TRACK REVIEWS
Alt-J ? - 'Breezeblocks'
When Joe Newman’s “ Please don’t go/I love you so ” starts, it seems harmless. But with the promise to “ hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks ” it becomes as sinister as a welcoming smile from Jools Holland. This is...
The Black Keys - 'Dead And Gone'
At a time when economies are disintegrating willy nilly and no-one has a bloody clue who’s going to win The Apprentice , it’s easy to see why The Black Keys have become 2012’s New Massive Band. Their plodding blues-rock is just so damn...
Pitbull - 'Back In Time'
Assuming Men In Black III In 3D ’s gonna be the cinematic event of like, May, it seems odd to be wheeling out guest rapper extraordinaire Armando Christian Perez for the themetune. Will Smith’s song for the first MIB was a genuine party...
School Of Seven Bells - 'The Night'
Benjamin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza do everything right. This song, right here, has a nice vocal, decent bassline, speedy drumming, ‘atmospherics’ that absolutely do reference the period of the day the track’s title refers to and yet…...
Japandroids - 'The House That Heaven Built'
The fuzz. The garage. The rock. The obvious influence of Springsteen’s America. The “ oh oh oh oh ” followed by the “ oh oh oh ”. The ripped Levi’s. The Cons. The ink. The drum rolls. The punk. The pop. The breaking the speed limit....
Here We Go Magic - 'How Do I Know'
Falling in love with robots is something you, me and everyone are gonna have to deal with as time and technology progress. Luckily Brooklyn’s Here We Go Magic have addressed this and answered the question “ how on Earth will I dispose of my...
This Week's Single Reviews (19/05/12)
NME's Tom Howard reviews the latest single releases Alt-J - 'Breezeblocks' When Joe Newman’s “ Please don’t go/I love you so ” starts, it seems harmless. But with the promise to “ hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks...
Nipsey Hussle feat. Rick Ross - 'Proud Of That'
Producer Jiggy Hendrix’s whirring, sleazy grime hook fits Nipsey’s earnest flow perfectly while Rick Ross’ one-verse cameo is scene-stealing. The fact that you can imagine listening to this while driving with the top down and the bass on...
Passion Pit - 'Take A Walk'
Striving to straddle the peak of the electro-pop mountain now that La Roux is lost down some rocky crevice, the Pit return with a bright synth blast heralding their “expansive” July-bound second LP. Expansive as in: trebling the amount of...
Cocorosie - 'We Are On Fire'
A soaring comeback for the Parisian freak-folk sisters with a penchant for ’taches and recording in the bath. “ Now I can see in the middle of the night ” they squeal over psychedelic flutes and throbbing underwater synths. With these two,...
