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Gravenhurst - Fires in Distant Buildings
GravenhurstFires in Distant BuildingsWarp RecordsAlbum ReviewThis impressive album has a simple, pared down style and is choc full of velvety, sleek vocals and rich bass and guitar sounds. It has a certain mature, intimate quality...
Review posted on 10th November 2005
Fightstar - Grand Unification part 1
FightstarGrand Unification part 1Single ReviewA very glossy production job cannot hide the fact that this is emo-by-numbers. Harking back to late nineties grunge in its vocal and guitar styles, but with a Feeder-ish pop quality,...
Review posted on 10th November 2005
Rammstein - Benzin
RammsteinBenzin (single)Less industrial than your average Rammstein offering, this energetic, beaty rant sounds like it's been lifted from the soundtrack to an action movie. There's a minor-chord gothness to the vibe which makes it all...
Review posted on 10th November 2005
This et al - Wardens/Rotary Queen
This et alWardens/Rotary QueenMore indie pop-rock from the north. How much more room is there for this kind of stuff, however good or bad it might be? These guys are on the heavier side of...
Review posted on 10th November 2005
Life of Agony - Broken Valley
Life of AgonyBroken ValleyIn the years between River Runs Red and Broken Valley, Life of Agony seem to have done a lot of growing up. This is not always a good thing. This is a...
Review posted on 10th November 2005
We Are Scientists - With Love & Squalor
(We Are Scientists)With Love & SqualorAlbum ReviewVirginIf you like the delicious, pop melodies and sharp lyrics of the likes of Killers and Kaiser Chiefs, you'd better add this album to your collection. This New York...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
Starsailor - In the Crossfire
StarsailorIn the CrossfireSingle ReviewSince they've been away it seems the boys from Starsailor might have been listening to more than a little Muse. Whether that's true or not, it is this injection of that Muse-style...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
Arab Strap - The Last Romance
Arab StrapThe Last RomanceAlbum ReviewThe sixth studio album from Scots Aidan and Malcolm and it's pretty much what you'd expect. It's apparent from the opening track â Stink â that their pre-occupations are still with...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
She Wants Revenge - Self Titled Album
She Wants RevengeShe Wants Revenge Album ReviewSurely one of the best starts to an album I've heard in a long while. The opening track, Red Flags and Long Nights, begins with repetitive, swelling guitars and...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
Neon Zoo - Heaven Sin
Neon ZooHeaven Sin(Forked Tongue)Album ReviewA diverse album from a band who list influences as wide-ranging as Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack and The Doors. The thread that runs throughout is an irresistibly dark, electro beat...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
iLiKETRAiNS - A Rook House for Bobby
iLiKETRAiNSA Rook House for BobbySingle ReviewThis is a simple, emotionally charged track with a low-key opening that builds steadily to a dark and windswept peak. There's something reminiscent of Nick Cave in Dave Martin's brooding,...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
The National - Secret Meeting
The NationalSecret Meeting (remix)Single ReviewBeggars BanquetHaving been around for a few years now, this single from New Yorkers The National is likely to propel them into the mainstream of pop/rock and find them a place...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
Film School - On & On
Film SchoolOn & OnBeggars BanquetSingle ReviewSlick, smooth, with a very glossy production and retro 80s vocals. Combine this with some lovely, warm and fuzzy bass and lilting guitars. It should work â and there's nothing...
Review posted on 17th October 2005
Early Man - Closing In
Early ManClosing InAlbum ReviewMatador RecordsThe obvious thing wrong with this is that there's a bass guitar missing. To get away with no bass in your band, you'd better be something really special. This is not....
Review posted on 17th October 2005
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Arctic MonkeysI Bet You Look Good on the DancefloorDominoSingle ReviewAn addictively hooky two-track single from yet another band hailed as the 'next big thing'. Who knows? Maybe they are. Their hard-bitten, very British lyrics make...
Review posted on 17th October 2005
Archive - Noise
ArchiveNoiseAlbum ReviewAn intelligent, diverse and intriguing album, Noise is full of trip-hop beats, symphonic strings and engaging vocals. If you long for the variety and breadth of Leftfield or Groove Armada with the rock sensibilities...
Review posted on 17th October 2005
3 Stages Of Pain - Junktion 7, Nottingham
3 Stages of Pain Junktion 7, NottinghamLive ReviewPlease pay attention. The future of hardcore is here. Exploding like a whirling dervish of noise, 3 Stages of Pain hit the stage with the knowing confidence of...
Review posted on 17th October 2005
We Are Scientists - Rescue Rooms
(We are Scientists) Live reviewRescue Rooms, Nottingham. 27 SeptemberMore smiley front men. That's what the world needs. Until I watched (We are Scientists) I hadn't really thought about how many lead singers scowl and frown...
Review posted on 4th October 2005
Editors - Live at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Editors, live at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham27 SeptemberI was quite prepared to dislike Editors. I imagined they'd be shoe-gazing Joy Division wannabees, rehashing every 80s cliché under the sun. I got this impression, I must...
Review posted on 4th October 2005
The Veils - Guiding Light (Rough Trade)
The Veils, Guiding Light (Rough Trade)...
Review posted on 18th September 2003
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