Best Albums List of 2016
I see more bands and I hear more music than ever before in my life. There are more gigs, more songs available than ever before, bands are being treated with more respect, and are more in control of their careers and destinies. ~Steve Albini
Best Albums List of 2015
The best albums of 2015 is tough! This year has had a bumper harvest of freaking good new music, even in ‘long player’ form. The way this normally works (in my head aka on this blog) is there’s a list below of individual songs cherry-picked from what...
Best album of 2015 (already!)
Pre-emptive, yes. But, the new Jim O’Rourke album Simple Songs may already have claimed the title of best album of 2015. Reptar, Father John Misty, J Fernandez, Kamasi Washington, Sir Richard Bishop, Surfer Blood, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, This Is The Kit,...
Reptar
This isn’t really a review, but more a wee homage to a band doing some great stuff at the moment. Reptar have so far produced an EP, Oblangle Fizz, Ya’ll and two albums, Body Faucet (2012) and Lurid Glow (2015). One of their greatest tricks is the...