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.
Latest Reviews
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 (…)
Reviews
Marina & the Diamonds – The Family Jewels
Marina & The Diamonds
The Family Jewels
679/Atlantic
Four years ago, Welsh-Greek warbler Marina Diamandis couldn’t play the piano. Now she’s managed to put together a whole album of ham-fisted oom-pa so acutely relentless that one can only pray someone pulls the stool from under her. This isn’t music: it’s the sound of celebrity fodder being inflated by polls and producers until good sense has to sidle out the door to avoid being squashed by one girl’s egomaniacal bid for popularity.
Popularity: 2% [?]
