By Emily Liddle
May 09, 2013
Kieran Hebden celebrates the tenth anniversary of arguably his most influential album, Rounds, by reissuing it on May 13. The master of musical computer science and experimental producer’s work as Four Tet paved the way for many current electronic artists – his influence is clearly there in work by acts such as Caribou and Bonobo. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
April 30, 2013
Following agreement being reached between all members of the classic line-up of Loop the seminal late-Eighties psychedelic quartet are set to play a select number of shows across the globe as well as curate the second of the final two All Tomorrow’s Parties events this coming Winter at Camber Sands. … Continue Reading
By Danielle Gibson
April 17, 2013
Vinyl-only label Demon Records have a selection of exclusive Record Store Day releases coming out on April 20th plus a number of classic albums re-mastered, re-cut and re-released. Starting this month they will be presenting audiophile-friendly heavyweight vinyl releases from a broad spectrum of influential and adored artists across several genres. These include: The Jesus and Mary Chain, T. Rex, Marc Bolan, Suede, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Dinosaur L, Family, Ruth Copeland, Ashley Beedle, Tom Moulton, Sugar, The Beat, Average White Band, The SOS Band and Ian McCulloch to name a couple of handfuls. … Continue Reading
By Hayley Scott
April 02, 2013
Just as the opening ominous swell of primitive, synthetic drum beats hurl ‘Searching for Mr. Right’ deeper into obscurity, you know there’s something eerily perpetual about Colossal Youth. Propulsive guitar rhythms fill unoccupied spaces in short, sharp bursts; resonant bass lines counteract Alison Statton’s saccharine vocal tones, and as ‘The Taxi’ shortly follows, with its ‘80′s RPG-esque synth only slightly revealing its age, it still doesn’t sound out of place today. But its timeless quality is one that pertains to something far more seminal: Colossal Youth is representative of an era under musical restlessness, and it’s just as pertinent now as it was during its initial release in 1980. … Continue Reading
By David Beech
March 21, 2013
At the Drive-In are more than just a band; they’re a legacy unto themselves. Over the course of eight years and three albums (nobody said it was a long legacy) they managed to burn so bright, so intensely that they forever left a scorch mark on the post-hardcore genre that can’t ever be undone. After a distinctly cliché break-up in 2001, members went on to form The Mars Volta and Sparta before their ‘indefinite hiatus’ finally came to an end early last year and now, almost a year after the initial announcements, the reissues we’ve been promised are here, and what better way to begin than with the bands incendiary 1996 début Acrobatic Tenement.
By Thomas Bolton
21 March, 2013
In the week My Bloody Valentine resurfaced on stage, waving or drowning in a rip tide of feedback, you might conclude there is something in the air. With a fortuitous timing Bardo Pond have also chosen to re-release their last-but-one album, Ticket Crystals. First out in 2006, it bears certain resemblances to the MBV sound, but influences are a starting point rather than a destination for Bardo Pond. … Continue Reading
By Jono Coote
February 26, 2013
When a Pogues album is seen in any ‘best of…’ list of albums, you can almost guarantee that it will be If I Should Fall From Grace With God. However while that is undeniably a seminal album, Red Roses For Me is where it all began; spawning a sub-genre which has paved the way for bands like Flogging Molly and The Tossers to meld Irish folk melodies with the barely controlled rage of the punk sounds which had swept through popular music a couple of years previously. … Continue Reading
By Nicko Ruddock
February 19, 2013
These days it is hard to discern exactly what is meant by a ‘classic album’. Usually the term is used to describe an older album that contains material that was considered killer at the time of release and yet, continues to be regarded as such by future generations even when challenged by today’s pitch perfect standard! … Continue Reading
By Olivia Tobin
February 12, 2013
Two years after the massive debut release of LCD Soundsystem’s eponymous first album, fans speculated as to whether the band could produce an album of even equal quality to follow. … Continue Reading
By Johnny Harris
February 05, 2013
In my opinion Sex Pistols’ fearsome debut Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols is the epitome of the ‘classic’ album. It comes with a clear raised-middle-finger mission statement to all and sundry, not since Elvis shook his provocative hips at screaming teenagers had a generation of
adults been so genuinely petrified of the ‘kids of today’. … Continue Reading
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