In Flames & Sepultura Live
Carling Academy: Liverpool: 28:03:2006
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Mohair SMALL TALK. Ear Candy
This week’s NME rock heroes are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, last week it was Arctic Monkey, while Coldplay’s last album was described widely as a ‘masterpiece.’ Why do I mention this? Is it because such media hype has gone over-the-top mainstream, and in the process made heroes out of villains? Or is it because so much great talent gets overlooked in the stampede for column inches or TV/radio minutes? Well, it’s a bit of both really, but perhaps can explain why a band like Mohair, with four years touring under its belt, is under-hyped here in the UK…
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Bell X1 FLOCK. Island Records
Hoorah! The third album from the Dublin’s Bell X1 has arrived and what a joyous thing it is too. I have had the immense pleasure of seeing the Bell boys live on three occasions and it’s still a kick to hear songs debuted at gigs, in all their full new album glossiness. As established fans will know, Bell X1 named themselves after the first plane to break the sound barrier. Listening to ‘FLOCK‘ may cause a few breakages of its own, mainly from spinning around rooms in giddy delight.
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Grandaddy JUST LIKE THE FAMBLY CAT. V2
When I first heard Grandaddy’s UNDER THE WESTERN FREEWAY it was like a sparkling breath of fresh musical air. It illustrated that there’s still room for an original and distinctive rock sound, and the album remains in my top twenty albums of all time. But it was just the beginning for a band that produced great album, after great album, and a string of memorable live performances. The band members are now going their separate ways, and JUST THE FAMILY CAT is the band’s moving and very beautiful swansong.
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The Flaming Lips AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS. A Track-By-Track Commentary by Wayne Coyne
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Morrissey RINGLEADER OF THE TORMENTORS. Attack
With two albums in almost as many years, Morrissey seems to be back to stay, but it is crucial to attract new fans in a very competitive music market. This new album could increase his fan base, but probably won’t…
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Wolfmother WOLFMOTHER. Modular
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing this band, and then reviewing the guys’ show an hour or so later. Wolfmother, a trio from Sydney, Australia, has a passion for music and a healthy respect for the great rockers of yesteryear. The band’s music is heavily laced with heavy rock influences that become even more obvious from listening to this debut album.
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Josh Ritter THE ANIMAL YEARS. V2
Here’s a singer/songwriter whose albums I’ve never heard, although I saw him perform at last year’s V Festival and was impressed. In the last week we’ve received a flurry of new releases to review, and this is certainly one of my two favourites (the other being Calexico’s GARDEN RUIN - a classic in anybody’s language).
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Calexico GARDEN RUIN. City Slang
On the 3rd April, 2006 one of our top albums of the year will be released by an American band that refuses to release a bad record, and seems to improve with age. How do I know this? Well I’ve just been listening to Calexico’s latest album, GARDEN RUIN that is so special it hurts…
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Coming Soon To Liverpool Carling Academy
There are some great shows coming up at the Liverpool Carling Academy, one of our favourite reviewing haunts. Here’s an eclectic mix of some of the best, coming your way soon…
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