Demob Happy

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 Neon [...]

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The Winter Hit Hard
7/10
I got into Hood through their most recent record, Outside Closer, which I still consider to be the better of the two. This is their more celebrated record, although its follow-up has clearly the stronger selection of songs in my opinion. This is a bleak, uncompromising album. Hood have mastered the sound [...]

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Subtle, emotive electro-pop
8/10
You may find yourself slightly perplexed after the first listen of this album given the collective orgasm seemingly experienced by the music press about Last Exit. It is, however, a subtle, gentle grower. The missing link between Underworld, Talk Talk and New Order, it places delicate, slightly Indie vocal melodies over Timbaland-esque [...]

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Empty vessel
6/10
This was a big disappointment for me. Its predecessor, Compassion, was one of the high points in sample-based electronica in the last five years. On‘The Vessell’, Dan Berridge enlists a male vocal foil in Richard Palmer –a cross between the lead singers of the Aloof and Placebo (to listen to,not to look at!) - [...]

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