Articles
llamapower has written the following articles:
Foster the People - Torches
At no point on Torches is there any sense of edge, of losing control.»
FM Belfast - Don't Want To Sleep
FM Belfast don’t take themselves seriously and if you follow suit, there’s great times to be had. »
Is Tropical - Native To
You can’t help feeling Is Tropical may have made a mistake by playing their aces too early.»
The Wombats - This Modern Glitch
Taken in context it’s a fun, immediate sugar-rush of a listen. »
The Pigeon Detectives - Up, Guards and at 'Em
Up, Guards And At Em is powerfully akin to going back to a club you haven’t been to in years, only to find the same soundtrack playing.»
Within Temptation - The Unforgiving
However cheesy, however smothered in Eighties patische, what Within Temptation have done is write a collection of killer melodies that are so strong it’s almost impossible to sniff at them.»
My Disco - Little Joy
For all their fierceness and uncompromising control, My Disco never get anywhere near achieving the punch of their nearest sonic aquaintances.»
Mirrors - Lights and Offerings
Pillaging from the back catalogues of Eighties electronica is an institutionalised practice today, and Mirrors do it with such style and elegance it renders their less than original sound irrelevant. »
The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
One has to wonder exactly why it’s taken The Joy Formidable so long to get The Big Roar together. But for the most part, these tracks burn with anthemic vivacity.»
ox scapula - Hands Out
In their own words, Ox Scapula describe their sound as ‘loud, klangy, horrible, awkward, punk’ - Hands Out easily fulfils this agenda, there’s not much more you could expect or ask from it. »
Here We Go Magic - Pigeons
The front-heavy momentum of Pigeons is enough to ensure that that the dreamy beauty of Here We Go Magic’s debut has been fiercely preserved»