Mark Lanegan – Imitations (Heavenly/Universal) CD REVIEW
It may be a footnote on a footnote, but Lanegan's mentholated vocals work a charm on this covers project.
Mark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral (4AD/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
Gary Steel likes the new Mark Lanegan album, that's for sure.
Earl Sweatshirt – Doris (Columbia) CD REVIEW
Don't believe the hype, re-iterates Peter Kearns about the latest hip-hop sensation.
Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks (Polydor/Universal) CD REVIEW
Like The Cure with Huey Lewis on backing vocals? Peter Kearns on Trent Reznor's new opus.
Grey Reverend – A Hero’s Lie (Motion Audio/Border) CD REVIEW
Glum James Blunt or inheritor of the fluttering candle of Nick Drake's spirit? Gary Steel has made up his mind on this one.
Mike Keneally – You Must Be This Tall (Exowax) CD REVIEW
"In a world of land-bound cookie-cutter sound-alikes operating within a me-too culture, Mike Keneally’s music is an ocean," writes Peter Kearns.
David Lynch – The Big Dream (Sunday Best) CD REVIEW
Lynch's latest needed a T Bone Burnett at the controls to make it what it could have been, reckons Peter Kearns.
Kirin J Callinan – Embracism (Siberia/XL) CD REVIEW
Peter Kearns discusses a genuinely original singer-songwriter and his debut long player.
Olivier Libaux – Uncovered Queens Of The Stone Age (Cartell/Border) CD REVIEW
It doesn't reveal much about Queens Of The Stone Age, but this album of cruisy covers is a very pleasant Gallic stroll.
Editors – The Weight Of Your Love (PIAS) CD REVIEW
Editors' latest is a "long-lens out-of-focus view of a dark night of the soul", writes Peter Kearns.
Daughn Gibson – Me Moan (Sub Pop) CD REVIEW
Here's a 'country' album that's more Wall Of Voodoo than Willie Nelson, writes Peter Kearns.
Dennis O’Brien – Still In The Same Dream (Ode/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
One of NZ's great 'could have been' singer-songwriters finally gets his tunes out to a new generation of listeners.
Howard Kaylan – Shell Shocked (Backbeat) BOOK REVIEW
The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Marc Bolan... this star-studded rock and roll memoir is simply breathless.
Oneohtrix Point Never – R Plus Seven (Warp/Border) CD REVIEW
Despite all the hype, Oneohtrix Point Never prove worth a listen. But Gary Steel has reservations (hasn't he always?)
Bilal – A Love Surreal (BBE/Border) CD REVIEW
An album of sensual, jazz-tinged funk. Who could complain?
Boards Of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest (Warp/Border) CD REVIEW
Boards Of Canada a real shitter, according to Gary Steel.
Sigur Rós – Kveikur (XL) CD REVIEW
Have Sigur Rós got anything left to say? Gary Steel has his doubts.
Nightmares On Wax – Feelin Good (Warp/Border) CD REVIEW
Gary Steel inhales some THC-infused grooves.
Jackson Scott – Melbourne (Fat Possum) CD REVIEW
Jackson Scott makes eerie lo-fi psychedelia that's worth checking out, according to Peter Kearns.
PVT – Homosapien (Create/Control) CD REVIEW
There's much unrealised potential in these Aussie electronicists, writes Peter Kearns.
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