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My Album Reviews (24)
Los Campesinos!
Hold On Now Youngster…
Misunderstood..... like all bands with an interesting future....this first outing moves the feet..... available on the dancefloor at an NmE club near...
Thu 06 Mar, 2008
Edwyn Collins: 'Home Again'
'It celebrates a huge old talent that had been largely forgotten and took his near death to remember'
Glad to see the fierce celtic beauty back in the land of the living....the sound of young scotland aging with panache....don't state 'hawleyesque'...
Thu 06 Mar, 2008
Lightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender bridge
'This planet is dull. It’s all traffic lights and trousers, sunburn and interest rates...'
Dev Hines has the look of Cat from Red Dwarf fame in his geeky pussy parody.... but the sounds of the man.... secure enough to leave past projects...
Thu 06 Mar, 2008
One Night Only
Started A Fire
As it stands...lets hope it is one night only.... I'm not against teen drama on the airwaves.... Poppy and the jezebels really float my old boat.......
Thu 06 Mar, 2008
Harrisons
No Fighting In The War Room
Saw them last summer supporting The Enemy ..... Hard working band... with a couple of nice...
Fri 28 Mar, 2008
Radiohead
The Best Of
At least I wont have to search through all their albums now for my fave tracks....saves drive space on the ipod too!!Fuck EMI.....it is good...
Thu 17 Jul, 2008
Tricky
Knowle West Boy
A fan of Tricky and the sound of Bristol I have been from the beginning...just where does the odd decade go?But to state a reconnection with the...
Thu 17 Jul, 2008
Sam Sparro
Sam Sparro
boring boring .....glossy....boredom....as boring as something boring on a boring day...glossed...
Thu 17 Jul, 2008
CSS
Donkey
heard it several weeks ago......listened several times since....it is a grower..... not the first CSS album grab 'em by the balls factor.......
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Biffy Clyro
Singles 2001-2005
All the tinder as a prerequisite to light the match of a fire......that will 'burn... burn....tonight'..... magnificent celtic charm....but ...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Dirty Pretty Things
Romance At Short Notice
Two bands chasing the dream...of the soundalike Libertine scene....Who will win ...we will see..... what will Carl/Pete do next?Will Katie see? Or...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Albert Hammond Jr
¿Como Te Llama?
Albert Tatlock was a man of the street....Hammond Jr.....merely an electric organ....for once New York gives a soap to compete.... this is not...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives
Emergency
Call 999.....or if they break America....911....as an assault on all sensiblities..... Purile Yorkshire pudding....missing gravy..... most...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
The Zutons
You Can Do Anything
Long haired lover from Liverpool..... who will do anything you want....to be in the charts...... girly pose in lad mags anyone?Ignore....leave this...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
The Ting Tings
We Started Nothing
Have I left it this long to write? A band with the new Salford sound....how can we go wrong? A man with big sunglasses on drums....older than his...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
The Futureheads
This Is Not The World
Disappearing into the mire of all that is played....on MTV2....lift music for the...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Coldplay
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
So many comments....Who will read mne?I used to think this band sublime...think clocks...the scientist...and now numbers and figures to...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Age Of The Understatement
As previously stated I am a fan of all things Arctic.....but this shit leaves me cold..... Alex .....please return to the Sheffield penguins.....and...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Various Artists
Juno OST
The film...the soundtrack.....both top drawer...now how rare is that?....hallam foe only had Orange...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Kaiser Chiefs
Off With Their Heads
leeds united supporters....nuff...
Mon 13 Oct, 2008
Oasis
Dig Out Your Soul
not another album? happy days for the brothers grim... canadians in fact have the best...
Mon 13 Oct, 2008
Los Campesinos!
We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
so quick with a second album..... i could hardly believe it..... and so many take years with the difficult second......doff hats to los...welsh...
Tue 28 Oct, 2008
Snow Patrol
A Hundred Million Suns
Each year there is less snow to be found at the poles.....bands on patrol for it are looking for monkeys....or in fact were they always looking for...
Tue 28 Oct, 2008
Katy Perry
One Of The Boys
the girls a slag.....the best you ever...
Tue 28 Oct, 2008