Are you an excellent steel horse? 8/10 Despite the recurrance of robot horses as a thematic conceit running through ‘Are We Not Horses‘ it would be easy to overplay its significance. Putting aside some of the more obtuse lyrics, what we are left with is an album of extraordinary originality and atmosphere. There is a [...]
Rock Plaza Central – Are We Not Horses
August 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Alt-country, Alt-rock, Best of 2007, Folk/Acoustic, New Wierd America
Tags:Alt-country·Calexico·Chris Easton·Folk·Mariachi·New Weird Americana·Tom Waits·Wayne Coyne
Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
April 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Electronica, Indie, Music, Pop/Rock, Prog, Psychedelia
The best album of the last ten years? 10/10 I know for certain that not all the music I have bought and am listening to recently will stand the test of time. It is a pessimistic assertion but true to say that a great deal of modern music is ephemeral and quickly exhausted. However, it [...]
Tags:ooioo·The Boredoms·Tokyo·Wayne Coyne·Yoshimi
Flaming Lips – At War with the Mystics
April 13th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Alt-rock, Best of 2006, Music, Pop/Rock, Prog, Psychedelia
War of the worlds 7/10 At War with the Mystics – The Lips’ 12th – is not the concept album the title might have you beleive. While it sees them continue to try and push the boundaries of their sound with varying degrees of success, it remains to be seen if it has the longevity [...]