Twins Natalia‘s debut album The Destiny Room delivers an astonishing collection of authentic and truly nostalgic eighties electro pop. To say that there has been […]
Tag: Pop
Aloa / Roladex :: Double review (Medical)
The new year is here. Resolutions bandied about, liked and retweeted. But some old habits can be hard to break, and others shouldn’t be. Medical […]
Neohachi :: Lovecadio Hearn (White Paddy Mountain)
Lovecadio Hearn is joyful and colourful and incomparable. “Neo” something, that’s for sure. Neo, but not the least bit pseudo. Neohachi is a ”fancy and […]
Victrola / Big Ben Tribe :: Double review (Dark Entries)
Big Ben Tribe and Victrola are from the same time, and same land, but their use of the synthesizer couldn’t have been more different. Whilst […]
Franz Underwear :: Cattolica ’81 (Bordello A Parigi)
To date a decent portion of the Dutch label’s output has been dedicated to Spaghetti Dance. But the Bordello is always seeking out artists with […]
Akira Kosemura :: 虹の彼方 – Seven Colors Variations (Schole)
虹の彼方 (or “Niji no Kanata”—beyond the rainbow) is the kind of sweet pop song only the Japanese can pull off with a straight face in […]
Laugh Clown Laugh / Play :: Double review (Medical)
It is releases like Laugh Clown Laugh and Play which have made Troy Wadsworth’s imprint the respected global label it has become. Medical Records is […]
Conquering Animal Sound :: On Floating Bodies (Chemikal Underground)
A seminal second record by the Scots, full of interesting detail and powerful songwriting. It’s hard not to feel that if Björk were to start again, […]
Michelle Cross & Joe Frawley :: Dolls Come to Life (Dolls Come to Life)
A suite that plays like an Edmund Gorey children’s book, with Cross’ unsettling but deeply affecting song illustrated with dark romantic flourish by Frawley. Joe […]
Spazzkid :: Desire (Keats//Collective / Purr Tapes / Abandon Building)
Plenty of contemplative moments peppered around a soundscape constructed with interesting sounds gathered from various unknown sources. This full length album from Spazzkid is a […]
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