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The debut solo album from Falco of Mclusky / Future of the Left fame is a glimpse into what one of Britain's finest musicians left to his own devices. In a bomb shelter.»
Listened to on a Friday walk home though, it is a glorious irreverent return from the kings of global pop dance anthems.»
As historical documents of the birth of electronic music, these are fascinating insights. Just don't expect any choruses.»
Reason to be excited. And you ARE excited. And you ARE excited...»
Never a self-indulgent or forlorn listen, jumping from one emotion to the next, all the while held together by some truly excellent musicianship and wry Scottish lyrics.»
Given the gestation period and polish, the humanity that manages to shine through this tight, crafted record is a triumph.»
More considered than the debut, more quietly patient and yet somehow more addictive.»
As a taster for the fourth Future of the Left album later this year and further proof that version 2.0 of the band is now a fully fledged entity of its own, this EP delivers on both counts.»
The last four times I've seen The National live, I've said it'll be the last.»
Many of these tales have been told before in the world of pop, but rarely with so much subtlety and class.»
Somewhere in these two discs there is a very good hour long album laying in wait. In it's current form though, it's merely a decent one in need of editing.»
This morning I like this record a great deal. But last night, I loved it.»
Album four both benefits and suffers from the band's prolonged stint as Mariachi el Bronx.»
As the music media clamour to look relevant by tenuously finding three future records to lump together and call a trend or scene for 2013, early signs are they've decided it is time for rock to return. This is obviously ridiculous and suggests bass guitars and Brylcream have laid about being unloved for a decade, but even so it'd be a shame if a bunch of great records released this year got penalised for being ahead of the curve.»
Skelethon is the kind of record an artist only makes once in their career; the culmination of long-gestation, departing loved ones and having to innovate out of your comfort zone.»
"Have a better look here", BATS plead at one point. It's advice that any fan of blisteringly progressive rock music in 2012 would do well to heed.»
When Vitalic returned a couple of years back with a louder and tarted up version of his debut, it was so good to have him about again that the music press overlooked it. This time he won't be so lucky.»
It's easy to take people with this timeless tonality for granted, thinking they're two a penny. They're really not.»
There's no doubt that the familiarity of Matthew Dear's style after several records means Beams has to work a bit harder to hold your attention than previous efforts.»
Musicians can often have a way with words on record, but not necessarily in real life. Andy Falkous is not one of those people. His vitriolic lyrics have underpinned the success of both Future of the Left and Mclusky...»
In Our Heads is arguably Hot Chips' most consistent record to date, but it is certainly their most fun.»
This is PiL comfortably manages to be what a comeback strives to be but seldom is; adventurous, celebratory and - above all - adding to an already admirable legacy.»
A breathless journey, tinged with humour.»
They're still as confused as ever.»
Intriguing new solo project from Malcolm Middleton.»
The best record Orbital have made in the past 15 years and up there with their very best.»
The success of the record lies in Hubbert managing to inject his solitary guitar with the subtlety and nous of a full band.»
A nice way to close the chapter on this upbeat and historically reflective period of The Juan Maclean's career. »
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a not a great soundtrack because of the film, but a great film because of the soundtrack.»
Conceived, recorded and finished in a matter of days - warts and all - for a cause everyone involved clearly had a lot of good feeling towards; something that comes across throughout this fine collection of songs.»
