21.09.2016
Tyrannamen - Tyrannamen LP
They can't sing. They are sloppy as hell. Their timing is dubious and their backing vocals are disharmonious, and yet Tyrannamen is an instantly lovable record. After a five-year wait, Melbourne’s Tyrannamen have released their gloriously messy debut album on Cool Death Records. Their off-kilter garage rock is offset by a soulful swagger. Obvious influences like MC5, The Damned, and Black Flag sit side by side with classic rock 'n' roll like Tommy James and ...
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04.07.2016
GØGGS - GØGGS
Preceded by the 'She Got Harder' single in November 2015 GØGGS is the latest in a long line of Ty Segall bands/projects/releases (although it's existence is described as a "necessity" by fellow core member Chris Shaw). Now to my mind Segall's Ty Rex album of Marc Bolan covers was one of the most pointless releases of recent months (or compilations of older recordings, if you prefer) and his subsequent Emotional Mugger album left me similarly cold. Given the...
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01.07.2016
Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
Michael Kiwanuka returns after a four year recording absence to deliver Love & Hate. The follow up to the Londoner's successful debut Home Again, is a sure sign that Kiwanuka is reaching for higher ground and the pride for his own work hasn't diminished since 2012. Record opener 'Cold Little Heart' is a slow and powerful introduction that is constantly begging the question, where is this track going next? While hanging on for Kiwanuka's uniquely gritty and...
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