Keyword results: Album

Lightbulbs, Fujiya & Miyagi

19th Sep 08
Release: Album
To Cure: An empty dancefloor

I really don't know what to make of this album. It's kind of an angular, electronic funk affair, much like if LCD Soundsystem had slightly less sensical, more repetitive lyrics, and threw in touches of The Knife, Air, and hell, a smidge of Goodshirt to try to create a digitally-driven folk-disco record.

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Mercy Arms

12th Sep 08
Release: Album
To Cure: A broken heart

So Mercy Arms have always been OK - they've been around for a while and they've scored some nice supports slots like The Strokes. Then Capital Records screwed them or something - haven't really heard too much more until now. Until they stole my life and my right eardrum... if I play track 4, To Me Now one more time I'll be declared clinically insane.

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Fasciination

15th Aug 08
Release: Album
To Cure: A quiet weekend

After what seemed an eternity between Wet From Birth and the release of Fasciination, I was anticipating an incredible, mind-blowing record which pushed theboundary of the whole dance-punk sound as their past three LPs had (disregard Media, please). But instead I'm left with a slight sense of disappointment throughout.

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