North Atlantic Oscillation – Fog Electric
Normally, saying that an album is never able to fully settle into itself would be a criticism, but in the case of Fog Electric, this is a compliment. It doesn’t settle because… Read More
The Big Sleep – Nature Experiments
The bullshit about guitar music being dead is getting pretty tiring. While it may have ceased to be a mainstream concern (and no wonder; I look back on the days of so-called… Read More
Clock Opera – Ways to Forget
I don’t want to say it’s third time lucky for Guy Connelly, but there’s a definite sense that things have fallen into place for him this time around. Before I go any… Read More
Kindness – World, You Need A Change of Mind
Diversity is a wonderful thing, but there are too many albums on which it spills over into unfocused territory. There is nothing worse than a lack of focus on an album, and… Read More
Xiu Xiu – Always
Jamie Stewart’s output is remarkably consistent, even if Xiu Xiu [Twitter/Facebook] have this habit of changing members and record labels like it’s going out of style. It could be argued that, having… Read More
Jonquil – Point of Go
If someone saw Jonquil [Facebook/Twitter] now, they’d need to be told that the band ever were a six-piece. Three ex-Jonquilites (as I’m calling them) are now in the similarly excellent Trophy Wife,… Read More
Bleeding Knees Club – Nothing to Do
Don’t be fooled by appearances – they can often be extremely deceptive. The title of the debut album by Australian pop-punks Bleeding Knees Club [Facebook/Twitter] may suggest an indifferent shrug of the… Read More
We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships
Billy McCarthy is one of the most resilient people I have ever known. I can come to no other conclusion after living with the debut from We Are Augustines (facebook/twitter) for a… Read More
