{mosimage}I really had to ask. What was the name again? Talking music over coffee on a grumpy afternoon of the apologetic Finnish spring, the name was dropped like a coin […]
Low: Drums and Guns
That I mention Jack and Meg White's influential duo here is not by accident. Certainly, most of the slow, gentle and angst-ridden songs of Low doesn't sound anything even remotely […]
Natasha Bedingfield: N.B.
The best attempts on her second album, N.B., come close: “I wanna have your babies” is a similarly joy- and tuneful confession of feelings, and the opening track “How do […]
Gruff Rhys: Candylion
Main roles are cast to the acostic guitars, Beatles-esque drums and Rhys' distinctively nasal and always low-key vocals, but the essence of Candylion lies in the details, the carefully placed […]
Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
The prasising reviews and the soaring sales are hardly a surprise, and the Monkeys were indeed aware of the positive prejudice that was to welcome their next move. „We knew […]
The 69 Eyes – Angels
Which is ironic, because it is not the biker-gang outfits, tattoos, the black nail polish and make-up, and the 80s B-movie vampire paraphernalia that will make you remember this band. […]
The seed is fertilized
{mosimage}Toni and Antti, in a telltale sign of the band's do-it-yourself attitude, convinced Sipe to join them on drums. It didn't exactly matter that Sipe had never actually played the […]