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Kammerspiel is a ghostly collection of minimalistic beats, loops and fragile ambience, overlaid with Kampman’s beatifully frail vocal. »
The release of Broken Wave heralds the arrival of a genuine creative force in British folk music, and one of the scariest things about it is that you get the impression that Hannah Peel hasn’t really even got going yet. »
Hopefully the strength of the album means that this music is what Charlie Haddon will be remembered for, rather than the manner of his death.»
A concise and perfectly-presented collection of first-class pop music.»
As part of our 10-week "DiS is 10!" celebration, we have asked 50 of our favourite people to tell us about one of their favourite albums of the past 10 years. Here, DiS contributor and messageboard regular Paul Brown, shares his choice... --- I’m pr»
While this compilation brazenly embraces Ash's past, it also shows their future could be far more compelling than might reasonably expected from a band nearing the end of their second decade.»
There is so much to enjoy here; this is a record which reveals itself more with each listen. Whether Yeasayer end up overshadowing it in the end of year lists remains to be seen, but if that does happen, then this would be an unjust reflection of a wonderful album.»
With this collection, Duke Special has escaped from the confines of the conventional, and it has clearly done him the world of good. »
To be quite honest, it’s difficult to resist the urge to pick out every song and highlight it as a focal point, because Fire Like This is so strong from start to finish. This isn’t really anything new, because Box of Secrets was similarly consistent. What is different, however, is the focus the band have found. In the past, there’s been an unfortunate tendency to take songs a chorus too far, but that doesn’t appear to be an issue any more. This is one of a few imperfections Blood Red Shoes have managed to overcome with their second album. The only problem they have now is that they haven’t really left themselves much room to improve for album three.»
In an age where unfathomable amounts of music are but a click away, I fear White Rabbits might be destined to be one of those bands which fade meekly into the background.»
An early high watermark for anyone considering making an album of acoustic laments this year.»
Earlier this year, New York shoegazers Asobi Seksu released their third studio album Hush. It showed progression from their previo»
It is paradoxically youthful and world-weary all at once, and is a late contender to be crowned the most heartwarming album of the year. »
The murky sound established on Hors d'Oeuvres creates a heady and occasionally oppressive atmosphere, which is at odds with the playful delivery of the words and melodies. The juxtaposition between the haunting and the naive is one of the key things that make the record such a likeable and engaging listen.»
The sort of down-at-heel folk baladeering which Tillman specialises in is a popular market to say the least, teeming with over-earnest chancers trying desperately to convince us of their authenticity. However, authenticity is something weaved so intricately into the fabric of Tillman’s compositions that he doesn’t even have to try. And perhaps that’s the secret to success.»
Broken Side of Time is far from a wash-out, but it feels like an opportunity spurned. Some real quality lies within, but it’s difficult to lose yourself entirely when you know you can’t trust it not to wander off down the wrong path. »
There’s something quite romantic (clichéd as it may be) in the image of musicians wandering the highways of the USA in search of s»
So many dozens of great records are made each year that it’s quite easy not to think about those that will never see the light of day.»
Eccentricity always tends to arouse suspicion in music. It’s often so try-hard and affected that naturally we’re a bit dubious whe»
Connecticut’s Robert Robinson has been batting around the prospect of Sore Eros for nigh on seven years. Over that time he’s been »
I imagine being a musician to sometimes be quite a frustrating thing. You come up with this killer snatch of a melody or verse, an»
For a few years now, it has been a widely-acknowledged fact/cliché that Canada has lately played home to a disproportionately high»
The last couple of years have seen Bradford Cox become alternative music’s pin-up boy of sorts, what with the outrageously frequen»
