Reviews archives for May 2008
Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone
Published 30th May, 2008
Now that Feist and Robyn have earnt more than their fair-share of...
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Epic Last Song
Published 30th May, 2008
For a group snubbed by some for their "ironic" band name,...
MGMT - Electric Feel
Published 30th May, 2008
Is this the chilling out of NU Rave or a fresh and funky revival of...
Hurra Caine Landcrash - Unanswered Questions
Published 29th May, 2008
Film-maker Daniel Hopkins is the musician behind Hurra Caine...
James Pants - Welcome
Published 29th May, 2008
The Stones Throw roster has been a goldmine of top-drawer hip hop in...
The Futureheads - This Is Not The World
Published 29th May, 2008
The release of album number three from Sunderland's awesome...
David Cook - The Time Of The Life
Published 29th May, 2008
If you Watched American Idol and like me were cheering on David Cook,...
Late Of The Pier - Space And The Woods / Focker
Published 28th May, 2008
You have to hand it to Late Of The Pier - they are a pretty ballsy...
Baseball - Live
Published 28th May, 2008
Allow me the indulgence of stepping outside the traditional third...
Various - Magnetism, That Electricity
Published 27th May, 2008
Vinyl junkies alert! 'Magnetism...' the latest release from...
I Heart Hiroshima - Live
Published 27th May, 2008
I Heart Hiroshima posses that care-free attitude so common in bands...
Rocket Science - Live
Published 27th May, 2008
The problem for any older, mature and well-established band in...
Collapsing Cities - Fear Of Opening My Mouth
Published 27th May, 2008
Auckland's Collapsing Cities apparently relocated to good old...
Henry Rollins - Live
Published 27th May, 2008
One man talking solidly for three hours with no breaks and only...
The Notwist - Where In This World
Published 26th May, 2008
Six years out of action, the return of Germany's The Notwist is...
Gotye - Hearts A Mess
Published 26th May, 2008
With terms like "Australian Beck" being linked with...
Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon
Published 26th May, 2008
Brazen emo-punks Bullet For My Valentine, continue to show off their...
Feist - I Feel It All
Published 26th May, 2008
It only took three albums and an iPod commercial to make Leslie Feist...
Grouper - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
Published 23rd May, 2008
Welcome back Type! The lauded alt imprint jogs gainly back to life,...
Joan As Police Woman - To Be Loved
Published 23rd May, 2008
Joan Wasser (Joan As A Police Woman), is in a searching mood and is...
Pivot - In The Blood
Published 22nd May, 2008
With two chunks of experimental instrumental rock, Australia's...
Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head
Published 21st May, 2008
As weird a concept as anything Alan Partridge would come up with,...
The Futureheads - Radio Heart
Published 21st May, 2008
The Futureheads have to be applauded for "bouncing back";...
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Live
Published 20th May, 2008
While labels like Kning and Hapna are merrily forging a new musical...
Animal Collective - Water Curses
Published 20th May, 2008
Last year's 'Strawberry Jam' was greeted with a clean...
