ATP: A Fan's Frustration
At the age of 18, I was so indie that I wanted to go to ATP before it was even ATP...»
Articles
lukowski has written the following articles:
Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
Everyday Robots is a lovely record, and in its lack of duds it’s probably one of the least flawed things Albarn has put his name to. That doesn't make it the best, though:»
Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
A low key work of low key charm.»
U2 - Songs of Innocence
The whole thing feels bound by a laboured tastefulness.»
Karen O - Crush Songs
More a record to crush on than fall in love with, but free it from expectations and it'll take a small part of your heart.»
The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
Are The New Pornographers history’s first reverse supergroup?»
Latitude 2014: the DiS review
Latitude continues to grow up, but it is what it always was - a jolly good time.»
Review: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Hyde Park, 12/07/14
An unfiltered first hand look at one of the most potent and eccentric musical partnerships of the twentieth century.»
Manic Street Preachers - Futurology
Nobody will ever forget the Manics have a past, but it finally feels like they have a future again too.»
Poliça - Raw Exit
Fundamentally it comprises four pretty good songs, and there’s no arguing with that.»
The Knife - Shaken-Up Versions
In its own oblique way, Shaken-Up Versions is the sound of The Knife having fun.»
Coldplay - Ghost Stories
As ever with Coldplay, one foot is miles out of their comfort zone, one is firmly in it.»
R.E.M. - Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
A lovingly assembled historical record, the beginning and the end of a bygone era.»
Natalie Merchant - Natalie Merchant
Sometimes the sheer sumptuousness of the sounds, of Natalie Merchant’s cold, clear voice negotiating lush jungles of brass and cathedral-like groves of cello, is enough in itself. Sometimes, you can’t help but wish for more.»
Schrödinger's Kate: what are we actually booking for?
Andrzej Lukowski imagines what might be in store at the forthcoming Kate Bush live shows...»
Live report: Unsound Adelaide at the Adelaide Festival
Adelaide, for all its hectares of bungalow, is pretty much the leftfield music capital of the world for ten or so slightly random days in March.»
Liars - Mess
Being a Liars album, Mess is magnificent.»
Live Report: Fuck Buttons at Kentish Town Forum, 31/01/14
ATP's melodic noiseniks come home - with some friends in tow»
Marissa Nadler - July
Marissa Nadler may flirt with the sun now, but she still articulates the dark like no one else.»
Maximo Park - Too Much Information
Too Much Information is neither forward looking nor, overtly retro or especially of the moment - it just is, in the best sense.»
Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes
High Hopes is not going to shock anyone, but it is Bruce Springsteen's most vital-sounding set since The Seeger Sessions.»
Islands - Ski Mask
There's much to admire here, but when you’ve stared into the sun for too long, it’s hard to see the dimmer lights.»
Of Montreal - Lousy with Sylvianbriar
Lousy with Sylvianbriar won’t ever be viewed as the quintessential Of Montreal album.»
Nirvana - In Utero (20th anniversary editions)
Perhaps the greatest testament to In Utero is that it doesn’t have that Closer or Holy Bible sense of being a suicide note – it feels too vital for that.»
Julia Holter - Loud City Song
Loud City Song is Julia Holter's third album is three years, and it's anyone's guess where she's going to go next - the only sensible response is to hold tight for the ride.»
OFF Festival 2013: the DiS review
DiS heads back to Poland's premier indie festival.»
Garden Festival Croatia: the DiS review
Garden is small enough for a couple of idiots to get lost on the hill next to it, and long may that continue. »
Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
Slow Focus isn’t alienating, it’s other, and it’s a pleasure to take a wander around its unfamiliar landscapes. »
New Order - Live at Bestival
Live At Bestival would be a perfunctory final bow for New Order.»
Deap Vally - Sistrionix
Sistrionix could be a foundation for something much better or something infinitely worse, but for now Deap Vally don’t particularly deserve your hate or your love.»