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The Flaming Lips – The Terror (Bella Union)

The Flaming Lips – The Terror (Bella Union)

It seems this experience has totally renewed my enjoyment of all that other Flaming Lips stuff that I play in the daytime…

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Marquis de Tren – Solemns 12″ (Domino)

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Marquis de Tren – Solemns 12″ (Domino)

These masterly musicians are in top form here, ambling arm-in-arm and conversing as only decades of friendship allows.…

A review of ‘Arc’ by Everything Everything that absolutely takes issue with everything the NME and the Tories stand for

A review of ‘Arc’ by Everything Everything that absolutely takes issue with everything the NME and the Tories stand for

The words come tumbling out of Jonathan Higgs' mouth like so many bright bees, clouds and clouds of them buzzing about, so numerous and sharp such that their ingenuity, volume and ambition remind me of Joanna Newsom’s meticulous verses. He conjures up drone strikes, billionaires, footballers’ wives, broken war-heroes, landmines, volcanoes, rioters, pterodactyls, post-apocalyptic landscapes, revelatory visions. Not a waistcoat in sight.…

A review of ‘Mosquito’, the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, based only on the press release

A review of ‘Mosquito’, the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, based only on the press release

Nice to know there's a deluxe album but it might as well be a complete fucking Smithsonian Library of Recorded Yeah Yeah Yeahs Burps for all it matters to us, as we sure as shit ain't going to be hearing it any time soon.…

Dick Diver – Calendar Days (Chapter Music)

Dick Diver – Calendar Days (Chapter Music)

They don’t describe forests, or even trees, but the feel of bark and the sound of leaves and then leave the rest for you.…

A review of ‘Wolf’ by Tyler, The Creator based only on the front cover

A review of ‘Wolf’ by Tyler, The Creator based only on the front cover

Ultimately, this cover is showing that Tyler knows. And he's grown. Oh, how he's grown. From chirpy chirpy creep creep to troubled young resentful mogul.…

Blanche Blanche Blanche – Wooden Ball (NNA Tapes)

Blanche Blanche Blanche – Wooden Ball (NNA Tapes)

The future of adventurous US music can be found in the hinterlands. Don’t go to them; they’ll come to you.…

Camperdown & Out – Couldn’t Be Better (Popfrenzy)

Camperdown & Out – Couldn’t Be Better (Popfrenzy)

Couldn't Be Better is so disinterested in any reality I've ever experienced that it's impossible to connect.…

Hangar 03: Primitive Motion + Faspeedelay + Ghost Notes @ The Waiting Room, Brisbane 09.03.13

Hangar 03: Primitive Motion + Faspeedelay + Ghost Notes @ The Waiting Room, Brisbane 09.03.13

A night of playing with sound and song, experimental but structured and beautiful…

In Photos: The Mark Of Cain + Blacklevel Embassy + The Sea Shall Not Have Them @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane 21.03.13

In Photos: The Mark Of Cain + Blacklevel Embassy + The Sea Shall Not Have Them @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane 21.03.13

Can you write about The Mark Of Cain without using the word "brutal"?…

Ensemble Pearl – Ensemble Pearl (Drag City)

Ensemble Pearl – Ensemble Pearl (Drag City)

Imagine a German Dirty Three. Of if you’re feeling cynical, imagine a 10-year-old boy pretending to be a monster, stomping all over Tokyo in a nuclear-induced haze.…

A review of ‘Comedown Machine’ by The Strokes based only on the front cover

A review of ‘Comedown Machine’ by The Strokes based only on the front cover

Their music is supermarket fodder, created with precisely the same love and attention to detail as a pack of frozen peas…

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