The Fall – Hex Enduction Hour
The Fall’s method is so simple – old man yells amelodically over a three chord barrage of guitar chug and drum pound with (sometimes) hypnotic bass – that you’d think […]
The Fall’s method is so simple – old man yells amelodically over a three chord barrage of guitar chug and drum pound with (sometimes) hypnotic bass – that you’d think […]
When I first heard the announcement of a new Wire record, I spun everything from Change Becomes Us through to Nocturnal Koreans on a traffic-heavy, black and snowy drive back […]
Cocteau Twins – Head Over Heels (1983) Answered prayers from yr Goddess bleeding over elastic bass-lines, guitar screeches and scratches, and the loud boom of drums; dream pop over post-punk […]
1. Like getting stabbed in your ears. 2. You should listen to this loud. LOUD. One of two things will happen: you’ll come to love it or you’ll suffer a […]
The band’s press release describes Preoccupations as “a singular, bracing collection that proves what’s punishing can also be soothing, everything can change without disrupting your compass. Your best year can […]
Wire: Noctural Koreans Didn’t have high hopes for this one: EPs, on in this case, “mini-LP”’s that follow hot on the heels of a proper album release tend to be just […]
The first two Talking Heads albums have the disadvantage of being inconsistent compared to Fear of Music and Remain in Light (even keeping in mind that Remain features a noticeable […]