since-last-summer has written the following articles:
Broken Social Scene’s eponymous third album, released here at the turn of the year, was packed full to the brim with stuff; at its best the various sounds stop competing and merge in a kind of polyphonic agreement, at other times just seeming cluttered and disparate. 7/4 shoreline is an example of the production working, and working well.»
Tip-top post-rock/folk quartet Hush The Many are taking their brand of skewed acoustica across the country. March will see the group travel the bredth of England to support the re-lincensing of their extremely splendid EP, Mind The Sprawl... »
'Heartbeats’ exists as something of a centrepiece to his album, 'Veneer'; a cover of The Knife’s pounding electro original, González keeps the rhythmic hook, transforming it into the backbone of something of a modern folk classic.»
On ‘City & Eastern Songs’ Lewis moves towards a fuller production, whilst keeping the same neurotic/philosophical/downright hilarious lyrics that made his previous work so charmingly personal; the result is his most satisfying album to date.»
On 'Feels' Animal Collective perfectly manage to balance the experimental and conventional sides of their musical canon, resulting in a bouncy, acousitc pop album bursting to the brim with invention and ideas.»
CocoRosie, otherwise known as the Casady sisters Bianca and Sierra, have an ability to pull different sounds and shapes together to make something extremely enchanting and really very lovely, more so than many other things you’ll hear this year.»
US rapper Kanye West critisised George Bush on live TV on Saturday on an NBC show entitled A Concert For Hurricane Relief. West was presenting a 90-second segment with funnyman Mike Myers two-thirds through the show when, to Myers' suprise, the multi-million selling raper went off script...»
Under his new moniker of Caribou Dan Snaith, a.k.a. Manitoba (his previous pre-lawsuit incarnation), continues his legacy of making constantly challenging, changing music that never gets beyond itself, that always remains immensely human.»
Following their dreamy and frankly quite wonderful 2004 sophomore outing Sung Tongs, Fat Cat kids Animal Collective return this May with an all-new EP.»
Do Make Say Think are a group to watch the world spin by to; to travel with; who provoke nothing more than the desire to reminisce but who never sink into melancholy without at least leaving you an afterthought. They’re a group who excel in documenting moments in time, and who provide those moments with a beautifully honest soundtrack brimming with hope.»
Everyone´s favourite beardy warbler Devendra Banhart returns later this year with a European tour, mingling with his folk collective Vetiver and a one off show with child-voiced harp coaxer Joanna Newsom.»
