Two Inch Punch It’s r ‘n’ b Jim, but not as we know it… London producer Two Inch Punch unlocked new sonic territory this summer with the interstellar future soul of Saturn: The Slow Jams EP. Surpassing...
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Here are my 2012 albums of the year: 1. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan 2. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange 3. AU – Both Lights 4. Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament – The Violence 5. DiiV...
Gigs of the Year 2012 Here are my top ten gigs of the year 2012. Live music is still one of the most mesmerising, emotional and thrilling experiences. I have danced, cried, shuffled uncomfortably on the spot, swooned at a whole...
Ok, so these probably aren’t the eighteen best tracks of 2012 but they’re the ones I’ve heard and like more than all the others I’ve heard. There are of course tracks that I haven’t heard yet and...
The Cube Microplex, Bristol, November 25th Nostalgia isn’t an easy pursuit. It requires you to remove yourself from the now, disengage from a cynical default and make emotional connections across the aeons of time. For our...
Trinity Centre, Bristol, November 28th, 2012 Watching the shaman-like figure of Warren Ellis spouting forth dream fragments in his distinctive Antipodean purr is a rare pleasure: he recollects sneaking into Chris Martin’s hotel...
Words Tom Spooner An abridged version of this Crystal Antlers interview appeared in Spindle Magazine. It’s not easy being a band nowadays. The extravagant budgets and glamorous excesses of the 1970s are a distant memory as...
Darren Hayman Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 9th March 2012 I was filled with a strange pang of realisation watching Darren Hayman perform last night in Cheltenham. It was the painful but semi-comforting realisation that Hayman was...
Best Albums 2011 1. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse 2. Bon Iver – Bon Iver 3. Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact 4. tUnE-YaRds – whokill 5. Zun Zun Egui – Katang 6. The Antlers – Burst Apart 7. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring...
I like bands with silly names. Better still if they actually turn out to be good. The American label Afternoon Records has a penchant for the ridiculously monikered, having several superalitive acts on their roster. My two...