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7 Destroyer – Kaputt (CAN) Merge Perhaps it’s the relativization of his art that enables Dan Bejar to make a record that sounds as mellow and ripe as the comeback album of an old pop star who’s been given the oppertunity to mature in the interesting way people do away from Sounds, Smash hits, Melody… [Continue Reading]
12 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (FRA) Mute 11 Junior Boys – It’s All True (CAN) Domino 10 The Rural Alberta Advantage – Departing (CAN) Saddle Creek Records Mmmm I’m not sure what this interview is about. Probably ‘Rocky Balboa’ eh!? 9 Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves (US) Domino Whenever the singer/songwriter Dev Hynes… [Continue Reading]
18. St Vincent – Strange Mercy (US) 4AD Annie Clark’s third effort is no less of a musical adventure than it’s predecessor. She fuses art folk, salon-melodies and electro-rock into a fascinating musical that is wonderfully intriguing and pleasant from the first until the last act. 17. Wild Beasts – Smother (UK) Domino records There’s… [Continue Reading]
26. Still Corners – Creatures Of An Hour (UK) Sub Pop Maybe you hear some Portishead you certainly hear Still Corners. 25. Gardens & Villa – Gardens & Villa (US) Secretly Canadian Gardens & Villa is instantly appealing. Whether you listen to it in the quiet of your own home, in a crowded bar or… [Continue Reading]
Album and concert review Wolfendale, Patronaat, Haarlem, 14th of December 2011 – There’s a fine tradition around our way and that’s to dislike everything originating from the city of light. Normally, it’s not a very hard tradition to uphold, but two residents of that city in Brabant are determined to ruin it for us. Sander… [Continue Reading]
Since we started this triptych on George Michael covers, the artist has been treated in intensive care for a severe case of pneumonia. Although his recent health issues have led to speculation about an underlying cause, his Austrian doctors have recently issued a statement that there are none and that the 48 year old George… [Continue Reading]
In my review of the Lloyd Cole Small Ensemble’s performance last April at People’s Place I speculated about the artist having a difficult relationship with Amsterdam and quoted some of the People’s staff commenting on Lloyd’s moody disposition before the gig. The result is that I managed to get one of my long time musical… [Continue Reading]
Concertreview Portugal the Man, Bitterzoet Amsterdam, 24 November 2011 Talk about things I should have done much earlier. Despite coming to Amsterdam every single year since the release of their brash debut album Waiter: ‘You vultures!’ I never got around to seeing Portugal the Man play live. Thursday, after five years and six (!) albums,… [Continue Reading]
Concertreview Metronomy, Compagnietheater Amsterdam, 15 november 2011 – Yesterday Metronomy performed at a private happening, organized by an American fashion label. Of course you should never bite the hand that gives you free tickets, but I have to say that it was one of the most unclear events I ever attended. It must be a… [Continue Reading]
Volbeat played their first ever gig in the UK on Saturday, October 29 at the HMV Forum in London. While it wasn’t sold out, it was comfortably packed and the Danish rock band delivered a high-energy performance that was one of the better in 2011. The T-shirts, the hair, the tattoos, the make-up. You don’t… [Continue Reading]