Polinski - Labyrinths
By Ben Dufton
Polinski is Paul Wolinski of 65daysofstatic fame’s solo project and Labyrinths is his debut album.
Wow. That was my first impression – the sentiment that passed through my head at various points throughout my first listen. When it finished, I simply pressed play again. And again. … Continue Reading
Scroobius Pip - Distraction Pieces
By Ben Dufton
“You a mousetrap; I see free cheese and a fucking challenge”
I’m damned if I do and I’m damned if I don’t with this review. Track five on Scroobius Pip’s second solo album is called ‘Death Of The Journalist’ and it offers Pip’s opinion on modern news reporting. Including music journalism.
Ah.
If you’ve heard any Pip before, then you’ll have an idea of his views of the establishment. Well. Here goes. … Continue Reading
9 May, 2011
The early comers line up at the barrier whilst the rest mill at the bar. The first beer has already been spilt. It’s going to be a good night. The second room at the Bristol branch of O2′s venues is a strange one – it’s long and it’s thin with a rather deep stage. You can just about see the drum kit at the back! … Continue Reading
Drive By Truckers return to the shelves of our local record stores with something between (according to the all encompassing internet) their ninth and twelfth album (band co-founder Patterson Hood counts it as their eleventh, by the way). Recorded separately during the same sessions as predecessor The Big To Do, Go-Go Boots dives into the “waters of country/soul and that mystical intersection between to two dominate poles of our shared musical heritage”, again according to Hood. … Continue Reading
This is a review of The Get Up Kids new album There Are Rules. I promise. Just bear with me a minute while I set the scene. … Continue Reading
Stars - The Five Ghosts
“Dead hearts are everywhere…It’s hard to know they’re out there” – so states the opening track on Stars’ latest album, The Five Ghosts. These vaguely disconcerting lines help to set the tone of the new collection by the Canadian outfit – melancholic (as always), but also lost and a little hopeless. The recurring theme of ghosts throughout (the album title being the most obvious, but also in individual song titles such as ‘I Died So I Could Haunt You’ and, lyrically, examples such as “the kids that I once knew” from ‘Dead Hearts’), suggests a sense of loss to the feeling of being lost. … Continue Reading
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Canada’s Broken Social Scene return with their fourth album after a five-year hiatus (founder members Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning’s solo albums not withstanding of course). Often an introduction to many for artists such as Feist, Stars and Metric, this Broken Social Scene line up (i.e. the core members for this album – there are still guest spots dotted around) is a much smaller affair than previously heard. … Continue Reading
The Morning Benders - Big Echo
California’s The Morning Benders have returned with their second album Big Echo. After the critical acclaim given to previous album Talking Through Tin Cans, The Morning Benders have signed to Rough Trade Records and garnered an extensive and honourable roll call of tour mates, including Death Cab For Cutie, MGMT, Yeasayer, Yo La Tengo and Grizzly Bear – whose Chris Taylor co-produced the album. … Continue Reading
Parenthetical Girls - Privilege, pt. 1 EP
A favourite of a certain Gareth Campesinos!, this is the first part of what promises to be an exciting endeavour – a series of five self contained, self released EP’s to release, in the words of singer Zac Pennington, “short, appetising bursts of anima”. And appetising it certainly does sound. … Continue Reading
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
2002. The year that Eminem cleaned out his closet, The Streets pushed things forward, Lostprophets’ fakesoundofprogress got a shiny new production job, every other new band was The something and I started college, passed my driving test and went to my first ever festivals. … Continue Reading
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