Better the devil you know 8/10 If ‘Neon Golden‘ was The Notwist in a state of evolution, leaving their hardcore punk roots behind in favour of post-rock flavoured indie-pop and electronica, ‘You, The Devil + Me‘ is the sound of a band who have found their, er, sound. ‘You, The Devil + Me‘ may lack [...]
The Notwist – You, The Devil + Me
May 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Alternative, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Music, Pop/Rock, post-rock
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Portishead – Third
May 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Best of 2008, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Music, Pop/Rock, Prog, Psychedelia, Trip hop
Third time unlucky? 7/10 Almost every review of Portishead’s ‘Third‘ opens with a summary account of trip hop, with mentions of coffee tables and dinner parties. Musical snobbery conspires to dictate who listens to music and how it is listened to. The fact that ‘Dummy‘ became universally successful or featured in the soundtrack for This [...]
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