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28-07-2010 Wavves – King of the Beach

There could hardly be a more apt sounding death knell for lo-fi indie garage than Nathan Williams’ infantile pop farts. Both the genre and Wavves itself have been due a backlash for some time now.


27-07-2010 M.I.A. – /\/\ /\ Y /\

In another universe, parallel to ours but not too distant, Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam is the pivotal character in Pulp’s ‘Common People’.


27-07-2010 Sleigh Bells – Treats

Everyone seems to hear something different in the kind of piercing racket that only the pairing of a former hardcore guitarist and an ex-girl group singer could produce


27-07-2010 Devo – Something for Everybody

The album rolls back the years and sates Devo-addicts’ cravings for more of the same. The lack of artistic progression is inevitable. After all, de-evolution is real…


26-04-2010 The Black Keys – Brothers

There’s no reason why the soul or spirit of a recording studio should rub off on people who record there (…)


Field Day 2010

Reviews

Venn Festival / Various venues, Bristol

Venn in doubt but triumphs regardless

Pete Molinari / The 100 Club, Oxford Street

Molinari out of the wildnerness at sold-out 100 Club gig

Health / Madame JoJos, London

Noiseniks good for your Health

Howlin’ Rain / Scala, London

Howlin’ Rain throw punters into the eye of the storm

Okkervil River / The Borderline, London

Okkervil River go the extra smile

Fat Cat 18th Birthday / Theatre Royal, Brighton

Vashti leaves anti-Great Escapers feline good

Dibbler

The prophet’s mantle, ere his flight began, dropped on the world a bare warning to man.

Burial Hex, Sylvester Anfang / Whitechapel Art Gallery, London

Pagan Belgopsych types Burial Hex and Sylvester Anfang dead good in London