Labelled as NME’s ones to watch of 2020, the American band The Wants new record Container focuses on the large issue of anxiety and reflects the ‘complex cycle of self-reflection’. Opening the album with Ramp, the instrumental piece sets the tone for the rest of the record. With a distorted beginning, catchy riffs and prominent synths adding flare, the darkness that was … [Read more...] about The Wants: Container – Album Review
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Cailin Russo: The Drama – Review
Cailin Russo shows us what she’s capable of on the self-affirming and gutsy new record, The Drama. The Drama is the new EP from Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Cailin Russo and produced by Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) When talking about the new project, Cailin explains, “The whole EP is a play by play of everything I went through during my crumbling … [Read more...] about Cailin Russo: The Drama – Review
The Garden: Kiss My Superbowl Ring – Review
Punk meets DnB: Can it work? We listen to Southern Californian duo The Garden with their latest release, Kiss My Super Bowl Ring. Twins Wyatt and Fletcher Shears have been producing fast, punk-influenced jungle and DnB since their 2011 formation of The Garden. Their fourth album, Kiss My Super Bowl Ring, is the first release from the duo since their 2019 collaboration with … [Read more...] about The Garden: Kiss My Superbowl Ring – Review
Grimes: Miss Anthropocene – Review
Grimes’ vivid science-fictional faculty is put to staid and naive use on Miss Anthropocene, where jagged electronica is more pish than punk. Grimes describes her new album, written from the perspective of the Demon Goddess of Climate Change, as “an exercise in villainy.” More than mere exercise, considering Grimes’ romantic affiliation with the real powers shaping humanity’s … [Read more...] about Grimes: Miss Anthropocene – Review
Caribou: Suddenly – Album Review
Caribou marshals a crisp, organic and affecting meditation on love and loss that joins the dots between orthodox song-writing structures, grainy sample sorcery and electronic bangers whilst landing an emotional sucker punch. Dan Snaith aka Caribou has never been an artist drawn towards ostentation; his bittersweet creations tend to percolate and unfurl rather than erupt. As … [Read more...] about Caribou: Suddenly – Album Review
Soccer Mommy: Color Theory – Review
Soccer Mommy, aka Sophie Allison, returns with the hotly anticipated new album Color Theory, relishing in a more nuanced and settled soundscape. 2018s debut album Clean by Soccer Mommy won Sophie Allison a legion of fans and critical acclaim for its open-ended honesty, relatability, and her penchant for creating raw but well-structured songs. It’s ‘quiet grrrl’ leanings … [Read more...] about Soccer Mommy: Color Theory – Review