doggod202003 has written the following articles:
It beggars belief that people find this inspiring, or that they find wisdom in Tom Clarke's lyrics. He's barely sentient.»
For all Gossip's heartfelt politicking, Higgin's pop-lite makeover only accentuates the hollowness that's always plagued their songs.»
DROKK arrives at the tail-end of a saturating boom in raw, retro synth music. Meaning it's overly familiar. Neither does it add anything new to the canon.»
For the first time in their combined 15 albums Odd Future sound like nothing more that a bunch of kids who can't believe their good luck. And on OF Tape Vol 2, neither can we.»
The sound of two masters alternately warring and spurring each other on, from opposite ends of the North American landmass, with the listener as war profiteer, struggling to keep up as the layers pile up, the tension builds and the roof comes off.»
On their fifth album Devotion Kap Bambino are true to the form, consequently vomiting out an early contender for the indie community's best dance record of the year. Or, that is, the most danceable.»
The needle has shifted from 'dance' to 'rock', but it's all part of growing up, though. And in the process Sleigh Bells have managed to keep it fun, rebellious and barbed.»
Think of Egyptian Wrinkle as like a stay in hospital: white sheets and monochromatic décor, inane muzak streaming in loop from a seemingly everlasting TV show.»
Enter Shikari have vanquished all the lithe, cutting aspects of their trance/post-hardcore creation, emerging as something like the Def Leopard of screamotronica.»
Admittedly this is clearly not quite as "lost" as the rest of this year's other Lost 11 picks (it's at #20 in our year-end, for starters!), it's an album which doesn't seem to have quite connected, for whatever reasons, with our staff. DiS set John Calvert the task of arguing its case, in which he goes as far as to say it's North America's answer to Let England Shake»
Pop-cute but tastefully discerning: hip, diverse and always vibrant. It's also pretty forgettable.»
For the history-making producers here, musical nostalgia seems as impossible a feat as the jaw-dropping footwork juke inspires.»
Something to listen to and read about over the weekend... The Hype Machine have posted Without You, the fantastic record from King Midas Sound which is out next week on the brilliant Hyperdub label. Have a listen, and then have a read about it...»
Consult any accredited dictionary for the definition of 'sumptuous' and there sits Pat 'Active Child Grossi's pouting mug, the youngster looking all mopey and intense, or maybe a bit otherworldly, or maybe a little smug for having produced one of the most enveloping, most downright gorgeous records of the year.»
The genuine coldwave article.»
Essentially a step back from commercialness, Gravity The Seducer's stab at artistic profundity is unfortunately as successful as their middling fortunes in the mainstream.»
Sure it's pretty, but under those runny dub brushstokes is hidden a killing machine.»
An escapist Jamaica-pop lark with a traditional bent and a big heart, in the realms of good-times bass you could do a lot worse than the classy and charming Watch Me Dance.»
Stay Plus (+), Manchester's latest most-likely-to's, deal in what you could describe as 'fictional dance', or 'hologram rave' if you can swallow it. It's not exactly nostalgia as such, rather dance music is the object and what remains is Stay +, the light echoes of a dead star.»
Like nu-gaze's answer to The Waterboys, I Break Horses' debut is, first and foremost, resounding proof that subtle beauty doesn’t have to be self-defeating, drippy or retiring.»
Rotten to its core and coming apart at the seams, this mixtape lays waste to your nerves before strapping your adrenalised carcass to a runaway freight train.»
There's very little here to nourish the modern punk fan.»
Little Dragon could do with breathing more deeply - it's not cool to be too cool.»
With Barn Owl, nothing is worth rushing.»
White Night Stand finds these subterranean homesick aliens in desperate need of some focus.»
The entire project smacks of the type of non-specific, tacky fare that directors of noisy American blockbusters consider futuristic and edgy.»
