Favourite Albums of 2012: Swans – The Seer
Fuck. Seriously. The Seer is less of an album than it is an endurance test, listening to it gives me that feeling I imagine those 11 people who’ve actually read Ulysses must… Read More
Favourite Albums of 2012: The Walkmen – Heaven
Picking just one album for the coveted position of favourite album of 2012 seemed like the most daunting and painstakingly hard task set to me. I have listened to a few fair… Read More
2012’s Moments in Music: Play All The Things
I may be the one that decided that all the writers here on the ‘ole Walrus should only write about their single favourite moment in music over the last year, but when… Read More
2012’s Moments in Music: Lilliput and Chateaux at Morden Tower
It would have to be the gig we promoted through Abacus Post at Morden Tower, a really creepy 13th century turret on the outer walls of Newcastle. We brought up Chateaux, an… Read More
2012’s Moments in Music: Hearing Billie Holiday with My Son
You’ll have to forgive me but I’m about to get shamelessly sentimental here… There are those moments when something you’ve seen or heard or done a thousand times hits you from just… Read More
2012’s Moments in Music: Jack White/The Kills – Alexandra Palace 5th November 2012
My best musical moments of 2012 was a long awaited one which took place on November 5th, Guy Fawkes Night, in the further darkest regions of North London. While the fireworks outside… Read More
Charlotte Church – Glitterbombed
What’s that? You thought we might avoid posting something about Charlotte Church due to unfounded claims of credibility? Nope, not us. I may not have cared much for her pop-classical beginnings, but… Read More
Lightning Love – Blonde Album
This is one I came across a fair while ago but is proving remarkably difficult to wash off my clothes. Michigan based Lightning Love (twitter/facebook) produce the kind of indie-pop that needs… Read More
