Tame Impala – Lonerism (2012) review
Tame Impala “Lonerism” (Modular, 2012) Following up his Album of The Year-winning debut Innerspeaker, Perth multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker went for a more accessible, poppier sound on Lonerism. The...
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Hedvig Mollestad Trio – All of Them Witches (2013) review
Hedvig Mollestad Trio “All of Them Witches” (Rune Grammofon, 2013) Quick – name a female-fronted power trio. Female guitar goddesses are few and far between – the short...
Tame Impala – Innerspeaker (2010) review
Tame Impala “Innerspeaker” (Modular, 2010) Innerspeaker is the award-winning debut album from Tame Impala, the nom de group of Perth multi-instrumentalist, Kevin Parker. It’s a gorgeous collection of...
Allah-Las – Allah Las (2012) review
Allah-Las - “Allah Las” (Innovative Leisure 2012) Once upon a time, when a warm enchanting sun rose and set around just me, a bit of musical wanderlust floated in...
Haunted Leather – Red Road (2013) review
Haunted Leather “Red Road” (Stolen Body 2013) Bristol-based Stolen Body have just released a limited edition (250 copies), red-vinyl version of this Michigan septet’s sophomore effort as part...
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou – The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980 (2013) review
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou “Volume Three – The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980” (Analog Africa, 2013) The third volume of this prolific band’s output captures 14 more...
Hunger – Strictly From Hunger! (1969) review
Hunger “Strictly From Hunger!” (Public Records 1969) Born in Portland, Oregon, Hunger eventually relocated to Los Angeles in search of bigger and better opportunities. The band released only...
The PeΔrls – The PeΔrls (2013) review
The PeΔrls “The PeΔrls” (Rijapov 2013) This Italian imprint’s brief meteoric flight across the musical landscape resulted in a dozen 7” singles and EPs between 2006-2009. Now they’re back...
Marc Bolan – Demos From The Underworld (2013) review
Seeing as lo-fi is so fashionable nowadays, the climate is right for the posthumous release of a new compilation of Marc Bolan demos adequately named Demos From the...
Lotte Kestner – The Bluebird of Happiness (2013) review
Lotte Kestner “The Bluebird of Happiness” (Saint Marie 2013) Lotte Kestner is the nom de rock of Trespassers William vocalist Anna-Lynne Williams. Her sophomore solo album is a...