‘Just Like Heaven’ 9/10 While some of The Cure faithful may feel aggrieved by the absence – ‘A Forest’ notwithstanding – of tracks from their gloomiest period (Faith, Seventeen Seconds, Pornography), the more casual listener will find much to enjoy here. Having had a big Cure phase in my teens, I might quibble that the [...]
The Cure – Greatest Hits
July 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Indie, Music, Pop/Rock
Tags:Goth·melancholic·pop·post-punk·Robert Smith
TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain
January 31st, 2007 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Best of 2006, MP3s, Pop/Rock, post-rock
Radio transmission 7/10 TV on the Radio aren’t as an immediate band to get into as some reviews might have you believe. I loved their first EP Young Liars but found their debut LP ‘Desperate Youth Blood Thirsty Babes‘ wearyingly oppressive and turgid and two-starred it in an unpopular Amazon review. I have given Return [...]
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