Music Reviews

Asobi Seksu Fluorescence

Asobi Seksu are back at the dream-pop races, but this time they've brought something a bit less contemplative. Fluorescence, the fourth full LP from the group is upbeat, energetic, fast-paced — and catchy beyond repair.

Matt Montgomery reviews...

Cut Copy Zonoscope

Bloody hell: lock the door, jam a chair up against it, close the curtains, turn the lights off and on repeatedly and get ready for the indie disco for one that is Cut Copy; and no that is not a metaphor for something else entirely, you awful person!

Joe Iliff reviews Zonoscope and mentions Westlife...

Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will

The veteran post-rock act return with their first album in three years, and their first for the legendary Subpop label

Mark Davison reviews...

Gang of Four Content

Post-punk legends Gang of Four return with their first album of new material since 1995's Shrinkwrapped.

David Coleman reviews...

Arbouretum The Gathering

Baltimore folk-rockers turn up the volume on their fourth album.

Mark Davison reviews...

The Go! Team Rolling Blackouts

On their third album, The Go! Team change their approach to songwriting and employ a range of collaborators. A bold move - how will it turn out?

Joe Rivers reviews...

Young Galaxy Shapeshifting

Young Galaxy are plowing the fields of reinvention here, but they’ve not abandoned the Cocteauvian dreaminess that’s consistently marked their work.

Matt Montgomery reviews...

The Streets Cyberspace and Reds & Computers and Blues

UK rapper Mike Skinner lays his Streets moniker to rest with two very different albums that help tell one story we've all probably heard before: the man's mad talented.

Chris Coplan reviews...