Records
The Fiery Furnaces: Remember
This mammoth, two-disc live album documents the Fiery Furnaces actually using instruments to play the music from their albums—in real...
Aug 16, 2008
Interviews
Kelman
The sky is blue like holiday chlorine, and London seems just about ready to combust. Fortunately, Wayne Gooderham has selected...
Aug 13, 2008
Records
Videotape: My Favourite Thing
It’s beginning to dawn on me that what might be more important than a group’s technical competence or writerly vision...
Aug 13, 2008
Records
Lord Skywave: Lord Skywave
While Simian Mobile Disco and Justice have seemingly exploded as a result of the Simian v Justice anthem “We Are...
Aug 13, 2008
Records
Venetian Snares: Detrimentalist
Wasn’t you the type to mimic what you saw on TV?
Wasn’t you the type to mimic what you saw...
Records
Muse: H.A.A.R.P.
H.A.A.R.P. (that’s not the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) essentially has two designs. The first, pointlessly dull, is to...
Aug 13, 2008
Tracks
Bloc Party: "Mercury"
Okay, that’s it. I’m calling Okereke out. I mean, he’s no fool. Hell, he managed to align himself with one...
Aug 13, 2008
Tracks
MGMT: "Metanoia"
First, let’s get this straight: “Metanoia” isn’t a great song. It’s thirteen minutes long without anything more than an occasionally...
Aug 11, 2008
Tracks
Ben and Bruno: "I'm Awakened"
“I’m awakened,” Peter Brant sings on “I’m Awakened”; “I roam the streets entirely free / Never did I walk without...
Aug 11, 2008