Etiket: Review
Review: Iedereen :: Iedereen
It wasn’t all bad: Neo-NDW meets desperation punk. They really did exist, these moments on West German television in the early 80s, in programs like the ZDF Hit Parade or…
Review: Real Estate :: DANIEL
Indie escapism lands in the jingle-jangle bubble. During the Obama years from 2009 to 2016, Real Estate played the sound of an indie America that slept softly and dreamed mildly.…
Review: MGMT :: LOSS OF LIFE
The pop seismographs threaten with a promise. The greatness of a pop band can be judged by its seismographic abilities: do they manage to capture earthly movements before others do?…
Review: Pregoblin :: PREGOBLIN II
Ex-Fat White Family guitarist Alex Sebley fights his demons with blasted pop. Alex Sebley has been through a lot: he was part of the crazy and great Fat White Family,…
Patty Brard receives support after intense review: ‘What a huge snob’
Patty Brard receives support from journalists after a quite intense review in the Volkskrant. The reviewer on duty is said to be a terrible snob. “He doesn’t watch pauper shit!”…
Review: Klez.e :: EXCITEMENT
Tobias Siebert pushes his dystopia rock even further into the dark basement. If you hear EXCITATION enough times in a row, everything becomes one. The dysthymically booming guitar riffs, the…
Review: Lætitia Sadier :: ROOTING FOR LOVE
The Stereolab co-founder plays super Sunday pop music that knows no end to its beauty. It’s a day of celebration when Lætitia Sadier releases a new album. About time, her…
Review: Suede :: BLOODSPORTS (10TH ANNIVERSARY)
The return of the return album from the Britpop pioneers. Only in retrospect does it become clear how appropriate the title of the lead single was: “It Starts And Ends…
One Day: Aldo Grasso’s review of the TV series on Netflix
ORNE DAYType: comedy, sentimentalDirection: Nicole Taylor. With Leo Woodall, Ambika Mod, Amber Grappy, Brendan Quinn, Jonny Weldon, Tim Mcinnerny, Eleanor Tomlinson, Essie Davis, Adam Loxley. On Netflix Edinburgh, 15 July…
Review: Grandaddy :: BLU WAV
The soft pop Americana sky is full of pedal steel guitars. No, Grandaddy Jason Lytle hasn’t recorded an official country record here, but the pedal steel guitar plays a prominent…