Monthly Archives: April 2013

Iron Man 3

Well I don’t know about you but I thought that they couldn’t really go wrong after ‘The Avengers’ but after sitting through the two hours and ten minutes that is Tony Stark 3, sorry I mean Iron Man 3, I … Continue reading

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Daughter – If You Leave

This debut album by London trio Daughter will draw comparisons to The XX but there is also a trace of Lykke Li and even Mazzy Star. Like The XX Daughter utilise space as much as they do sound resulting in … Continue reading

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Iron and Wine – Ghost on Ghost

It is a strange mix of things I can hear in ‘Ghost on Ghost’ the fifth album from ‘Iron and Wine’ the working moniker of Sam Beam. As soon as the album starts with ‘Caught in the Briars’ I am … Continue reading

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mosquito

There is something about a song like ‘Sacrilege’ the way it builds, it could only end with a full gospel choir and is the instantly lovable first single from ‘Mosquito’ the fourth album from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it opens … Continue reading

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Joshua James – From the Top of Willamette Mountain

The first thing to notice about James is how mature and timeless his songs here sound, at such a young age he is writing songs better than some twice his years. As soon as I heard this album I was … Continue reading

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Crime & The City Solution – American Twilight

As soon as this record started I was reminded of Nick Cave’s growing old disgracefully outfit ‘Grinderman’ pounding beats and cutting guitars join keys, strings and percussion to form a wall of sound. Lead singer Simon Bonney has a voice … Continue reading

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