Music Reviews tagged with pop
The Thermals Now We Can See
As the Thermals continue wiggling their way from the stylistic confines of punk, they seem to be closing their mitts all the more firmly around its spiritual core. Now We Can See is a power pop record about vision, death, disease, perspective, and, er, turning into a fish (?) but its great expressive anchor is the elated desperation that gives punk both its wickedness and its promise.
Tom Whalen starts shedding his arms...Bishop Allen Grrr...
The Harvard boys' first album of all new material since the EP project. How is their pure sugar power pop holding up?
Gabriel Keehn gets a tooth acheLily Allen It’s Not Me, It’s You
Lily Allen is fresh, sassy, playful, and provocative in ways so many pop divas could never hope to be. But Conor McKay is torn.
Click here to read his review...Little Joy Little Joy
It's official. I don't care if The Strokes ever put out another album.
Brett Oronzio reviews...Je Suis Animal Self Taught Magic From A Book
Animal magic indeed - these Norwegian newcomers unleash their claws on a corker of a debut.
Ils sont magnifique, reckons Iain Moffat...The Automatic This Is A Fix
The famous “sophomore slump” is now so ingrained in music culture that there was, weirdly, very little pressure on these Welsh chaps to produce anything sensational this time round.
Alan Garner surveys the damage...Okkervil River The Stand Ins
Okkervil River prove themselves once again with a worthy sequel to The Stage Names.
Brett Oronzio reviews...Cats in Paris Courtcase 2000
Debut record from small Manchester-band requires a bit of dedication from the listener, but after being granted such, reveals itself to be a spectacular pop record.
The trick is investment.The Explorers Club Freedom Wind
The name might exude adventure, but this sextet from Charleston isn't about to discover new musical territory any time soon. This isn't necessarily a bad thing.
David Coleman reviews...
Various Artists Daptone Records Remixed (Scion CD Sampler Volume 19)
Toyota's car for cool urban Toyota drivers released a fine collection showcasing the classic soul stylings of Daptone Records.
George Booker reviews...