Mclusky do best of
Unfairly ingnored Welsh trio to release best of for the masses, in both single album format and super-duper limited edition 3-disc format. Sing it!»
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The Panic Channel - (ONe)
Two founder members of the legendary Jane's Addiction team up with the bassist from their 2003 reunion and an MTV VJ and produce an album that takes you back to the time when grunge lost all of its sense of humour and most of its tunes. Sound like fun? No, not to us either... »
Doloroso - Godless
This London-based band navigates the fine line between appropriation and homage with a sinister ease. Their new single leans towards indie but would also sound at home on a stereo surrounded by candles and draped in a black veil...»
Papa Roach - ...To Be Loved
In this excellent year of high-quality heavy metal releases, Papa Roach release this single ahead of their fourth album; you probably don't need anyone to caution you against buying this sort of thing, but all the same...»
The Dresden Dolls - Backstabber
The Boston-based duo turn out another darkly-tinted gem, which whether based on real or fictional events, sounds majestic enough to warrant its own musical...»
Basement Jaxx - Hush Boy
Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton kick out a summer-sounding slice of pop kitsch ahead of their forthcoming full-length. Either grab a Bacardi Breezer or get out. Trust me...»
Camera - Ashes and Dim Light
The debut album from Welsh quartet Camera finds them pretty much interchangeable with much of the soft-rock pack. If it floats your boat, dive in...»
Dashboard Confessional - Don't Wait
The king of complaint rock returns with the lead-off single to his new platter. It's gooey, it's soppy, it's more of the same... and you will be its bitch. Oh yes, you will. Damn you, Chris Carabba! Damn you to hell...»
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Do you have hips? Yes? They will move to 'Wolf Like Me' if you have any taste at all. Strike that. If you have any soul...»
Captain - Glorious
Rather than barking orders at the underlings, this Captain seems to prefer the delicate approach. Their second single is another tender slice of summer pop...»
Tiny Masters Of Today - Big Noise
Brother-and-sister duo Ivan and Ada showcase just how far you can go with a handful of chords and a boatload of sass. It's not what you got - it's how you use it...»
Helmet - Monochrome
Metal legends of yester-year return with a new album that, while being better than its predecessor, is not even in Superman-stone-throwing distance of their 90s output. The slump continues...»
The Twilight Singers - I'm Ready
The lead-off single from the new Twilight Singers platter is a gorgeous slice of indie-rock funk of the full-fat variety, bursting at the seams with jagged guitars and leering vocals. You know you love it...»
Fatboy Slim - Why Try Harder: the Greatest Hits
In the absence of any new material being forthcoming from Norman Cook, this 18-track best-of compilation serves as a timely reminder that to fully comprehend Fatboy Slim's meteoric rise to fame in the late-90s, you sort of had to be there.»
Peaches - Downtown
Friend to fans of the double-entendre everywhere, Peaches returns with a single that manages the cunning trick of being in your face and coyly restrained at the same time. His royal badness, Prince, would be proud.»
Depeche Mode - John The Revelator/Lillian
How much do you like Depeche Mode? Out of ten? Make your judgement and then pay up accordingly - or not - because this release will not change your opinion in the slightest. »
The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
Greg Dulli releases his fourth post-Whigs album, which mixes harrowing confessionals and indie funk into an unforgettably juicy cocktail. Perfect for soundtracking nocturnal activities, hower illicit they may be.»
Tool - 10,000 Days
After a five year hiatus, the L.A. prog-metal band drop their fourth studio album which looks guaranteed to win as many new converts as it loses fans who were hoping for a Lateralus Part 2.»
Liars - Drum's Not Dead
Brooklyn noise-merchants release third album by way of Berlin, which takes their dance-punk into the realms of world-beat, primal drumming, pychotic scree, droning and feedback and God knows what else. It also happens to be a bona-fide masterpiece, just by the by.»
Graham Coxon - Love Travels At Illegal Speeds
Former Blur axe-man's sixth solo album is even more straightforward than his fifth; all sugar-loaded songs containing none of the guitar-shenanigans that were once his calling card.»
Mclusky - Mcluskyism
Too Pure releases last hurrah from Welsh punk rock heroes, Mclusky. Mcluskyism is a compilation that avoids the usual stigma associated with 'best of' assemblages by arriving in two formats - one for the fans and one for the uninitiated. »
Yellowcard - Lights And Sounds
Jacksonville quintet return sans guitarist and founding member, and drop a turgid, uninspiring platter of by-the-numbers punk pop, which will probably sell by the truckload...»
KoRn - See You On The Other Side
Reduced to a quartet, the Bakersfield nu-metal veterans turn to hit factory The Matrix for some inspiration and aid in the song writing department.»
The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
Check out that title. Did ya see what they did there? Did ya, huh? Did ya? Are your sides aching yet?»
Hot Snakes at London Islington Academy, Wed 01 Jun
Swami frontliners, Hot Snakes, come to town and blow the roof off the Islington Academy. Reviewer's idiot-like smile remains in place all night. Eardrums ache for days. Doesn't care. Any questions?»
Hot Snakes - Peel Sessions EP
Four tracks of furious punk-rock. Four men of unimpeachable indie cred. And a lovely way to remember a man who acted like as a gateway into a musical world beyond the mainstream. Everyone’s a winner.»
Weezer - Beverly Hills
The lead-off single for Weezer's fifth album sounds like it was created in a lab by evil scientists with the express purpose in mind for it to soundtrack keg parties on College campuses, or to be blasted from lowriders filled with the local mullet population.»
Instruction - God Doesn't Care
Either this band are as sick of the 'emo' definition as I am, and have deliberately set out to give anyone reviewing them the shaft or they’re sticking to the safe middle ground. It all adds up to a pretty frustrating listen, with specks of gold in the grit.»
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Back after a five year hiatus, Trent Reznor unleashes Halo 19 upon the racks of record stores everywhere.»