Archive for 'Album Reviews'
[MUSIC: Album Reviews] Winter People – Gallons EP
Winter People have a real understanding of subtlety. Instead of floating around nondescript soundscapes with lack of definition, or creating hyper-bland folk accentuated by ‘alternative’ instruments, they deliver music that is tense and fulfilling, with its more overt messages veiled in well-developed metaphor and musical somethings.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 461 (May 7), Music.
Tags: Album Reviews, Alex Watts, Gallons EP, Independent, Indie, Music
[MUSIC: Album Review] Electric Guest – Mondo
Electric Guest have been described as ‘a hipster’s take on cheese’ – and after a couple of listens of Mondo, you’ll find the description couldn’t be more apt. That’s not to say the record is un-interesting or lazily produced; the newcomers reference the best bits of synth pop, RnB and soul.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 461 (May 7), Music.
Tags: Albums Reviews, Downtown Records, Electric Guest, Marissa Demetriou, Mondo, Music
[MUSIC: Album Reviews] Lisa Mitchell – Spiritus EP
The blindingly bright synth notes that ring in the opening single ‘Spiritus’ suggest that things are going to be markedly different the second time around. The constant pulse; the very now-sounding synth; the unspecific Caribbean/African vibes – these are all new elements. Mitchell’s vocal manages to sound both urgent and joyful, rising and diving in a way absent from previous work. But while this song signals that album #2 is going to be a bigger, bolder affair, the rest of the five-track EP sees Mitchell resting in her comfort zone.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 461 (May 7), Music.
Tags: Album Reviews, Lisa Mitchell, Music, Nathan Jolly, Spiritus EP, Warner Music
[MUSIC: Album Review] Daily Meds – Happy Daze
DAILY MEDS Happy Daze Big Village Records **** Ever since they exploded onto the Sydney hip hop scene in 2009, Daily Meds’ energetic, frenzied performances have seen their faithful fanbase of ‘Med Heads’ grow larger with every live show – and it’s fair to say that the release of this full-length album is only going [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 461 (May 7), Music, Uncategorized.
Tags: Album Review, Big Village Records, Daily Meds, Happy Daze, Marissa Demetriou, Music
[MUSIC: Album Reviews] Damon Albarn – Dr Dee
DAMON ALBARN Dr Dee EMI Last year, Damon Albarn collaborated on the production of Dr Dee, a stately opera about an atypical Renaissance man named John Dee. In addition to being Queen Elizabeth’s learned scientific advisor, Dee was well into the occult and spent many years certain that he was communing with angels. He even [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 461 (May 7), Music, Uncategorized.
Tags: Album Reviews, Damon Albarn, Dr Dee, EMI, Laurence Rosier Staines, Music