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.
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28-07-2010 Wavves – King of the Beach
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 (…)
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The King Khan & BBQ Show – Invisible Girl
Filthy humour, a doo-wop sensibility and garage rock production are bound to make for a novel, if not sloppy cocktail. The third album from (…)
Various Artists – Ghana Special
After Ghana achieved independence from Britain in 1957 it gradually moved into a period of relative affluence. (…)
Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement
Back in your boxes you merchants of stern and deep bass-heads, because here’s a man with a deft touch (…)
Peanut Butter Wolf – 45 Live: A Classic Rap Mix
Nas may have been right when he said: “Hip hop is dead.” Having witnessed it sink below the level (…)
Wild Beasts / Hoxton Hall, London
Far more than Two Dancers at London show
Gossip / Scala, London
Gift Of The Gab: No bad mouthing as the Gossip let their music speak volumes
Florence & The Machine
Nothing’s more of a turn off than being made to feel like you’re suckling at the prosthetic teat of the PR machine.
Jack Peñate
Jack Peñate’s debut 2007’s Matinée was the gurning face of the skiffle-pop holocaust, an album as wide of the mark as its author was wide of visage.
