A Fine Frenzy
Alison nie od razu obiera kurs na muzyczną karierę. Dopiero jako siedemnastolatka, zainspirowana twórczością zespołów takich jak Coldplay i Keane, rozpoczyna naukę gry na fortepianie. Pierwsze piosenki układa, grając wyłącznie dwoma palcami....
Otis Redding - Live in London & Paris
Artist: Otis Redding Review: Otis Redding didn't simply "play concerts." The soul giant was a human Mount Vesuvius: He erupted. Redding was at the height of his fame in March 1967, when he played these two brief shows in London and Paris. (He would die in a plane crash in December that year.) And the audience's reaction is ecstatic — it's a fair bet that few of these Europeans had ever witnessed a spectacle quite like Redding and the all-star Stax house band, Booker T. and the MG's and the Mar-Key horns, tearing into... Rating: 4 Stars
Does It Offend You Yeah?, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
Like a Primark hoodie, it's immaterial whether this record will be remembered fondly in six months.
Jamie Lidell, Jim
If you've had enough of the girls crowding the field, and you need a feel-good piece of plastic to either shake your booty to or romance your significant other, Jim's got it all.
Waglewski, Fisz i Emade
Ojciec i dwaj synowie. Legenda rocka i legendy hip hopu - razem tworzą historię. ...
Boy Kill Boy, Stars And The Sea
If nothing else, it's the mark of a band finally ready for the big time.
Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner znaczy więcej niż zespół muzyczny. To wielka trupa artystyczna, w której występy każdorazowo zaangażowanych jest kilkanaście/kilkadziesiąt osób....
Raconteurs, The
Rok 2005. Środek upalnego lata. Spotkanie dwóch muzyków przy szklance schłodzonej lemoniady. Dalszy scenariusz jest prosty. Piszą piosenkę, świetnie się dogadują, powstaje zespół, nagrywają płytę, jadą w wielką trasę....
Various Artists, Every Mouth Must Be Fed
A rewarding collection of foundational roots, pitch-perfect in mood for its summer release.
White Denim - Exposion
Artist: White Denim Review: With their EPs, Austin's White Denim have built buzz as the next heroes of fuzzed-out psychedelic power blues in the style of the White Stripes and the Black Keys. But while "All You Really Have to Do" and "Shake Shake Shake" support that rep, their debut full-length shows a more versatile outfit. "Don't Look That Way at It" mixes looped guitar swarms, wordless chants and off-kilter grooves. "Wda" is a gear-shifting jam that echoes golden-era Pavement. And "All Truckers Roll" is a woozy road ant... Rating: 3.5 Stars
Christine Perfect, The Complete Blue Horizons Sessions
Although hardly essential, a very welcome listen.
Joan Baez - Day After Tomorrow
Artist: Joan Baez Review: "I believe in prophecy," Baez sings on her new album. For five decades, her ringing soprano has been a prophetic sound, summoning the earnestness and anger — and, a bit too often, the self-righteousness — of the folk revival that made her its poster child. For her 24th studio release, Baez has teamed up with Steve Earle, who produced the album and contributed three songs. It's a fruitful partnership: Earle's hard-won earthiness acts as a counterweight to Baez's ethereal tendencies,... Rating: 3 Stars
The Zutons, You Can Do Anything
The Zutons are, you'll be relieved to know, on fine form.
Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes
Artist: Land Of Talk Review: Elizabeth Powell's sultry howl is like a stiff drink: icy, not too sweet and capable of knocking you on your ass. On Land of Talk's debut LP, she channels Cat Power and Chrissie Hynde over her band's turbulent bass-guitar-and-drums attack. Produced by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, cuts like "Yuppy Flu" and "It's Okay" are steeped in morbid imagery, but Powell's passionate delivery makes this set life-affirming: As she sings on "Got a Call," "You can't keep down a girl who loves music." Rating: 3.5 Stars
The Futureheads, This Is Not The World
This Is Not the World will no doubt satisfy notoriously hardline Futureheads fans, but may struggle to recruit more.
Alex O'Neal, Alex Loves
One to avoid like a cold sore on Valentine?s Day.
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
Artist: Destroyer Review: Like Neko Case, his bandmate in the New Pornographers, Destroyer's Dan Bejar has a solo career that's gone from sideshow to headliner. His latest seals the deal. Bejar's affection for early-Seventies glam — especially T. Rex and Bowie, when proto-punk canoodled with prog-rock fantasy flights — remains deep. But he's filtered his cribbing through an indie rocker's sense of humor and a poet's love of language. "Caution — hot ashes?/ The girl says to her first kiss," he... Rating: 4 Stars
The Herbaliser
Twórczość Herbalisera pokazuje, jak elastyczna może być hiphopowa formuła. Dokonania londyńskiego duetu niewiele mają wspólnego z kojarzonymi z tym gatunkiem stereotypami....
Ladytron, Velocifero
If there's any justice, Velocifero will catapult Ladytron out of their decade-long cult status into deserved commercial success.
Deadbeat
Scott Monteith aka Deadbeat do tej pory przekładał na swój muzyczny język wiele gatunków od techno przez idm, minimal po - mistrzowski w jego wykonaniu - dub....
Jazzie B, Presents School Days: Life Changing Tracks From The Trojan Archive
The charm of this compilation comes from its rosy glow of musical nostalgia.