Tag Archive: lp

It’s true, The Polyphonic Spree are back

Joe Haddow reviews Yes, It’s True, the eagerly-anticipated longplayer from The Polyphonic Spree: It’s a nice feeling when a band you thought were dead suddenly surface with a new record. This exact feeling has just… Read More

Kirin J Callinan – Embracism review

Somethingyousaid.com’s Sara Potter tries to avoid brain explosions when reviewing Kirin J Callinan’s debut longplayer: WARNING: What you are about to hear is one of the most exciting albums to come out of… Read More

Rock ‘n Roll Through It All

Out of Sydney’s backwater comes the newest album release from garage-punk rockers Bang! Bang! Rock ‘n Roll. Entitled RAD, the LP has been debuted following a spate of anticipatory EP’s, lineup changes, set-backs… Read More

Charli XCX is immediately gratifying

When Charli Aitchison cries in an exasperated sigh, “Give me the poison, I love the poison, hooked on the poison,” she’s doing exactly what the toxic Britney did pre-balding/making horrific will.i.am dance atrocities… Read More

Savages leave us speechless

Savages, Savages, Savages… say it three times quickly and it comes close to encapsulating the bands sound, pointy, jagged, claustrophobic and sexy. Silence Yourself, the Londoners’ first album, is, without any doubt at… Read More

British Sea Power – Machineries of Joy

Gary Page reviews the newest longplayer by Brighton-based outfit British Sea Power: The first time I became fully aware of British Sea Power was on an overcast August day back in 2006. They curated… Read More

Superteng by Wrongtom meets Deemas J

Wrongtom meets Deemas J’s critically acclaimed, reggae, dancehall and dub fuelled album ‘In East London’ was, for my money, one of the best UK releases of 2012. It has been hailed by many including Steve… Read More

Daughter: If You Leave Album Review

Daughter are a London-based trio consisting of Elena Tonra (vocals/guitar), Igor Haefeli (guitar) and Remi Aguilella (percussion). Having started life in 2010 as an outlet for Elena’s musings, the group gradually grew to… Read More

Give Attention to Atoms For Peace

Atoms for Piece, which is comprised of collaborative efforts from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea (otherwise known as “the Australian one”), Joey Waronker, who was also a prominent member of Beck and R.E.M, with… Read More

Stornoway’s Tales From Terra Firma

Three years. Sounds a long time doesn’t it? I only ask this quite mundane question because the release of Stornoway’s debut album Beachcomber’s Windowsill seemed to hit the shops fairly recently. To discover… Read More

Wake up! There’s a new Giant Drag Album

Were there an award for the Most-Difficult-Of-Difficult-Second-Albums, then Giant Drag’s Annie Hardy would win it, hands down. Hardy has been trying to give birth to the sophomore Giant Drag long-player for a very… Read More

Olly goes to a David Bowie listening party

Oliver Heath attends a listening session in Sydney to review the eagerly-anticipated long-player from the legendary David Bowie, his first in a decade:  I’m on my way to a Bowie listening ‘party’. I find the… Read More