In a word, the new Cursive album is magnificent; I’m going to save my full verdict for my review next week, but first things first: a couple of weeks ago, I was offered the chance to interview one of my favourite songwriters, the (in my opinion) legendary Tim Kasher, the Omaha band’s frontman. Emails [...]
So, Ronin eh? Not the cracking movie with the awesome chase sequence, starring Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, and some other types, but a post rock band from Italy. It’s obvious that they’re post rock, on account of the lack of vocals, excess of noodling, and general other-worldliness.
Ok, so before [...]
I recently spoke with Neige; songwriter, singer and guitarist in French band Alcest. I was keen to find out more about the purpose behind the band and its music, and the reactions he gets from sections of the metal community. What follows is a small insight into the thoughts of a [...]
Four years. That’s how long we’ve waited for a proper new album from Nada Surf. Since then, the band have released one covers album, the palindromically-titled (and rather marvellous) ‘If I Had A Hi-Fi’, but the one thing everyone’s wanted the most is new material, and now it’s finally here, almost [...]
The Minutes are a rock ‘n’ roll band, plain and simple; unrepentant and unrelenting. Live, they are a force of nature and are being hotly tipped to explode all over 2012. We got them to sit still for 5 minutes and tell us a bit about themselves.
1. How long has [...]
I thought this would be an easy review. Trouble is, garage psych of this quality just makes you want to listen to more of it and in no time you’re getting distracted. I just find it hard to listen to this record all at once, and that’s a good thing, believe me. [...]
There is a saying that goes “The road to success is always under construction”. You would imagine then, that once that success is achieved then anything that comes after should be a moot point. It is perhaps reasonable for the casual observer to think that any person who has achieved the heights [...]
One of the wonders of the internet these days is that every once in a while you stumble on some music which once again affirms why you love it so much. Like finding a diamond in all the rough that is floating out there in cyberspace, it can be a wonderful experience. [...]
I was no Oliver Twist when I found an instant appeal to Rumour Cubes‘ music on first hearing them last year. Happily it’s been only a few short months to wait to hear their first full length album and, in late February, everyone gets their turn.
What stands out [...]
What’s in a name? Well, if the title of Casiokids‘s second album is anything to go by, not all that much. The group are Swedish, and ‘Aabenbaringen over aaskammen’ roughly translates to ”the revelation over the mountain;” as such, it’s a moniker more suited to, say, a post-rock record. It conjures up images [...]
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