London trio Flowers pulled in Bernard Butler for their first album, 2013 debut ‘Do What You Want To, It’s What You Should Do’, Now for the second lp, Brian O’Shaughnessey, who’s worked with Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine has assisted on Everybody’s Dying To Meet You. Sam, Rachel, and Jordan, as they are listed … Continue reading Flowers – Everybody’s Dying to Meet You – review of the second album
Wet is singer-songwriter Kelly Zutrau, and multi-instrumentalists Joe Valle and Marty Sulkow. According to the press, Wet wrote the album in the countryside, on hiatus from Brooklyn. They released an EP in 2014 that drew attention. Kylie Jenner likes them. And now a brand new album. But coming off what is now nearly a month … Continue reading Review of Wet – Don’t You
Spector Mercury Lounge, New York City December 3, 2015 a blood hot example of teetering on the edge, never falling - guaranteeing an audience riveted by his audacity Spector. A band from the UK. Sometimes not knowing exactly what to expect, the stage is set for something to happen. Wait and see. The lure of … Continue reading Spector – live review – Mercury Lounge NYC
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers – live at Town Hall, NYC October 22, 2015 Town Hall in New York City is one of those historic theatres, built at a time when acoustics mattered. Not to mention comfort, or the rare quality of being able to see the stage from wherever you are. It’s a … Continue reading Reflections on Dave Gahan and Soulsavers at Town Hall, NYC
Day Wave Mercury Lounge, NYC August 19 Day Wave, the new alt-emo-surf-pop band, the project of Jackson Phillips, played last night at Mercury Lounge. Promoting the new EP, Headcase, the five member live stage band dove right into the set. Starting out with the single, “Nothing At All”, the sweet vocals contrasting with the world … Continue reading Day Wave live review at Mercury Lounge, NYC
Artist: White Poppy Album: Natural Phenomena Rating: 7 Label: Not Not Fun Records White Poppy is the creation of Crystal Dorval, a Canadian experimental musician and songwriter hailing from Vancouver Island, BC, but now settled in Vancouver. Her new album, Natural Phenomena, has just been released, and within the listening pleasure is perhaps a longing … Continue reading Review of Natural Phenomena by White Poppy
American Wrestlers Elvis Guesthouse – June 12 Northside Fest – June 14 New York I saw American Wrestlers twice when they were here in NYC. Once at the oddly named Elvis Guesthouse in the East Village, which despite the charming attempt to create a story around Elvis still being alive somewhere on the “hippie trail” … Continue reading American Wrestlers at Northside Fest
I can't stop listening to this album. Artist: Jamie xx Album: In Colour Rating: 8.5/10 Label: Young Turks There’s a word in German – Sehnsucht – that could be said to mean thoughts about areas of life that are imperfect, alongside a yearning for an imagined or dreamed alternative. Sampling doesn’t generally provide such a … Continue reading In Colour – Jamie xx Steps into the Spotlight
If you listened closely to Drenge’s first album, you would have noticed, floating here and there on the tidal wave of energy that burst out of each song, a moment or two of subtle craft. A drop of wordplay, a gap of silence that added more weight to what came next, a neat turn or … Continue reading My review of Undertow – the brilliant new album by Drenge
Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to achieve. Think of The Kinks. A song like “Waterloo Sunset”, the timeless Ray Davies classic, manages to be both easily memorable and emotionally complex all at once. Sometimes listening to a song is like a doorway to a different life. More than the sum of their parts, … Continue reading Review of new self-titled album from American Wrestlers
