doing his bidding. The band’s recordings and live shows contained violence, and Cave sang words like a preacher talking straight out of The…
Love Ghost x Skold - "Love Ghost x Skold" Album Reviewed
November 21, 2024
Remember the golden age of rock music? Sure, it used to be a time when rock stars would sail their chocolate-colored Rolls Royces into hotel swimming pools and where record labels offered their favorite musicians anything they wanted. But it was also a time, for the most…