Efterklang – Modern Drift
Hot on the heels of the news they’ll be playing Whelan’s in April, Efterklang have unveiled details of their upcoming new album Magic Chairs along with a brand new single
Not Of This God
As one of the surviving titans of thrash metal, Slayer have earned immunity from being criticised in the eyes of some. Afterall, the main criticism levelled at them focuses on
Heads We Dance
Joining the unending stream of electro-poppers to come to prominence this year, British trio Heads We Dance stake their claim to the crown held by French disco with a track
Brendan Benson – A Whole Lot Better
Now that his attention seems to be firmly fixed on his solo career, Brendan Benson has released another slice of power-pop plucked from My Old, Familiar Friend. ‘A Whole Lot
Longform
With their choice of new single it seems The Dodos want to bring a little bit of their native San Fran sunshine into our lives, or perhaps they’re trying to
Solange – Stillness Is The Move
Being spotted at Grizzly Bear gigs and espousing her love of all good music has already confirmed her as much cooler than her mega-warbling sis, but now Solange has taken
Patrick Wolf – Damaris
I’ll admit that Patrick Wolf is forever tainted in my perception after his infamous temper tantrum earlier this year where he threw his mike stand (like a girl) at a
Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications
Fresh from being made an honorary doctor of the Sheffield Hallam University, former Britpop icon Jarvis Cocker continues to eke out a living as a solo performer, quietly producing underrated
People Won’t Be People: Battles Interviewed
When it came to choosing the potential cover stars of our last issue of the decade we had a list as long as Lapland’s most bearded. With our Thierry Henry
Music Interview: SACK
Sack, for the uninitiated, were one of the most unassumingly definitive Irish indie-rock bands of the 90s. Their three albums ‘You Are What You Eat’, ‘Butterfly Effect’ and ‘Adventura Majestica’
Japanese Popstars
The Japanese Popstars are having a whale of a time at the moment. Between remixing everyone from Beyonce to Editors and a hugely successful tour of the festival circuit during
Terrence Parker: Grand Social November 12th
Terrence Parker has been a DJ for over thirty years, and it’s fair to say the man’s got skills. Parker cut his teeth playing hip-hop in the early eighties, but
Grizzly Bear – Ready, Able
Judging from the collective sighs and swoons after their recent sold out Vicar Street date, Grizzly Bear came up trumps once again in the live stakes in what was show
Marilyn Manson – Running to the Edge of the World
When shock tactics are your bread and butter, what do you do when you’re just not shocking anymore? That appears to be the dilemma for Marilyn Manson, Middle America’s favourite,
Four Tet – Love Cry
All signs point towards a purple patch. From the once-upon-a-time single of the year Wolf Cub/Moth release with Burial through to this second salvo, Kieran Hebden’s got a dubstep bottle-rocket
Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
Just because it’s an immediately obvious comparison does not mean it should be left unsaid: Yeasayer’s first drop from their forthcoming sophomore album bears more than a passing resemblance to
Vitalic
Whether it be trendy sunglasses or Hawaiian shirts, Vitalic is a man who genuinely wears – and does – what he wants; though he has one of the most instantly
Love and death with The Antlers
Concept albums are naff, received wisdom states. They’re the domain of longhaired dinosaurs, writing delusional, overwrought epics about dull mythology. But then, I suppose, it depends on your concept. Sufjan