Band of Skulls: Himalayan
Band of Skulls Himalayan (Psycollective) With their third record, Band of Skulls have returned to prove that they deserve to stand with bands like The Black Keys as part of guitar rock’s resurgence in the More...
Kaiser Chiefs: Education, Education, Education & War
Kaiser Chiefs Education, Education, Education & War (ATO Records) There is something surreal about a judge from The Voice UK singing about the struggles of the working class. Education, Education, Education & More...
Wild Beasts: Present Tense
Wild Beasts Present Tense (Domino Records) Though I have all of their albums, I must admit that Wild Beasts are still something of a mystery to me. The music on Present Tense is just as dreamy as ever, and I More...
We Are Scientists: TV en Français
We Are Scientists TV en Français (Dine Alone Music) We Are Scientists’ fifth studio LP is deceptively brief. You would be forgiven for thinking that the Brooklyn indie rockers strike with ten catchy songs More...
Elbow: The Take Off and Landing of Everything
Elbow The Take Off and Landing of Everything (Concord Records) Elbow frontman Guy Garvey is like a cool drunk uncle, chatty and poetic, often sounding optimistic even when he lets a good profanity fly. The Take More...
Neil Finn: Dizzy Heights
Neil Finn Dizzy Heights (Lester Records) To the world at large, New Zealand has a few claims to fame: the stunning backdrop for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit films, Flight of the Conchords, and More...
Sam Roberts Band: Lo-Fantasy
Sam Roberts Band Lo-Fantasy (Paper Bag Records) Most Americans probably have not heard of Canadian musician Sam Roberts, but a friend from north of the border turned me on to his music more than ten years ago. More...
Nina Nesbitt: Peroxide
Nina Nesbitt Peroxide (Universal Music Group) Scottish singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt is no slouch. Though she’s still a teenager, she’s released several EPs and now her debut album, Peroxide. She’s quite More...
Fanfarlo: Let’s Go Extinct
Fanfarlo Let’s Go Extinct (Blue Horizon Ventures) Not since Björk’s Biophilia has there been such an intriguing concept album arranged around science. Rather than telling personal stories as so many records More...
Band of Horses: Live at the Ryman
Band of Horses Acoustic at the Ryman (Brown Records) As far as live albums go, Acoustic at the Ryman is a bit of an anomaly. The record was recorded over two nights and features a selection of ten stripped-back More...
