Usually rookie bands stumble with trying to create a signature sound on a first album go-around, often imitating other acts instead of carving out something distinct. See: the majority of British indie since 2005. Tokyo’s Merpeoples, though, sound like the rarest of young bands on their self-titled debut mini-album – a group that has achieved…
I once again evoke the theme of this week, this “things we missed” deal, and immediately forgive you dear reader that I didn’t get around to writing about Vivid earlier in the year. The Brixton Academy’s first full-length the type of album that simultaneously deserves a long, thought out bit of praise because it’s that…
Not to pile on M.I.A. anymore than every website in the universe already has, but Nu Clear Classmate have managed to best her when it comes to taking cues from Suicide. The truffle-fry-havin’ pop star’s song “Born Free” – which you might have missed since the only thing anyone talked about was that dumb video…
Listening to Predawn’s A Bird In The Hand feels similar to reading someone’s diary, except this particular diary doesn’t concern itself with recounting the day or offering a safe zone to discuss crushes. No, it instead focuses on the tiniest details found in profound moments – the movement of a forefinger during a farewell, the…
This won’t be a typical CD review, so let’s get this out of the way first – Nuxx’s Sound Ache is a really really good album. Not a great album, because certain songs tend to drag and the group’s debut includes two undeniable air balls in the form of “I Said ‘No’” (sample lyrics: “laziness,…