Rebecca Schiller

Foster The People

He does the Travolta On Ice. He does the Moonjerk. He does the Funky Thom Yorke. Once in almost every song, FTP frontman Mark...

Zulu Winter – ‘Language’

There’s currently a sizeable groundswell of young British bands like Zulu Winter: ensembles proffering modern and ‘cool’ musical motifs while, ultimately, being too earnest...

Bang On! – ‘[sic]’

The beats: dubstep-in-the-old-days, mixed with big drums on the ‘Fix Up, Look Sharp’-alike ‘Got IT’, old-school metal riffs on ‘Your Gay’ and d’n’b on...

Simian Mobile Disco – ‘Unpatterns’

Simian Mobile Disco circa 2012 are the cooler older brother of Simian Mobile Disco circa 2007. Young SMD were the arm-waving, attention-grabbing, shouty teenager,...

Allo Darlin’ – ‘Europe’

Like Ken Livingstone in Hello Kitty hairslides, indie-pop looked to be a bygone concern, but is suddenly back in with a fighting chance. This...

Willie Nelson – ‘Heroes’

For a songwriter whose biggest hit came in the shape of a cover version – Pasty Cline’s 50-year-old take on ‘Crazy’ – it seems...

Fixers – ‘We’ll Be the Moon’

On paper, Fixers’ debut album should be a perfect 10; the lynchpins of the Oxford Blessing Force scene have a love of Animal Collective...

Squarepusher – ‘Ufabulum’

Purists be warned – vast Ibiza megasynths that would make Tiesto blush aren’t the sort of sounds you’d normally associate with Squarepusher, but ‘Ufabulum’...

Niki And The Dove – ‘Instinct’

Spirit animals bound, prowl and pounce through Niki And The Dove’s debut. Also hurricanes, crystals and visions. Our Swedish duo can pump out all...

Beach House – ‘Bloom’

On their last album, ‘Teen Dream’, Beach House managed the transition to indie-darling status with uncommon grace. Abandoning the music-box murk of their first...
Advertisement