Beaches: She Beats
Beaches She Beats (Chapter Music) Aussie noise rockers Beaches arenât out to be the next girl band. Instead, She Beats is a noisy, distorted, shoegaze wonder to do My Bloody Valentine proud. The vocals, often More...
Art Brut: Top of the Pops
Art Brut Top of the Pops (The End Records) âWe make pop music for people who donât like people,â Eddie Argos sings on âWe Make Pop Music.â After four LPs, English indie rockers Art Brut have brought More...
David Ford opens up about his new album Charge and taking on America
For David Ford, success has been measured not in devastating bar tabs and sold out arenas. The English singer-songwriter has seen record deals come and go, but on his own he has been able to put out record after More...
Fitz and the Tantrums: More Than Just a Dream
Fitz and the Tantrums More Than Just a Dream (Elektra Records) Do you remember when The Killersâ Hot Fuss came out and what a big deal it was? Well, if you donât, rest assured that I do. This sort of â80s-influenced, More...
David Ford: Charge
David Ford Charge (Razor & Tie Recordings) âI went out to make some money cos’ Iâve got no shame/Pour a little poison onto my good name.â With these lyrics, English singer/songwriter David Ford opens More...
Deerhunter: Monomania
Deerhunter Monomania (4AD Records) With their frequently shifting lineup and ever-changing sound, Deerhunter have never shied away from experimentation. For their sixth LP, the band have gone garage rock, cranking More...
Kurt Vile: Wakin on a Pretty Daze
Kurt Vile Wakin on a Pretty Daze (Matador Records) Wakin on a Pretty Daze is a record. Few releases these days really deserve that moniker as their songs feel less like a linked collection and more like a mishmash More...
Frank Turner: Tape Deck Heart
Frank Turner Tape Deck Heart (Interscope Records) Across the Atlantic, English folk/punk troubadour Frank Turner engaged in a chart battle with none other than the crooner Michael Bublé. Ultimately, Turner More...
Iron & Wine: Ghost on Ghost
Iron & Wine Ghost on Ghost (Nonesuch Records) Under the stage name of Iron & Wine, Southern native Samuel Beam has been recording Americana-tinged folk music for more than a decade. His fifth LP, Ghost on Ghost, More...
Clinic: Free Reign II
Clinic Free Reign II (Domino Recording Co. Ltd.) Liverpool rockers Clinic have been making weird, delightfully synthesized music since the â90s. For their eighth LP, the band has done something a bit differentârevisit More...
