Young Man
It’s a debut, right? Wrong. Confusingly, ‘Vol. 1’ is the second part of a musical trilogy that deals with the transition from adolescence to adulthood, and… aww, wait, come back! Let’s … Read More »
La Sera
Who’s ready for change? Katy Goodman’s debut album as La Sera saw her shedding the garage grit of the Vivian Girls in favour of lilting, janglified pop – one of the low-key treats of 2011. … Read More »
Ceremony
Californian fivesome Ceremony were previously part of a genre known as “Powerviolence”. So will their new straight-up punk sound cull their fanbase? Will Fitzpatrick finds out… Read More »
The Magnetic Fields
The tenth Magnetic Fields album sees Stephin Merrit returning to both form and familiar territory. ‘Andrew In Drag’ manages to be grand and funny, while there’s a parallel universe … Read More »
This Many Boyfriends
Towards the end of Michael Azerrad’s alt. rock retrospective ‘Our Band Could Be Your Life’, the author describes the arrival of Pavement, Cat Power and their ilk as “indie about indie”. … Read More »
The Men
Yeh, it’s an awful band name, isn’t it? It’s not even audaciously bad, just plain shit. Maybe the gents in the band are putting themselves forward as standard-bearers for masculinity, or … Read More »
The Lemonheads
Briefly the toast of the post-grunge circuit, Evan Dando’s reputation for excess surpassed critical appreciation of his music. There was always more to The Lemonheads than … Read More »
Nada Surf
Despite earning a reputation as the one-hit wonders behind 1996’s ‘Popular’, Nada Surf have spent the past 15 years earning a sizeable following. Much of this is down to affably nerdy pop … Read More »
The Lovely Eggs
First lines are important. A strong incipit should command attention instantly. But there are strong opening gambits, and then there’s the brash hilarity of “people are twats”. Difficult to … Read More »
