Author Profile: Joe Woods
Articles by Joe Woods
Darwin Deez – Songs for Imaginative People (Lucky Number)

As the title suggests, ‘Songs for Imaginative People’ takes a more thoughtful and considered direction to its predecessor.
Artists: Darwin Deez
Interview: Deap Vally

And with a forthcoming support slot for The Vaccines in November, times are looking incredibly bright for the female L.A. duo.
Artists: Deap Vally
David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant

On this new endeavor, he has teamed up with fellow New York heavyweight St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark) to create a remarkably exceptional new album
Artists:
Hot Chip – In Our Heads (Domino)

Their recent appearance on Jools Holland provided us with a tantalising sneak-peak of some of the new songs from the album.
Artists: Hot Chip
Bombay Bicycle Club @ De Montfort Hall, Leicester 25/04/2012

Having had the pleasure of seeing the band six times now, I can honestly say that I was not disappointed
Artists: Bombay Bicycle Club, Lianne La Havas, Rae Morris
Errors – Have Some Faith in Magic (Rock Action Records)

Whatever genre it is, acid-house, new-age electronica or post-rock, Errors are rocking it and rocking it hard.
Artists: Errors
Django Django – Django Django (Because)

This album sounds like a strange lovechild between Metronomy and Hot Chip with some lashings of Franz Ferdinand thrown in for good measure
Artists: Django Django
Seekae – +Dome (Rice Is Nice)

If this album remained ‘underground’, strictly for the ears of the coolest ‘sound foragers’ then that would be a crying shame
Artists: Seekae
S.C.U.M. – Again Into Eyes (Mute)

Again Into Eyes is bordering on sheer brilliance, but there is a definite feel that there is still so much potential for the band to be even greater
Artists: S.C.U.M
Dum Dum Girls – Only in Dreams (Sub Pop)

With the impending winter gloom that is almost upon us, ‘only in dreams’ is one last stab at summer supremacy, and what a good one it is at that.
Artists: Dum Dum Girls



