My Chemical Romance Live
Read more 
Story One DISPOSABLE. Shy Records
Now here’s an album that you can download for FREE at the band’s website: www.storyone.co.uk, and frankly it beggars belief… It’s a beauty by a new English band just putting the finishing touches to another album. Now if this freebie is so good, what’s the paid-for one going to be like? Think of a darker, more emotional Coldplay or Keane… oh, and so much better…
Read more
T.D. Lind LET’S GET LOST. Tell Tale
It’s not often that one puts a new CD into the player and is immediately struck by its quality – big time! The fact that singer/songwriter TD Lind records on a small and humble indie label is no real surprise since many such labels find their way into the top echelons of our ‘best of year’ list. This is a pretty special album…
Read more
The Dears & Keane Live in London
Keane are one of those bands who have outgrown their humble indie beginnings and as a result have become a punch-bag for the self-proclaimed cool music mags (well NME…). This is pretty much the same as the Stereophonics - got too big and people translated this (wrongly) as selling out.
Read more
Shiny Toy Guns WE ARE PILOTS. Mercury
While I have to admit that electro rock/pop is not really my bag, there’s something seductive about the Shiny Toy Guns, and I strongly suspect that on the strength of this album the band could go on to shift units big style…
Read more
The Arcade Fire NEON BIBLE. Sonovox
One newspaper review I read stated that “This is only their second proper album, but already Arcade Fire sound short of ideas.” The Arcade Fire’s last album FUNERAL was just a bit special for several important reasons, including that of displaying the band’s very distinctive and original sonic signature. But even more important was the band’s ability to translate that very complex sound to live performance – something they managed with spectacular success, and endeared them to a growing band of fans. The challenge of following up FUNERAL is rather like Radiohead trying to exceed the quality of OK COMPUTER, an impossible task. So what do you do? Well, you stick to the sonic landscape that works best for you on stage and in the studio, then it’s fingers crossed and just do your friggin’ best. And that’s precisely what Arcade Fire has done here…
Read more
|
|
Shakenstir Photo Supplement |
DPK: Digital Press Kit |
The King Blues 2010 |
|
|