Originally posted on Gigslutz The last time we heard from Black Lips was back in 2011 with ‘Arabia Mountain’ but we’re soon to be graced with ‘Underneath the Rainbow’, the band’s seventh studio album. The lyrics “I don’t want to wait” from Track No. 8 ‘Waiting’ are incredibly fitting; considering that’s exactly how I feel … Continue reading Album Review: Underneath the Rainbow // Black Lips
Album Review: Vampires of the Modern City // Vampire Weekend
Ezra Koenig, frontman of Vampire Weekend, abandoned a teaching career in favour of making it as a rock singer, and I can bet he’s glad he did. The third album ‘Vampires Of The Modern City’ saw the band win “Best Alternative Music Album” at the 56th Grammy Awards, on the 26th January of this year… … Continue reading Album Review: Vampires of the Modern City // Vampire Weekend
Album Review: A Long Way Down // Tom Odell
From the outset, the twenty-three year old invites the listener to grow old with him; a prospect that I couldn’t possibly begin to entertain mainly because of Tom Odell’s gratingly-annoying voice that becomes progressively more-so over the duration of the album. He’s a talented pianist and guitarist, granted, but the tone to his voice doesn’t … Continue reading Album Review: A Long Way Down // Tom Odell
Album Review: Settle // Disclosure
Everyone appears to have ‘latched’ onto the 19 and 22 year-old Lawrence brothers, who perform as Disclosure. Not only did 2013 see them score a trio of Top 20 hits; it saw them play Glastonbury twice and be nominated for a Grammy: ‘Best Dance/Electronica Album’. Amongst their successes was the fact I enjoyed their live … Continue reading Album Review: Settle // Disclosure
Album Review: Random Access Memories // Daft Punk
2013 saw the release of ‘Random Access Memories’, Daft Punk’s first studio album in eight years. It’s definitely the duos best commercial and critical success. For confirmation of this fact one only needs to look as far as the awards the album received at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards: ‘Album Of The Year’, ‘Best Dance/Electronica … Continue reading Album Review: Random Access Memories // Daft Punk
Album Review: AM // Arctic Monkeys
Alex Turner once said “don’t believe the hype”, yet in the context of AM, the Arctic Monkeys’ fifth studio-album, his words appear to have been dismissed. A fusion of R&B and rock, AM shows that Turner, O’Malley, Cook and Helders are no longer the teenagers that they once were; having grown into successful rockstars, now … Continue reading Album Review: AM // Arctic Monkeys
Album Review: Bad Blood // Bastille
I sat down to write this thinking “how am I going to be an optimist about this?”: a good question put to us by Bastille frontman, Dan Smith. Featuring the destructive titles ‘Pompeii’, ‘Things We Lost In The Fire’ and ‘Icarus’, it seemed apt for me to attempt to knock the band’s debut studio album … Continue reading Album Review: Bad Blood // Bastille
Album Review: The 1975 (Self-Titled)
Hailing from Manchester, The 1975 have an impressive musical legacy to live up to … but from first glance, the album artwork is dull; and surprise-surprise the debut album from The 1975 is also bland, boring and monotonous. ‘Sex’ is one of the only full sounding tracks on the album – and you would hope … Continue reading Album Review: The 1975 (Self-Titled)
Album Review: Yeezus // Kanye West
Recording in a hotel room is apparently an adequate excuse for not adding depth and substance to your music; with West having been said to have opted for minimalism because “too much bass or complexity would simply overpower the room’s poor acoustics”. The fact he couldn’t be bothered to find a room with good acoustics … Continue reading Album Review: Yeezus // Kanye West
Album Review: Wolf // Tyler The Creator
Prior to writing this I had to google how old Tyler is. Apparently he’s 22. And yet he could easily be pre-pubescent, for the album is anything but mature; the Erykah Badu collaboration ‘Treehome95′ being the only exception to this statement. Instead of coming across as an adult, Tyler comes across as a petulant child, … Continue reading Album Review: Wolf // Tyler The Creator
BETH KIRKBRIDE 