Single Reviews
Gallops – Gallops EP (Holy Roar) 30/08/2010
It’s clear Gallops really know how to concoct a crescendo of Pop influences and avant garde electronica.
Harlem – Friendly Ghost (Matador)
Bouncy surf garage and fuzzy indie/rock are all to commonplace these days. So what makes the bouncy surf garage and fuzzy indie/rock of Harlem so appealing?
Kid Adrift – Oxytocin EP (Island) 12/07/2010
Hotly tipped by many, this plucky Scot Iain Campbell is picking up legions of fans on the small stages on this years festival slog.
Othello Woolf – Doorstep/’Deep Water (Young and Lost Club)
Sophisticated funk pop and an obvious love of Prince are evident in young London lad Othello Woolf’s sound
Washed Out – Life Of Leisure EP (Mexican Summer) 14/06/2010
The EP is a dreamy affair, with fuzzed out filtered vocals and bedroom production, but it’s also surprisingly upbeat
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round & Round (4AD)
A catchy lo-fi disco song that will fit nicely into the surge of Chillwave that will be hitting the UK this summer.
The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio (4AD) 03/05/2010
With the Brooklyn band’s fifth album, High Violet, on its way, it looks like it will be business as usual – and all the better for it.
Thao And The Get Down Stay Down – Body (Kill Rock Stars)
If you’ve been a keen admirer of the chirpy indie pop of ‘We Brave Bee Stings and All’, then ‘Body’, from new album Know Better Learn Faster won’t disappoint.
Japandroids – Art Czars (Polyvinyl) 01/03/2010
It’s disappointing to hear them hit a stumbling block on their follow up single, but there is still lots of angst and immediacy to suggest another great album in them.
The High Wire – The Midnight Bell (Grandpa Stan) 01/03/2010
‘The Midnight Bell’ will give you the feeling you are asleep, rather then sending you to sleep –and there’s nothing wrong with that.
