Mr_Miller has written the following articles:
Whenever I get incredibly discouraged now, or pessimistic about human nature, or fatalistic about difficulties that get thrown in front of people, I think of Roky. Earlier this summer saw the release of True Love Cast Out All Evil, the first in over a de»
Roky Eriksson is now reunited with his first wife and his children. Without the context of his life, this would be a wonderful, complete piece of music. Look at it within, and it’s a work of divinity.»
In making Been Listening simpler, and more imperfect than his first record, Johnny Flynn has held out a hand in a way he never did before. »
This is an album that is better than ordinary - not quite beyond. It's up to you to decide if you love it.»
It’s a talent for smallness in spite of showy surroundings, an Englishness that’s as convincing as anything Jamie T, Mike Skinner or Lily Allen has produced, infiltrating the upper echelons of the American music establishment. And, ultimately, it’s this Englishness, rather than its American champion, that makes Straight No Chaser truly worth the effort.»
Now, with a Glastonbury performance best described as ‘defining’, it appears that Florence will be as unstoppable as her machine.»
Just as Tom Waits has the power to infuse you with familiarity with the return of a chord, so do the songs of Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, like an embroidered pillow on an old porch that says ‘home sweet home’. »
Spruced up, sophisticated, and certified pop stars they may be, but the Noisettes have not completely put their past behind them. They retain their idiosyncrasies and their sense of history, and it’s these things that give this record an identity of its own, and make the Noisettes so very easy to love.»
Occasionally vague, sometimes incohesive and a little self-indulgent it may be, but ultimately Abnormally Attracted to Sin is an abnormally attractive piece of work, and another fine example of the shining talent that is Tori Amos.»
The Veils are not the kind of band who wait for atmosphere to come to them. The moment they enter the stage, the room is transformed. Having read so many reviews heralding the mystical qualities of Bat For Lashes, I can’t help thinking that they’re all glasses of water compared to The Veils. Glasses of water held up against blood.»
