Tag: Album Review
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WEE QUICKIE: Slaves – Take Control
While not the worst thing you’ll ever hear, this quickly fired out follow up to the Kent duo’s solid debut does little to reassure those who see the band as a novelty act. By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) When Are You Satisfied dropped back in 2015, Slaves found themselves sky-rocketing to fame in such a small frame of…
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Bon Iver – 22, A Million ALBUM REVIEW
An album adorned with cryptic messages both in its songs as well as its artwork, 22, A Million does little to shake off Justin Vernon’s title as being one “of the greatest living artists”. Toning down the acoustic guitar and instrumentals for a greater focus on lo-fi and electro elements leaves us with a career defining record that…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Trust Fund -We have always lived in The Harolds
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Trust Fund, for as laid back and dejected as their sound may be, are one of the most active and hard working UK based bands currently playing at the moment. Following a busy 2015 which saw the release of No One’s Coming For Us and Seems Unfair in February and October respectively,…
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BLOODY DEATH – End Call ALBUM REVIEW
Acting as a compilation of some of the band’s previously released EP’s, End Call is a sweet and delightful helping of dirty, grimey indie goodness from the minds of Bloody Death, the second act to release music under the independent DIY label Sorbie rd. First glancing at the collective run-time of this release, it’s clear that…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Crystal Castles -Amnesty (I)
History is written by the victors. While this may be often applied to battles and the likes, the famous quote seems to hold some relevance whenever the turmoil that was the breakup of Crystal Castles comes into play. However, there wasn’t a victor so much as there was someone willing to carry on the name irregardless…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jamie T – Trick
It’s odd to think that at one point that Jamie T was essentially to indie rock what Frank Ocean was to the entire music scene prior to the release of Blond. While the quality of both artists can be debated, the way each of them managed to set the world on fire before somehow disappearing…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – Ellipsis
Not lacking the joy, discovery and invention which made them rock juggernauts, Biffy experiment further on their latest LP. Does it live up to the hype? It’s a relief to see that seven albums in a two decade spanning career haven’t rendered Biffy Clyro a serious and sulky version of their former selves. You’ve got the childlike “record…
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How Arcade Fire’s Funeral Became A Modern Day Classic
Before they got the nod of approval from the late King of, well, music David Bowie. Before they experimented with Haiti inspired music, drawing from Regine Chassagne’s origins, which shaped their latest album Reflektor. Before they managed to beat Lady Gaga, Eminem and Katy Perry to win the Grammy Award for Album Of The Year.…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Catfish And The Bottlemen – The Ride
Just under half of 2016 has passed by already and we have already witnessed the arrival of a number of much discussed albums, from the endlessly hyped The Life of Pablo to the lightning fast appearance of A Moon Shaped Pool. Whether these albums have been mainly promoted by the artists themselves in Kanye West’s case or eagerly…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Real Friends – The Home Inside My Head
“If you think the band is some revolutionary thing, that’s very flattering, but we don’t try to go out and say we are the new Fall Out Boy or we’re the next Wonder Years” said Real Friends vocalist Dan Lambton in an interview with Rock Sound prior to the release of their debut studio album,…
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