December 2010
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ALBUM REVIEW: MGMT - CONGRATULATIONS
Here’s a statement that might shock: MGMT (and Andrew Vanwyngarden in particular) love the 60s. The headbands, the long skirts, the psychedelic videos, Vanwyngarden talking to animals, these sort of things hint that the above statement is true. Ok, maybe the music as well. News that they would team up with Spacemen 3’s Peter Kember for their new album wasn’t much of a shock. Yes, it spawned...
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ALBUM REVIEW: THESE NEW PURITANS - HIDDEN
Bands develop as time goes by. They add new layers to their music, shift creative direction and play with structures, concepts and melodies. The Horrors did that withPrimary Colours and the world’s jaw dropped. People barely had a chance to recover after the shock and These New Puritans released We Want War.
Now, if you had a bite of Beat Pyramid, you are aware that these boys aren’t exactly the...
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ALBUM REVIEW: BEST COAST - CRAZY FOR YOU
Shangri-Las and Ronettes boys and girls know there is no reason with you shouldn’t bang those drums like it’s summertime and sing about heartaches. Little sweet 60s surf pop chords sneaking in your bones, making you lip-sing every word and harmony. Lyrics about pretty boys and teeny love affairs sang with hope of the perfect love story in every little distort. Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno...
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ALBUM REVIEW: DIAMOND RINGS - SPECIAL AFFECTIONS
Moronic and douchy behavior seems to be the standard nowadays. And it’s mostly the people who call every band that seems different or they haven’t heard of a hipster hence douche band. (Yes, we know hating hipsters is cool now and, guess what, this makes you cool… hence a hipster) Sadly, Toronto-native John O’Regan, better known as Diamond Rings, is bound to get the same treatment. With his...
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ALBUM REVIEW: A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW - AUTUMN,...
Some say autumn is perhaps the most depressing season of the year. Dead leaves, cold rains, the feeling that everything that has a beginning also has an end… you get the main picture. Thus, to call an album Autumn, Again might seem self-explanatory, perhaps even a bit disappointing for those of you who are craving after complicated and sophisticated metaphors. However, it’s A Sunny Day...
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ALBUM REVIEW: ARCADE FIRE - THE SUBURBS
Recording in a church, major love from David Bowie, Terry Gilliam directing their webcast. Plus incredible outputs, albums that never fail to send chills down your spine, grand and lavish orchestrations without any irony or cheesiness. Arcade Fire are one of those bands that make you want to put down those instruments because it is blatant you will never be like them. And if you can’t be like...
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ALBUM REVIEW: STEREOLAB - NOT MUSIC
Some called them one of the most influential and innovative British bands of the ’90s. Others called them too experimental and obscure for their own good. Whatever your opinion is, one thing is clear: Stereolab are not a band that can just be ignored. They’ve been around since 1990, released nine studio albums to date, and managed to survive a lot of line-up changes (including the...