Weâre welcomed to Santigoldâs latest album by opening song, ‘Coo Coo Coo’, a pretty, almost Hawaiian style track, presenting itself like a mischievous maître-de, sweeping the door open to the rest of the album. Santigold’s latest album release ‘I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions’.
Category: Reviews
Review: Lola Kirke – ‘Heart Head West’ (Downtown Records)
Despite being known more for her acting chops, the youngest sister of the Kirke dynasty is also clearly an emerging musical talent. Lola Kirke has delivered her debut album Heart Head West, a mature collection of smoky, emotive and occassionally surreal tracks.
Review: Project Pablo – ‘Come to Canada You Will Like It’
Montrealâs Project Pablo, a deep house stalwart, demonstrates a growing sophistication and maturity in his sound. 2015âs âI Want to Believeâ made waves through its incorporation of a multitude of genres and styles under the broad umbrella of a house record.
Review: Gorillaz: ‘The Now Now’
Review: Gorillaz: ‘The Now Now’ The Now Now recaptures the sense of narrative that Humanz lost. The fourth phase of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s virtual band project, commenced in October 2016 through
Review: Pendulum – The Reworks
Review: Pendulum â The Reworks Moments of hypnotic beauty salvage an otherwise lacklustre homecoming. Itâs safe to say Rob Swire has a complicated relationship with drum & bass. In 2002, Swire formed the mothership of the drum & bass fleet
Review: Jim James ‘Uniform Distortion’ (ATO)
Uniform Distortion is the latest album from My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, his third solo record not counting contributions made to other artists and cover albums. Add to the seven albums heâs created for his band since 1999, and this is certainly a prolific and committed artist.
Review: The Nextmen & Gentleman’s Dub Club – ‘Pound for Pound’
Purveyors of peopleâs pleasure, The Nextmen and Gentlemanâs Dub Club have succeeded in producing an album that will linger on sound systems for many moons to come. Featuring The Nextmen, Gentlemanâs Dub Club, Hollie Cook, Kiko Bun, Eva Lazarus and Joe Dukie (Fat Freddyâs Drop).
Review: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Bad Witch’
Review: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Bad Witch’ A dauntless yet compromised return to the industrial frenzy. Since its breakthrough into pop music’s avant-garde, the ‘Nine Inch Nails’ project has cemented itself as the rendezvous for society’s outsiders
Review: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – ‘Hope Downs’ (Subpop)
Review: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – ‘Hope Downs’ (Subpop) Reminiscent of early 2000’s indie-rock, Hope Downs, is a debut LP chocked full of sublime and sunny guitar-pop gems.
Review: Melody’s Echo Chamber – ‘Bon Voyage’ (Domino)
Melody’s Echo Chamber – ‘Bon Voyage’ (Domino) At heart its an avant-garde, breathy, psychedelic trip interwoven with heady experimentation, this album could be listened to repeatedly – always something new would reveal itself.