Archive for 'Brag 439 (November 21)'
[MUSIC: Album Review] Voltaire Twins- Romulus EP
Indie Album Of The Week: Voltaire Twins Romulus EP Green/ MGM There’s something about twins that makes me wonder which one is evil – and I’m not sure if it comes from Jaymes or Tegan of W.A’s Voltaire Twins, but there’s definitely a certain malevolent undertone to their latest EP, Romulus. Winners of the triple [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 439 (November 21), Music.
Tags: Juliette Gillies, Romulus EP, The Brag, Voltaire Twins
[MUSIC: Album Review] Atlas Sound- Parallax
Atlas Sound Parallax 4AD/ Remote Control **** The press release for Atlas Sound’s third record states emphatically that this is not a ‘side project’ for the Deerhunter frontman, but an act in its own right. You’d be forgiven for supposing otherwise – Bradford Cox’s last two albums under this moniker have been wistful, aggressive, uplifting [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 439 (November 21), Music.
Tags: Atlas Sound, Luke Telford, Parallax, The Brag
[MUSIC: Album Review] Polar Bear Club- Clash Battle Guilt Pride
Polar Bear Club Clash Battle Guilt Pride Bridge Nine Records ***1/2 After their debut EP The Redder, The Better in 2006 turned so many underground fanzine editors’ heads, Polar Bear Club have polarised fans. In the span of two albums some say they’ve lost their hardcore spirit, while others see their flirtation with slicker studio [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 439 (November 21), Music.
Tags: Clash Battle Guilt Pride, Polar Bear Club, Rick Warner, The Brag
[MUSIC: Album Review] Bonnie “Prince” Billy- Wolfroy Goes To Town
Bonnie “Prince” Billie Wolfroy Goes To Town Spunk Records **** Alt country’s other other darling, Will Oldham, returns with new album Wolfroy Goes To Town – his eleventh under the Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy moniker.Perhaps because of the familiarity of the players, the production has a laid back and easy played-on-the-porch feel, with Oldham’s wavering croak [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 439 (November 21), Music.
Tags: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Roland K Smith, The Brag, Wolfroy Goes To Town
[MUSIC: Album Review] Canyons- Keep Your Dreams
Canyons Keep Your Dreams Modular *** Almost every gig that I’ve attended in the last two years has had the following words appended to the poster: ‘Canyons DJ set.’ Somehow, without any of us knowing, these Perth dudes became the new Bang Gang as the latter moved into restaurants, and this LP is supposed to [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 439 (November 21), Music.
Tags: Canyons, Jonno Seidler, Keep Your Dreams, The Brag