‘When The Haar Rolls In’ is Yorkston’s fourth studio album and sees him and his Athletes taking on all duties (including production) themselves. The result is an album that, although not changing direction, introduces a new style to their craft. Unlike …

Chances are that you haven’t heard of Hilde Marie Kjersem, I certainly hadn’t until I happened across her MySpace page, but pay attention because together we’ve stumbled upon an outstanding talent. ‘A Killer For That Ache’ is one of the most heart stop …

Laid back, drifty and almost entirely interest free is probably the best way I can describe the sixth outing from LA’s Indie Popsters Earlimart. Their early work drew them favourable comparisons to the likes of The Pixies and Sparklehorse, but I’m afra …

Sometimes, as au reviewer, you get an album that you find really hard to write about. Not because it’s not good, simply because it defies easy description. ‘We Are Not French’ by The French Quarter is just such a record. What is it? There are moments o …

Who the hell are Bowerbirds? Well let me tell you. They are Phil Moore, Beth Tacular and Mark Paulson. The band formed after Moore’s previous band (Ticonderoga) split. Around this time Moore took a job tracking birds, which involved living in a cabin i …

Leed’s Gizeh Records are fast becoming purveyors of some of the finest, darkest and dreamiest music around. Following up the double whammy of the Glissando and Her Name Is Calla albums comes Dutch songstress Chantal Acda, recording under the banner of …

After witnessing this quartet’s performance at a Fopp in-store appearance, I was looking forward to reviewing this about as much as having my testicles nailed to a ship’s mast. And opener ‘Hot Tent Blues’ confirms my worst fears. It sounds exactly how …

Stereolab are up to their eleventh album with ‘Chemical Chords’ but their sound remains as youthful as ever. A collection of 14 “purposefully short, dense, fast pop songs”, as the ‘Lab’s Time Gane has it, the record is a vibrant vibraphonic ride that m …

Conor Oberst has decided to go solo with his latest album – ‘Conor Oberst’. A surprise for some as ‘Bright Eyes’ is more often than not seen as a vehicle for Oberst’s solo work anyhow. So maybe this new acceptance of his birth name is more a signifier …