English Teacher’s ‘This Could Be Texas’ gets a worthy five stars from NME’s Andrew Trendell
It’s what we’re listing to currently, so thought we’d share why. https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/english-teacher-this-could-be-texas-debut-album-review-tracklist-radar-3600231
STRFKR – Future Past Life
It’s been four years since their last record, Being No One, Going Nowhere. Seven years since Miracle Mile. This release does not mark a turning point, a creative shift or even a sixth attempt to stun the critics. In a way, this is great news. As a line on the seventh track “Palm Reader” goes, “Why should I try?” Joshua Hodges and the band have an intentionally zen approach. It’s organic pop that...
Wire – Mind Hive
As a band, Wire has outlived a few of my friends. Their iconic late 70s releases Pink Flag and Chairs Missing are like aged celebrities who maintain their beauty without putty knives and needles. Their newest release Mind Hive is their seventeenth. The highest compliment you can pay a Wire record is to say that you love some of it. Their masterpieces were intentionally scattershot attempts to cram a lot into an LP. For the fans who...
The Prodigy – No Tourists
How many bands from 1990, especially big beat electro rave ones, are capable of putting out a divisive record in 2018?
14 Years of Heartbeats
The Knife’s “Heartbeats” is 15 years old now. Not soon after its release, fellow Swedish musician José González released an acoustic version, setting the stage (along with Gary Jules’ version of “Mad World”) for a genre of pop song renderings that challenge the success of their source material. José’s Version The Knife In case you haven’t heard it recently, here’s the...
Los Angeles Police Department – Eponymous Record
I’m curious. Has Ryan Pollie had any feedback from the actual Los Angeles Police Department? A few years ago, Pitchfork reviewed their first disc and keenly noted the spate of indie bands obsessed with “un-googleable” names. This 10 song followup will be likened to many leaves on the Beach Boys limb of the rock-n-roll family tree. It’s definitely not on the Beatles branch. Despite the fact that the singer is...
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