Visions of A Life is the sophomore album from London-based indie rock outfit Wolf Alice. The follow-up album to 2015’s critically acclaimed My Love Is Cool sees the band delve into a wider array of genres with mostly successful results. … Continue reading Wolf Alice: “Visions of a Life” – Review
●●●●○ Nick Mulvey’s first album, First Mind, was ripe with classical imagery and haunting lyrics. There’s something consistently poetic and chant-like, yet still musically masterful about Mulvey’s songs. I was eager to see how this sound would translate to a … Continue reading A First Look at Nick Mulvey’s “Wake Up Now” Mulvey presents in “Wake Up Now” an album charged with percussive sounds and scattered with more eclectic influences than previously.
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?
●●●○○ The National’s most recent offering Sleep Well Beast follows after Trouble Will Find Me, which was a puzzling record. It continued their unbroken streak of critical acclaim, appearing on multiple “Albums of the Year” lists as well … Continue reading The National, Sleep Well Beast – Album Review In the midst of their two sold-out shows at Vicar Street, Conall Monaghan takes a look at The National’s latest offering, and finds himself underwhelmed.
●●●●● Ever since the release of her major-label debut Born To Die in 2012, Lana Del Rey has commanded the attention of critics and fans alike from around the world. The singer’s latest album Lust For Life has been hotly … Continue reading TRACK BY TRACK: Lana Del Rey Delivers Hope for the Future with ‘Lust For Life’
Four years since the release of HAIM’s bold debut, Days Are Gone, the sister act return with their sophomore album, Something To Tell You. This album serves as a glorious affirmation that the HAIM sisters embody sophisticated soft rock; effortlessly … Continue reading TRACK BY TRACK: HAIM have ‘Something To Tell You’
●●○○○ I have always been a bit suspicious of Mercury Prize-winning Elbow – their particular “Northern Soul” has always seemed a touch Dad Rock. Being a band from the early 2000s, they are associated with the Indie revival, a band … Continue reading Elbow, Little Fictions – review
The difficult task for this album would be to keep the momentum running for their newfound success whilst avoid entering the territory of more generic watered down folk. (●●●●○) Continue reading The Decemberists, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World – review
SremmLife is the debut of duo Rae Sremmurd (pronounced Ray-Shrim-er), but it doesn’t feel like a first album. In fact, quite the opposite; it sounds like a victory lap by brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy. (●●●○○) Continue reading Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife – review
It seems almost unnecessary to point out that Panda Bear’s new LP, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, is an album wherein he attempts to confront death. (●●●●○) Continue reading Panda Bear, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper – review
