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Guitar Wolf + Cheap Time @ Cabaret Mile End, Montréal, 16.05.11

Guitar Wolf + Cheap Time @ Cabaret Mile End, Montréal, 16.05.11

I’m no music nerd, but I know enough to know In The Red isn’t a dog’s breakfast of musical styles.…

Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)

Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)

Bon Iver is hazier than you expect. It is lost and narcoticized, simultaneously desperate and asleep.…

NAPT – Emotion EP (Red Sugar)

NAPT – Emotion EP (Red Sugar)

NAPT seem to have grown tired of experimenting with structure and layers and have instead decided to try and create something novel by messing with the fundamental sounds of their work.…

THE ALTERNATE REVIEW Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts (Matador)

THE ALTERNATE REVIEW Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts (Matador)

The solo record can be a treacherous pursuit.…

Tyler, The Creator – Goblin (XL)

Tyler, The Creator – Goblin (XL)

cough cough CLOSET CASE cough cough…

Tyler, The Creator @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 05.06.11

Tyler, The Creator @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 05.06.11

The Zoo may be the finest venue in all of Australia. It's called The Zoo for a reason, and not just because there's shit all over the floor and someone just gave birth to a litter of baby elephants. …

My Morning Jacket – Circuital (ATO)

My Morning Jacket – Circuital (ATO)

This is music. It’s personal. It’s pheromones, not Trivial Pursuit.…

The Fag Machine + I Am Austin @ Focus Wales Festival, 28.05.11

The Fag Machine + I Am Austin @ Focus Wales Festival, 28.05.11

If The Fag Machine were a band to listen to and jump up and down to, then I Am Austin are a band to dance and make love to. …

tUnE-YaRdS – w h o k i l l (4AD)

tUnE-YaRdS – w h o k i l l (4AD)

Everything feels forced, and dramatic simply for the sake of being dramatic. The more I listen the more her voice puts me on edge…

Jad Fair – Beautiful Songs (The Best of Jad Fair) (Fire)

Jad Fair – Beautiful Songs (The Best of Jad Fair) (Fire)

If people really did root for the underdog, if they really did want the unlikely nerd to be the hero, then Jad Fair would be a household name.…

Mr Maps – Wire Empire (Lofly Recordings)

Mr Maps – Wire Empire (Lofly Recordings)

It’s a common complaint from music fans these days that many reviews are more about the reviewer than the music.…

REVIEWED IN WORDS Lady Gaga – Born This Way (Interscope)

REVIEWED IN WORDS Lady Gaga – Born This Way (Interscope)

Born This Way is Lady Gaga’s Be Here Now. It is bloated and too full of itself.…

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