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Retro Records: The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” "Pet Sounds" manages to expertly blend popular music with experimentation, combining the tight harmonies of ‘doo-wop’ with some of the most innovative arrangement and composition in modern music.

Ranking the best albums of the twentieth century, Rolling Stone placed Pet Sounds, the 1966 album by The Beach Boys, second only to The Beatles’ Sgt Peppers’ Lonely Hearts Club Band. In the case of ‘best’ films, albums or books there … Continue reading Retro Records: The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” “Pet Sounds” manages to expertly blend popular music with experimentation, combining the tight harmonies of ‘doo-wop’ with some of the most innovative arrangement and composition in modern music.

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Music For… Blaring While You Clean the Kitchen It can hardly be called a chore when you have a bangin’ playlist to accompany you.

Opting to cook a proper meal instead of the usual pasta has left you with a mountain of dishes, a messy counter and now you’re too full to move. But music can help fix anything! It can hardly be called … Continue reading Music For… Blaring While You Clean the Kitchen It can hardly be called a chore when you have a bangin’ playlist to accompany you.

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MGMT’s Back: New Single “Little Dark Age” If the album follows this single in tone, expect a much darker album than before that moves away from the conditions of youth and approaches the topic of what follows after.

●●●●● When MGMT sang ‘I’m feeling rough, I’m feeling raw, I’m in the prime of my life’, they summed up an entire generation’s mood. Their phenomenal debut album Oracular Spectacular demonstrated a self-awareness and lyricism beyond their twenty four years, … Continue reading MGMT’s Back: New Single “Little Dark Age” If the album follows this single in tone, expect a much darker album than before that moves away from the conditions of youth and approaches the topic of what follows after.

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Cut Copy’s “Haiku From Zero” bleepy bloopy synth / disappointing, generic / forgettable songs

Cut Copy’s latest bleepy bloopy synth fusion represents a lack of progress for the band, who have seemed to settle for what is a largely unforgettable musical style. Haiku From Zero is an unadventurous collection of songs which maintains a certain … Continue reading Cut Copy’s “Haiku From Zero” bleepy bloopy synth / disappointing, generic / forgettable songs

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LCD Soundsystem – American Dream Review Can the acclaimed trio of albums become a quartet?

Following a five year hiatus, James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem return with an powerfully poignant album of realisation and maturity. After returning with a number of festival performances last year, the band announced that their fourth LP American Dream would … Continue reading LCD Soundsystem – American Dream Review Can the acclaimed trio of albums become a quartet?