SILVERSUN PICKUPS Better Nature 3.5/5 It’s been almost 10 years since Silversun Pickups appeared with debut record Carnavas, drawing quick comparisons to buzzsaw-guitar ’90s bands like Smashing Pumpkins. But across […]
Superb records are arriving thick and fast in 2015. The Decemberists dropped their glorious What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World in January, Bjork’s latest masterpiece appeared instantly following its […]
THE DECEMBERISTS What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World EMI Decemberists frontman and principal songwriter Colin Meloy said in a recent Australian interview that the three children’s books he […]
I know, I know, the year is far from over. But in these crazy, high-octane times when information moves so fast that it can leave you with motion sickness, it […]
JAMES VINCENT McMORROW Post Tropical 5/5 Sometimes vocals and meticulous production synthesise with such stunning beauty that it’s hard to articulate the resulting glory. But if Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent […]
WHITLEY Even The Stars Are A Mess 4/5 (Dew Process) The opening lyrics of Whitley’s third album, Even The Stars Are A Mess, suggest that the songwriter has found harmony both […]
MELODY POOL The Hurting Scene 4.5/5 (Independent) Say what you like about the suffocating pain of heartbreak, but it continues to be a rich vein of inspiration for emotionally potent […]
