en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal The Last.fm journal for Nialloleary. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2010/01/16/3ccxql_new_music_january_2010_%28updated%29 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:08:03 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2010/01/16/3ccxql_new_music_january_2010_%28updated%29 I'm planning to use this Journal Entry to log all the new interesting bands/music I come across in the media/radio etc to research at a later time. If anybody has an pointers or advice on tracks/albums/bands please do let me know or make a comment.

The Observer Music Monthly December 2010

Special final issue

To view the online version of the final Observer Music Monthly check the following link;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/musicmonthly

Random Recommended Albums


Gil Scott-Heron new album entitled I'm New Here".
(Rated at 4/5)

“Instead, Scott-Heron is placed in a variety of sparse acoustic and electronic settings.

Russell – who charted himself in 1992 with novelty rave hit The Bouncer – has clearly been absorbing Burial's bleak chic and I'm New Here makes maximum use of Scott-Heron's raw, ravaged vocals. A cover of Bobby Bland's beautiful I'll Take Care of You sounds like desperate pleading through the bottom of a glass; Robert Johnson's Me and the Devil is rendered as horror-flick collision of dubstep and primitive electro. The title track, a cover of American alt-rocker Smog, is all slurred words and biographical resonance ("no matter how far wrong you've gone/ you can always turn around"). However Scott-Heron filled the pages of his prison diaries, it wasn't writing new songs. Four covers (one of his own, The Vulture), four short poems and a handful of interludes stack up to a slender 28-minute album. The only time he takes his own prose well beyond two minutes, the result is the brilliant New York is Killing Me, a finger-clicking, bass-humming lament for the simpler pleasures of the south. I'm New Here might turn out to be a footnote rather than an American Recordings-style new chapter, but this is as striking a return as we're likely to hear all year.”
Full review here
Recommended track to download..... ‘Halfcast’
http://www.myspace.com/revolutionwillnotbetelevised




Hot Chip new album entitled " One Life Stand ".
(Rated at 4/5)
“Something magical may well have rubbed off, as One Life Stand not only sees them back on track, it's also their best work, paring down those past excesses and unifying them into an extraordinarily lovely whole. Alley Cats is a perfect balance of the musical, lyrical and intellectual playfulness that has come to define them. A song about loss, it juxtaposes strange, melancholy imagery – people tucked in bed are "planted like crocuses" – and, when all three of the band's vocalists arrive at the line "there's no pain I don't know", convincing heartache.

Underpinning everything is the spluttering machine energy at the heart of vintage dance music. The ghosts of New Order and Visage stalk Thieves in the Night. An existential crisis you can whistle, it ponders the elusive nature of happiness with lyrics like "a want is a lack but also desire". Before the anthemic closer Take It In rises towards its folky chorus, it clanks and squelches like an early Warp Records release, reeking of dry ice, lasers and dancing before the police arrive to spoil the party. Is it possible to have too many ideas? Not if you know what to do with them..”.
Full review here
Recommended track to download..... ‘Alley Cats’
http://www.myspace.com/hotchip



Liars new album entitled Sisterworld".
(Rated at 4/5)
“Recorded in an LA suburb so grim that someone died of gunshot wounds on the studio doorstep. No wonder, then, that the cult Australian-American’s trio’s fifth album revels the seedy side to life.
Recommended track to download..... ‘Scissor”
http://www.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars



Massive Attack new album entitled "Heligoland".
(Rated at 4/5)
“Just as you can tell a lot about a person by the company he or she keeps, so the scale of a band's ambition can be gauged by their guest vocalists. On paper, then, Massive Attack's first album in seven years should mark a return to their glory days and the unparalleled Protection and Blue Lines. There are contributions from Elbow star Guy Garvey, 3D's old mucker Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval of 90s dream pop cult act Mazzy Star and, on the opener, Pray For Rain, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe. Best of all, perhaps, for those who hated 100th Window, a 3D solo album passed off as a Massive set, Daddy G has returned from his "sabbatical", eager no doubt to save 3D from himself and inject a note of something other than despair.

And yet, for the first half of Heligoland at least, the Bristolians' fifth proper album is less than the sum of its impressive parts. In a recent preview of the year ahead, one broadsheet journalist described it as "ambitious" and a contender for the Mercury award. Odd, given that unlike Portishead, say, who used their time in exile to reinvent themselves, their fellow West Country act, in 2010, sound as listless as they did seven years ago. As on 100th Window, Mushroom's absence is pronounced, while 3D does little more than mutter to himself – a one-time heavy hitter who's fallen on hard times. "I want to get clean but I've got to get high," he half-raps on Rush Minute, an intriguing opening in dire need of a song. Equally forgettable are Babel and Psyche, both of which are sung by Martina Topley-Bird and, like every record she has made since Maxinquaye, betray her desire to return to the mid-90s when drum'n'bass-flecked woozy soul was quite the latest thing.
Full review here
Recommended track to download..... ‘Flat Of The Blade’
http://www.myspace.com/massiveattack



Tunng new album entitled "…And Then We Saw Land".
(Rated at 4/5)
“Could there be a more welcome sight hoving into view on the horizon than a fourth Tunng album? Cosy folktronica rustles up besides greater ambition and a taste (On Sashimi) of their travels.
Recommended track to download..... ‘Don’t Look Down Or Back’
http://www.tunng.co.uk



Yeasayer new album entitled "Odd Blood".
(Rated at 4/5)
“In stark contrast, Yeasayer's Odd Blood is a piece of piss to listen to, despite a press release that insists that the Brooklyn trio are from "an off-world colony sometime after the singularity" where "glimmering reverb haze is eschewed" in favour of "flickering ectoplasmic wisps". I wasn't sure whether to listen to the record or call Ghostbusters. But once I plumped for the former, I was somewhat shocked to discover a pop record, full of grooves, melodies and recognisable chorus type-affairs. The record revolves around that reverb-heavy, carnival-esque wall-of-sound that has dominated American indie in recent years, and the art part stems from cascading synths, some eccentric percussion sounds and the yearning, nasal croons of Anand Wilder, with plenty of vocal support from fellow Yeasayers Chris Keating and Ira Wolf Tuton.

The reference to an obscure historical figure pops up here in the single Ambling Alp, the nickname given to boxer Primo Carnera. A Nikolai Valuev-type giant, Carnera won the world heavyweight championship in 1933 but was always accused of being a Mob-sponsored false champion. Here, he's simply the thematic launching pad for a big, uplifting chorus that goes, "Stick up for yourself, son/Never mind what anybody else done", which defines the joyful, air-punching feel of songs such as I Remember and Love Me Girl..”.
Full review here
Recommended track to download..... ‘I Remember’
http://www.myspace.com/yeasayer

Q February 2010



Link to current issue

Random Recommended Albums



Beach House new album entitled “Teen Dream”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Majestic, mournful dream-pop from the Baltimore badlands”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Walk In The Park”
http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic




Delphic debut album entitled “Acolyte”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Thrilling debut from synth-powered Manc threesome”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Red Lights”
http://www.myspace.com/delphic




Gift of the Gab new album entitled “Escape To Mars"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Space is the place for eco-friendly rap virtuso”
Recommended track to download…..”Wet Hair”
http://www.myspace.com/theofficialgiftofgab



Good Shoes new album entitled “No Hope, No Future”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “London quartet’s second. Glummer than the first”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Camera Talk”
http://www.myspace.com/goodshoes



Four Tet new album entitled “There Is Love In You”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Dance music visionary’s excellent return”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Love Cry”
http://www.myspace.com/fourtetkieranhebden



Midlake new album entitled “The Courage Of Others”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “The bucolic Radiohead, anyone? This is bold, ambitious captivating stuff.”
Recommended track to download…..”Winter Dies”
http://www.myspace.com/midlake



The Soft Pack debut album entitled “The Soft Pack”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “San Diego quartet spark up white-hot debut.”
Recommended track to download…..”Pull Out”
http://www.myspace.com/thesoftpack



Spoon new album entitled “Transference”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Fine seventh record from Texan art-rockers”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Got Nuffin”
http://www.myspace.com/spoon



Vampire Weekend new album entitled “Contra”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Never mind the proppy smugness, feel the luxurious tunes”
Recommended track to download…..”Cousins”
http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend

Other albums mentioned that look interesting



African Head Charge ninth album entitled “Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Run Come See”
http://www.myspace.com/africanheadcharge



First Aid Kit new album entitled “The Big Black and The Blue"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Ghost Town”
http://www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit



Mr Chop debut album entitled “For Pete’s Sake"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Ghost Town”
http://www.myspace.com/mrchopchop



Get Well Soon debut album entitled “Vexations"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Red Nose Day”
http://www.myspace.com/youwillgetwellsoon



Anna Kashfi third album entitled “Survival"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Devil’s Bridge”
http://www.myspace.com/annakashfi



Riva Stari new album entitled “If Life Gives You Lemon’s Make Lemonade"
(Rated at 3/5)
Recommended track to download…..”I Was Drunk”
http://www.myspace.com/rivastarr



These New Puritans new album entitled “Hidden"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Attack Music”
http://www.myspace.com/thesenewpuritans

As a footnote-This is the last issue of OMM & I'm tiring a little of Q Magazine-so my next journal will be culled from releases in Clash Magazine.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/12/20/39ht41_top_albums_of_2009 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:03:39 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/12/20/39ht41_top_albums_of_2009 Top Albums Of 2009

I’m not exactly sure why but I love end of year reviews. It’s a great way to find new music and a chance to reassess albums you might have passed over. So if you have time please, tell me what I’ve missed out on, list your top albums of the year or maybe send me a link to any interesting end of year reviews!

2009 was the year all of my genre specific play lists got shot to pieces. Artists seemed to defy classification and frankly that made the last twelve months a whole lot more interesting.

Finally many thanks to all my Lastfm friends and everybody else on lastfm who helped me broaden my musical horizons this year!

Top Albums Of 2009

Number 20

Fuck Buttons-Tarot Sport

Recommended track to download…..’Phantom Limb’



Number 19

Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II

Recommended track to download….. ‘Cold Outside (feat. Ghostface Killah & Suga Bang Bang)’



Number 18

2562-Unbalance

Recommended track to download…..’Lost’



Number 17

worriedaboutsatan-arrivals

Recommended track to download….. ‘.’



Number 16

Subway-Subway II

Recommended track to download…..‘Persuasion’



Number 15

Crocodiles-Summer of Hate

Recommended track to download…..’Screaming Chrome’



* Just to qualify this album was released in December 07-but I picked it up in January 08 & it's release was after I'd completed my 07 Journal.

Number 14

Boxcutter-Arecibo Message

Recommended track to download….. ‘Sidetrak’



Number 13

Dirty Projectors-Bitte Orca

Recommended track to download…..’Temecula Sunrise’



Number 12

Nosaj Thing-Drift

Recommended track to download…..’Coat of Arms’



Number 11

Moderat-Moderat

Recommended track to download…..‘Seamonkey’




Number 10

Dan Auerbach-Keep It Hid

Recommended track to download…..’When The Night Comes’



Number 9

The xx-The xx

Recommended track to download…..’Basic Space (Pariah Remix)’



Number 8

Zomby-One Foot Ahead Of The Other EP

Recommended track to download…..’One Foot Ahead Of The Other’

* Just to qualify this is actually an EP but contains nine tracks and seems to be listed in more official lists.



Number 7

Lukid-Foma

Recommended track to download…..Raise High the Roof Beam



* Just to qualify this album was released in 3 November 2008-but I picked it up in January 09 & it's release was after I'd completed my 08 Journal.

Number 6

Mr. Lif-I Heard it Today

Recommended track to download…..”Welcome To The World”



Number 5

Major Lazer-Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do

Recommended track to download….. ‘Can't stop now feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell’



Number 4

Doom-Born Like This

Recommended track to download…..’Ballskin’



Number 3

Harmonic 313-When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence

Recommended track to download…..’Dirtbox’



Number 2

Martyn-Great Lengths

Recommended track to download…..’The Only Choice’



Number 1

Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavilion

Recommended track to download…..’My Girls’

]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/11/14/35s11t_new_music_december_2009_%28updated%29 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:04:51 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/11/14/35s11t_new_music_december_2009_%28updated%29 I'm planning to use this Journal Entry to log all the new interesting bands/music I come across in the media/radio etc to research at a later time. If anybody has an pointers or advice on tracks/albums/bands please do let me know or make a comment.

Q December 2009



Link

Random Recommended Albums



2562 debut album entitled “Unbalance”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Dubstep from Holland. Dam good, you might say.”
Recommended track to download…..”Lost”
http://www.myspace.com/2562dub



The Antlers new album entitled “Hospice”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Sweeping bedside epic from Brooklyn indie-Rock trio.”
Recommended track to download…..”Atrophy”

http://www.myspace.com/theantlers




Beak> new album entitled “Recordings 05/01/09>17/01/09”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Portishead mainman’s two week Krautrock experiment.”
Recommended track to download…..”I Know”
http://www.myspace.com/beak2009




Japandroids new album entitled “Post Nothing"
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Canadian pair do “loud ans shouty” with aplomb”
Recommended track to download…..”Wet Hair”
http://http://www.myspace.com/japandroids



Local Natives new album entitled “Go Hard”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Los Angeles art-poppers. Rightly much tipped”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Camera Talk”
http://http://www.myspace.com/localnatives



Luciano new album entitled “Tribute To The Sun”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Swiss-Chilean DJ/producer pushes the techno envelope”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Africa Sweat”
http://www.myspace.com/luciennluciano



Rain Machine new album entitled “Rain Machine”
Rated at 3/5
Described as “TV On The Radio guitarist Kyp Malone Flies solo”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Winter Song”
http://www.myspace.com/rainmachinemusic




Various Artists new album entitled “Solar Life Raft”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Invigorating mix from hip Brooklyn duo DJ Rupture and Matt Shadetek”
Recommended tracks to download…..”For The Souls”
http://www.myspace.com/deejayrupture

Other albums mentioned that look interesting



The Bloody Beetroots debut album entitled “Romborama"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Word Problems”
http://www.myspace.com/thebloodybeetroots



Point B new album entitled “Suicide Beauty Spot"
(Rated at 3/5)
Recommended track to download…..”Dirt”
http://www.myspace.com/pointbmusic



Various Artists new album entitled “A MONSTROUS PSYCHEDELIC BUBBLE EXPLODING IN YOUR MIND VOL 2"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..Friends of Dean Martinez - "Dusk"
http://www.myspace.com/amonstrouspsychedelicbubble

The Observer Music Monthly November 2009

To view the online version of this months Observer Music Monthly check the following link;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/musicmonthly

Random Recommended Albums



Blakroc new album entitled "Blakroc ".
(Rated at 4/5)
“Wisely, Blakroc – a rough'n'ready project comprised of white blues duo the Black Keys and a roster of MCs, including the RZA, Mos Def and, from beyond the grave, Ol' Dirty Bastard – take things right back to basics. The premise is simple, but effective. The Black Keys knock out a lo-fi riff, the rappers strut about, sticking to the themes that have preoccupied both bluesmen and MCs throughout the years, notably sex, heartbreak and cash. Star turns include Ludacris and ODB leering all over Coochie, and R&B singer and former Missy Elliott protégée Nicole Wray swaggering through Done Did It, with help from Baltimore newcomer NOE, whose Jay-Z impression is so spot-on he could well be the hip-hop Alistair McGowan. The loose, spontaneous nature of the exercise means there's the odd dud, but there are far more hits than misses. The result? A dead concept is temporarily revived.”.
Full review here
Recommended track to download..... ‘Done Did It’
http://www.blakroc.com



Ben Frost new album entitled "By The Throat".
(Rated at 4/5)
“Australian-born, Reykjavik based Ben Frost seems to be aiming for the common ground between Bjork at her most crystalline and Metallica at their most monolithic”.”.
Recommended track to download..... ‘O God Project Me’
http://www.myspace.com/theghostofbenfrost



King Midas Sound new album entitled "Waiting For You".
(Rated at 4/5)
“Don’t be afraid producer Kevin Martin has exchanged the thundering new school dancehall he records as the Bug for a more mellow, user friendly, modern dub sound, plus a brand new alias.
Recommended track to download..... ‘Cool Out’
http://www.myspace.com/kingmidassound]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/10/24/33wea1_new_music_november_2009 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:12:46 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/10/24/33wea1_new_music_november_2009 I'm planning to use this Journal Entry to log all the new interesting bands/music I come across in the media/radio etc to research at a later time. If anybody has an pointers or advice on tracks/albums/bands please do let me know or make a comment

Q November 2009



Link

Random Recommended Albums



Julian Casablancas debut album entitled “Phrazes For The Young”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Another Strokes man goes solo. File under “ambitious if flawed”..”
Recommended track to download…..”Ludlow St”
http://www.myspace.com/juliancasablancas



Fuck Buttons new album entitled “Tarot Sport”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Sweary electronica duo bring the noise. Gloriously.”
Recommended track to download…..”Space Mountain”
http://www.myspace.com/fuckbuttons



Hudson Mohawke new album entitled “Butter"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Psychedelic hip hop mash-up. Straight outta Glasgow.”
Recommended track to download…..”Joy Fantastic”
http://http://www.myspace.com/hudsonmo



Lethal Bizzle new album entitled “Go Hard”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Indie’s favourite MC heads for the dancefloor”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Go Hard”
http://http://www.myspace.com/lethalbizzlemusic



The Twilight Sad new album entitled “Forget The Night Ahead”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Noisemongers turn the gloom up to 11 for the second album”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Seven Years Of Letters”
http://www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad



Vitalic new album entitled “Flashmob”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Banging French electro:not subtle but effective”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Flashmob”
http://www.myspace.com/vitalicofficial

Other albums mentioned that look interesting



Invasion new album entitled “The Master Alchemist"
(Rated at 3/5)
Recommended track to download…..”Alchemist”
http://www.myspace.com/invasion



King Cannibal new album entitled “Let The Night Roar"
(Rated at 3/5)
Recommended track to download…..”Dirt”
http://www.myspace.com/kingcannibal



Deadmau5 new album entitled “For Lack Of A Better Name"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Word Problems”
http://www.myspace.com/deadmau5



Mumford & Sons new album entitled “Sigh No More"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”Winter Winds”
http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons



Why? new album entitled “Eskimo Snow"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”This Blackest Purse”
http://www.myspace.com/whyanticon

The Observer Music Monthly October 2009

To view the online version of this months Observer Music Monthly check the following link;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/musicmonthly

Random Recommended Albums



Various new album entitled "Hyperdub 5". (Rated at 4/5)
“..More texture can be found on Hyperdub 5-5 Years Of Hyperdub, the fifth anniversary compilation from the influential London label at the centre of the dubstep scene..”
Recommended tracks to download.....Cooly G-Weekend Fly ‘’
http://www.hyperdub.net



Maps new album entitled "Turning Of The Mind".
(Rated at 4/5)
“James Chapman, aka Maps, is yet another British laptop electro one-man band, in the mould of Calvin Harris and Theoretical Girl. He comes from Northampton, got a Mercury nomination for his 2007 debut We Can Create, and, in a great many ways, has no distinguishing features in a UK pop landscape awash with arty 80s-influenced synth revivalists. Except for one thing. His second album is a masterpiece that stands with the best - Depeche Mode, Yazoo, the Normal - of the Mute label's electro-pop past.
Full review here
Recommended track to download..... ‘I Dream Of Crystal’
http://www.myspace.com/mapsmusic



Various new album entitled "Steppa’s Delight Vol II".
(Rated at 3/5)

“Just when you thought all dubstep was beginning to sound the same, it reinvents itself. This round up of present and future stars suggests it’s evolution rather than revolution though.

The second installment of Soul Jazz's 'Present to Future' dubstep primers jams together an essential set of recent classics and stepping winners from a slightly different pool of artists. Romanian stepper TRG contributes his lush dub/2step raver 'Broken heart' from the fantastic Hessle Audio label, while Croydon yout Quest takes it back home with a cut from his classic split 12" for Anti Social Entertainment on 'Hardfood'. Elsewhere there's new cuts from fresh faces Shonx with the shockingly good 'Canton', and Bristols dystopian dubber Gatekeeper with MC Grizla on 'Shade Darker'. The last side is saved for perhaps two of the scenes finest achievements from Martyn and Shackleton, Martyn's 'Broken' being a firm favourite round these parts and obviously Shackleton's deep blue masterpiece 'Blood on my hands' which still induces the same effect now as it did the first time we heard it, sheer class. This is absolutely ideal entry level gear for anyone new to the sound, but i'm quite sure a lot of you have gaps to fill in your collection that could be nicely plugged with this essential comp.
Recommended track to download..... ‘Shackleton'-'Blood on my hands'
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/ ]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/10/03/321qgb_recently_added_2009 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/10/03/321qgb_recently_added_2009 I've decided to start archiving my monthly additions-this is to aid my failing memory-I'm not really expecting it to be useful to anybody else.

September 2009

Thank you everybody for the musical recommendations-as listed;

Arctic Monkeys—Humbug

Cinnaman & Jay Scarlett present-Beat Dimensions Volume Two

Discovery—LP
Thank you emusic.com

Falty DL—LOVE IS A LIABILITY
Thank you 14tracks.com

Horsepower Productions—Damn It/Kingstep
Thank you 14tracks.com

Julian Plenti—Do It -Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper
Thank you emusic.com

Mark Pritchard—Wind it Up
Thank you emusic.com

Millie & Andrea—Temper Tantrum / Vigilance
Thank you 14tracks.com

Pangaea—Memories
Thank you 14tracks.com

Point B—Free Standing Structure EP
Thank you skerzo

Radioactive Man—Growl
Thank you dannyb

Simian Mobile Disco—Temporary Pleasure

the Gaslamp Killer— My Troubled Mind – EP
Thank you skerzo

The xx—XX

Untold— Just for You
Thank you 14tracks.com

YACHT—Summer Song
Thank you emusic.com

Zomby— Digital Flora

Zomby— One Foot Ahead of the Other EP

Random Tracks— Fool's Gold , Memory Tapes

October 2009

Atlas Sound—Logos

BLK JKS—Mystery
Thank you emusic

David Sylvian—Manafon

DatA— Doors Of Perception-Leaves
Thank you skerzo

Dizzee Rascal—Tongue N' Cheek
Thank you Orange_Anubis

Dorian Concept—Trilingual Dance Sexperience
Thank you zm0

Various Artists— Echo Expansion
Thank you skerzo

Ellen Allien—Lover
Thank you emusic

FEW NOLDER— New Folder
Thank you onecaseman

James Blake—Air And Lack Thereof
Thank you bashford

Jay-Z—The Blueprint 3
Thank you Orange_Anubis

Kona Triangle—Sing a New Sapling into Existence
Thank you skerzo

Mary Anne Hobbs—Presents Wild Angels

Memory Tapes—Seek Magic
Thank you fxtwn

Muse—Resistance
Thank you Orange_Anubis

Point B—Free Standing Structure EP
Thank you skerzo

Radioactive Man—Growl
Thank you dannyb

The Big Pink— A Brief History Of Love
Thank you CvaldaVessalis

Thom Yorke— Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses bw The Hollow Earth

Various Artists-Planet Mu Presents “The Mu School”

Warp 20 —Classics 89-92

Warp 20 —Chosen

Warp 20 —Recreated

Various Artists-CeeSee Mix
Thank you USetTheFireInMe

Random Tracks— Fool's Gold , Memory Tapes]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/09/19/30te9n_new_music_october_2009 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:08:33 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/09/19/30te9n_new_music_october_2009 I'm planning to use this Journal Entry to log all the new interesting bands/music I come across in the media/radio etc to research at a later time. If anybody has an pointers or advice on tracks/albums/bands please do let me know or make a comment

Q October 2009



Magazine online Link

Random Recommended Albums



The Big Pink debut album entitled “A Brief History Of Love”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “London duo’s first offering rocks like it’s 1992.. Shoegazing revival, anyone? This fashionable London duo are obsessed not with My Bloody Valentine, but their runty offspring: their debut is built from old Chapterhouse records.”
Recommended track to download…..”Velvet”
http://www.myspace.com/musicfromthebigpink



BLK JKS new album entitled “After Robots”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Questing avant-rock from Johannesburg four-piece…Straight out of South Africa come these post-apartheid post-rock tyros, first championed in OMM58. Forget hi-life vibes: this psychedelic trip takes you from Jo'Burg to Brooklyn and way, way beyond.”
Recommended track to download…..”Lakeside”
http://www.myspace.com/blkjks




Tyondai Braxton new album entitled “Central Market"
Rated at 3/5
Described as “Battles leader on prog orchestral setting…Bloke from Battles goes further out on a limb shocker: more Stravinsky than the Saturdays, this is still way more fun than the latter.”
Recommended track to download…..”Dead Strings”
http://www.myspace.com/tyondaibraxton



Dizzee Rascal new album entitled “Tongue “N” Cheek”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS

Described as “The artist also known as Dylan Mills:the UK’s first rap superstar”

“The best thing to come out of Bow since the train out of Bow, it's nonetheless bewildering that Dizzee Rascal now finds himself on the verge of national treasure status. Rewind to 2002 when 17-year old plain Dylan Mills wrote I Luv U, his take-no-prisoners update on the age-old battle of the sexes ("it's a shame you got had by the whores!"), set against a squelching bass and chattering drums. It sounded like nothing else on earth, and shone a light on east London's emerging grime scene at a time when the rest of the country thought grime was probably a job best left for Mr Muscle.”

Full OMM review here
Recommended tracks to download…..”Can’t Tek No More”
http://www.myspace.com/dizzeerascal

Other albums mentioned that look interesting



The Cribs new album entitled “Ignore The Ignorant"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”The City Of Bugs”
http://www.myspace.com/thecribs



The Dodos new album entitled “Time To Die"
Rated at 3/5
Recommended track to download…..”Small Deaths”
http://www.myspace.com/thedodos



Joakim new album entitled “Milky Ways"
Rated at 3/5
Recommended track to download…..”Spiders”
http://www.myspace.com/jimibazzouka



Muse new album entitled “The Resistance"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Recommended track to download…..”I belong To You”
http://www.myspace.com/muse

The Observer Music Monthly June 2009



To view the online version of this months Observer Music Monthly check the following link;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/musicmonthly

Random Recommended Albums



Girls new album entitled "Album". (Rated at 3/5)
“Californian kids, one of whom was born into a religious cult, refashioning 60s pop for today's pilled-up generation? Not such a bad idea, as it happens, even if it is a bit Spiritualized..”
Recommended tracks to download..... ‘’
http://www.myspace.com/girlssanfran



David Sylvian new album entitled "Manafon".
(Rated at 3/5)
“Think Scott Walker punching a side of beef, and know that here's another who's wandered off the path of teen pop success to find a world that's far more interesting (if far from easy listening)...”
Recommended track to download..... ‘Manafon’
http://www.davidsylvian.com]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/08/16/2xxrim_new_music_september_2009 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:54:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/08/16/2xxrim_new_music_september_2009 Q September 2009



Link

Random Recommended Albums



EAR PWR new album entitled “((un))”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Spirited alt-techno couple make crazy music together”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Future Eyes”

http://www.myspace.com/earpwr



Hockey new album entitled “Mind Chaos”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Perfectly formed new wave from Portland quartet”
Recommended track to download…..”Too Fake”

http://www.myspace.com/hockey



Julian Plenti debut album entitled “Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Interpol’s frontman’s not-entirely-miserable solo debut”
Recommended track to download…..”Too Fake”

http://www.myspace.com/julianplenti




Simian Mobile Disco new album entitled “Temporary Pleasure"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Producer of the moment makes dance-pop gem.”
Recommended track to download…..”Bad Blood”

http://www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco



YACHT new album entitled “See Mystery Lights"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Hip New York disco re-routed via America’s West Coast.”
Recommended track to download…..”Summer Song”

http://www.myspace.com/yacht

Other albums mentioned that look interesting



Arctic Monkeys new album entitled “Humbg"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “They’re back:darker, heavier and-oh yes hornier“
Recommended track to download…..”Cornerstone”

http://www.myspace.com/arcticmonkeys



Jon Thor Birgisson & Alex Somers new album entitled “Riceboy Sleeps"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Sigur Ros siner ambient side-project. Eco-Friendly”
Recommended track to download…..”Atlas Song”

http://www.myspace.com/jonsiandalex



Discovery new album entitled “LP"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Vampire Weekend man’s electro-pop side project”
Recommended track to download…..”Carby”

http://www.myspace.com/discoverdiscovery



The Herbaliser Band new album entitled “Session 2"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “West London beat boffins do “live jam”session.Result!”
Recommended track to download…..”The Flaw”

http://www.myspace.com/theherbz]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/07/19/2vncmv_new_music_august_2009_%28updated%29 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:57:49 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/07/19/2vncmv_new_music_august_2009_%28updated%29 Q August 2009



Link

Random Recommended Tracks

Asher Roth FT. Cee Lo new track entitled Be By Myself on Asleep In The Bread Aisle (Island Album)

Engineers-Clean Coloured Wire on their second album “Three Fact Fader”-(Kscope Album)

The Aliens new track entitled The Sunlamp Show (Disco Bloodbath Effect Remix)-taken from new EP- The Sunlamp Show (Pet Rock EP)

Random Recommended Albums



Dan Black new album entitled “((un))”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Hotly-tipped singer falls just short of early promise”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Alone”

http://www.myspace.com/danblacksound



Clark new album entitled “Totems Flare”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “St Albans techno man’s fifth, and best album”
Recommended track to download…..”Growls Garden”

http://www.myspace.com/throttleclark



The Dead Weather debut album entitled “Horehound"
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Jack White’s latest band. Business as usual”.
Recommended track to download…..”Bone House”

http://www.thedeadweather.com



Milanese new album entitled “Lockout"
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “…continues his fearless exploration of the grittier end of dubstep/grime scene.
Recommended track to download…..”Tonight”

http://www.myspace.com/milanese1



The Mummers new album entitled “Tale To Tell"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “The English-Indian-Chinese-Mexican. From Brighton“
Recommended track to download…..”This Is Heaven”

http://www.myspace.com/themummers



Sparklehorse new album entitled “Dark Night Of The Soul"
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Producer du jour teams up with The Strokes, Iggy Pop and more.Results :mixed”
Recommended track to download…..”Shame On The Soul”

http://www.myspace.com/sparklehorse



Subway new album entitled “Subway 11"
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “East London analogue synth duo’s second”
Recommended track to download…..”Xam”

http://www.last.fm/music/Subway



Various Artists album entitled “Dub Echoes”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Old school meets new-school dub adventures from the ever reliable Soul Jazz label”
Recommended track to download…..”King In My Empire”

http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk

The Observer Music Monthly June 2009

To view the online version of this months Observer Music Monthly check the following link;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/musicmonthly

Random Recommended Albums & Tracks



Soulsavers new album entitled "Broken". (Rated at 4/5)

“Fabulously moody third album from British production duo whose roster of gloomy vocalists now includes Richard Hawley and Jason Pierce alongside regular collaborator Mark Lanegan.”

Recommended tracks to download..... ‘The Seventh Proof’

http://www.myspace.com/soulsavers



Jamie T new album entitled "Kings and Queens". (Rated at 5/5)

“But I'm scratching the surface. This is a great state-of-the-city album, in the tradition of Something Else by the Kinks, Parklife and, of course, London Calling, which effortlessly taps into that alienated young male desire for a riot of one's own while acknowledging that, when it comes, you'd prefer to be in a drinking den with the cruel girl of your dreams. Because the Kings and Queens here are pawns in disguise. And Jamie T knows exactly how they feel..”

Full review here

Recommended track to download..... ‘Sticks `n' Stones’

http://www.myspace.com/jamietwimbledon



The xx new album entitled “XX".

(Rated at 4/5)

“At first glance, you'd expect them to make basement rock'n'roll songs serrated with guitar feedback, but they're more interesting than that. For starters, they're fronted by a boy/girl combo - Romy Madley Croft (guitar) and Oliver Sim (bass) - whose interplay lends their debut an intimate tension. Along with bandmates Baria Qureshi (keyboards/guitar) and Jamie Smith (programming/samples), Croft and Sim craft languid, sparsely arranged love songs that recall atmospheric 80s acts such as the Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star. Better still, they betray their south London roots: gentle, plaintive melodies are framed by minimal beats that nod to dubstep and R&B.”


Full review here

Recommended track to download..... ‘Crystalised’

http://www.myspace.com/thexx



[Various Artisits new album entitled "This Is UK Funky House and Various, Rinse 10 ". (Rated at 3/5)

“To the vast majority of under-25s, particularly those living in and around Britain's cities, "funky" is a genre of music, not an adjective. It is also the sound of summer 2009, the latest in the long line of hybrid British street sounds that this time round, takes its main musical DNA from soca, grime and house music.”

Full review here

Recommended track to download….Tadow - Hornz

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/9692155/This-Is-UK-Funky-House-Presented-By-Crazy-Cousinz/Product.html




Various Artists new album entitled "Wild Angels". (Rated at 4/5)

“Baffled by the bleeding edge of electronic music? Let this handy but comprehensive compilation, put together by Radio 1's Mary Anne Hobbs, be your guide.”

Recommended tracks to download..... Mark Pritchard - TBA

http://www.myspace.com/maryannehobbs]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/06/14/2sp70z_new_music_july_2009_%28updated%29 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:37:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/06/14/2sp70z_new_music_july_2009_%28updated%29 I use the journal entries to log all the new interesting bands/music I come across in the media/radio etc to research at a later time. If anybody has an pointers or advice on these tracks/albums/bands please do let me know or make a comment.

The Observer Music Monthly June 2009



To view the online version of this months Observer Music Monthly check the following link;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/musicmonthly

Random Recommended Albums & Tracks



Major Lazer new album entitled "Gun’s Don’t Kill People Lazers Do". (Rated at 4/5)

The loose concept behind the project involves the imaginary Major Lazer, a one-armed Jamaican ex-commando and nightclub owner who battles the forces of darkness. Gorillaz-style cartoon videos are on their way, but it's all essentially a wacky front for two deliberately faceless producers and a slew of vocalists. While Diplo's clubland background lies in baile funk and Miami bass, and Switch is the don of the electro micro-genre known as fidget house, the two are best-known for their work on the globally informed pop of MIA and Santogold. They figured it might be a nice idea to go to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studios in Kingston and revive dancehall reggae for British club kids reared on twitchy electro-disco. They've pulled it off spectacularly well.

Full review here

Recommended track to download..... ‘Cash Flow’

http://www.myspace.com/majorlazer



Florence and The Machine new album entitled “Lungs".

(Rated at 4/5)

For a while, former Camberwell Art School student Florence Welch tried to be the singer the record companies wanted her to be: namely, a more rocky graduate from the Lily Allen school of wayward girls. Then one day she began banging on the walls of her mate's home studio, instead of playing the drums, picked out a melody on the piano (which she can't play), and wrote Between Two Lungs, a weird and rather wonderful song about a kiss. If you like Björk or Kate Bush, you'll love it. If you like Nick Cave, Tom Waits or even Siouxsie, you'll find much to enjoy elsewhere, from the soulful blues of Girl With One Eye to the ghostly love song I'm Not Calling You a Liar.

Full review here

Recommended track to download..... ‘Dog Days Are Over’

http://www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachinemusic




Tinariwen new album entitled " Imidiwan ". (Rated at 4/5)

“Tinariwen's signature sound is hard-wired into Imidiwan, from opener Imidiwan Afrik Tendam to the fuzzy funk of Tahult In, and it carries an emotional resonance that transcends language. This is deeply personal music, with scant regard for commercial considerations; it's geography and history that really count. The climate, landscape and tumultuous events that define Mali's desert region brands Imidiwan with an in-built narrative and a compelling sense of drama.”

Full review here

Recommended track to download….’Chabiba’

http://www.myspace.com/tinariwen



The Moritz Von Oswald Trio new album entitled "Vertical Ascent". (Rated at 4/5)

“As co-founder of Berlin's Basic Channel label, Von Oswald is one of electronica's most influential figures, and this solo debut won't disappoint fans of his soundscapes.

Recommended tracks to download..... ‘Pattern 1’

http://www.basicchannel.com

Q July 2009



Link

Random Recommended Albums



Bibio new album entitled “Ambivalence Avenue”
(Rated at 4/5)
Described as “West Midlands electronica man. Knows his angling"
Recommended tracks to download…..”Abrasion”
http://www.myspace.com/mrbibio



British Sea Power new album entitled “Man Of Aran"
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Their belated soundtrack to a film about fishing”.
Recommended track to download…..” Spearing The Sunfish”
http://www.myspace.com/britishseapower



Joker’s Daughter new album entitled “The Last Laugh”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Where folk-pop winningly meets hip hop…produced by Danger Mouse”
Recommended track to download…..”The Last Laugh”
http://www.myspace.com/jokersdaughter



Yuksek new album entitled “Away From The Sea"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Daft Punk meets Blur, anyone?“
Recommended track to download…..”Tonight”
http://www.myspace.com/yuksek



Malcolm Middleton new album entitled “Waxing Gibbous"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Ex-Arab Strap man’s slow burning delight“
Recommended track to download…..”Zero”
http://www.myspace.com/malcolmmiddleton



Speck Mountain new album entitled “Some Sweet Relief"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Chicagoan’s second helping of superior dream-pop”
Recommended track to download…..”Shame On The Soul”
http://www.myspace.com/speckmountain



Cortney Tidwell new album entitled “Boys"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Nashville native goes electronic. Results:stunning”
Recommended track to download…..”Palace”
http://www.myspace.com/cortneytidwell



White Denim new album entitled “Fits"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Pick-and-mix Texas trio’s joyously full-on second”
Recommended track to download…..”Everybody Somebody”
http://www.myspace.com/whitedenimmusic

Also Mentioned Looks Interesting



Broken Records new album entitled “Until The Earth Begins To Part”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/brokenrecordsedinburgh



Datarock new album entitled “Red”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/datarock



The Low Anthem new album entitled “Oh My God Charlie Darwin”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
http://www.myspace.com/lowanthem



MSTRKRFT new album entitled “Fist Of God”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft


Toddla T new album entitled “Skanky Skanky”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/toddlat



Cass McCombs new album entitled “Catacombs”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
http://www.myspace.com/cassmccombs

Mildly Interested



La Roux new album entitled “La Roux”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
http://www.myspace.com/larouxuk



Jack Penate new album entitled “Everything Is New”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/jackpenate



Patrick Wolf new album entitled “The Bachelor”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
http://www.myspace.com/officialpatrickwolf]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/05/23/2qu6xk_new_music_june_2009 Sat, 23 May 2009 15:34:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Nialloleary/journal/2009/05/23/2qu6xk_new_music_june_2009 I use the journal entries to log all the new interesting bands/music I come across in the media/radio etc to research at a later time. If anybody has an pointers or advice on these tracks/albums/bands please do let me know or make a comment.

Q June 2009



Current Issue

Random Recommended Albums



Kid 606 new album entitled “Shout At The Döner”
(Rated at 3/5)
Described as “Berlin-based glitch-omnivore mashes it up…”
Recommended tracks to download…..”Good Times”
http://www.myspace.com/kid606



Manic Street Preachers new album entitled “Journal For Plague Lovers"
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “So much more than just the last testament to Richey Edwards”.
Recommended track to download…..” Journal For Plague Lovers”
http://www.myspace.com/manics



Marmaduke Duke new album entitled “Duke Pandemonium”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Scottish metal gurus go dance pop. Surprisingly good…”
Recommended track to download…..”Kid Gloves”
http://www.myspace.com/themarmadukeduke



My Latest Novel new album entitled “Deaths And Entrances "
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
Described as “Literacy a given on Scottish post-rockers second album“
Recommended track to download…..”Dragonhide”
http://www.myspace.com/mylatestnovel


Also Mentioned Looks Interesting



Art Brut new album entitled “Art Brut Vs Satan”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/artbrut




Bachelorette new album entitled “My Electric Family”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDs
http://www.myspace.com/bachelorettepop



Jon Hopkins new album entitled “Insides”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
http://www.myspace.com/jonhopkins



Damian Lazarus new album entitled “Smoke The Monster Out”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/damianlazarus



Pink Mountaintops new album entitled “Outside Love”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/pinkmountaintops



Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson new album entitled “Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson”
(Rated at 4/5) Q RECOMMENDS
http://www.myspace.com/milesbenjaminanthonyrobinson



Patrick Watson new album entitled “Wooden Arms”
(Rated at 3/5)
http://www.myspace.com/patrickwatson

The Observer Music Monthly March 2009



To view the online version of this months Observer Music Monthly check the following link;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/musicmonthly

Random Recommended Albums & Tracks



Black Moth Super Rainbow new album entitled "Eating Us".
(Rated at 4/5)

This Pennsylvania quintet make sweetly robotic psychedelia, all vocoders, plinkety-plonk synths and whooshing sound effects, like Flaming Lips remixed by Boards of Canada. A trippy marvel.

Recommended track to download..... ‘Welcome To The World’

http://www.myspace.com/blackmothsuperrainbow



Dirty Projectors new album entitled “Bitte Orca ".

(Rated at 3/5)

Restless, inventive, high on their own intelligence: it's no wonder bloggers love Brooklyn indie rockers Dirty Projectors. Their seventh album remembers to add tunes, and is thus less baffling than before.

Recommended track to download..... ‘. Cannibal Resource’

http://www.myspace.com/dirtyprojectors



Kasabian new album entitled "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum".
(Rated at 3/5)

"If, as the Sun insists, Kasabian succeed Oasis as the next massive rock band, theirs will be an odd tale of two Noels. The first is big uncle Gallagher, looking to pass his baton to the mouthy Leicester lads who are wilder than Arctic Monkeys, and who, unlike our kid Liam, don't think Spinal Tap were a real band. So in homage, West Ryder's lunatic opener, Underdog, is classic 90s "mad for it" material - a heady bellyful of Happy Mondays that is followed by the glam-rock Where Did All the Love Go? Not unlike their last album Empire, in short.”

Full review here

Recommended tracks to download ‘Where Did All the Love Go?; Fast Fuse

http://www.myspace.com/kasabian



Phoenix new single entitled "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix".
(Rated at 4/5)

“So the single Lizstomania (see the theme with the titles...) is a fine example of smart-arsed indiedom from a band who you still need reminding are French. Even if this is sexier than it should be by rights...”

Recommended tracks to download..... ‘Lizstomania’

http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix



Sonic Youth new single entitled " The Eternal ".
(Rated at 3/5)

Still here? Still niggling away at the art/ rock interface? Still sounding like an evening in your company will encompass discussions of Yves Klein and Lindsay Lohan? Check, check, check. But still cool.

Recommended track to download.....’Sacred Trickster’

http://www.myspace.com/sonicyouth]]>