Albums | AAA Music - Part 54
The Orb Featuring Lee Scratch Perry – The Observer in the Star House
5 September 2012 | aaamusicRaggae legend Lee Scratch Perry teamed up with The Orb to record a new album. He is only 75. The Orb sound and Lee performance is the incredible meeting of two different worlds. The cooperation started in 2004. Recorded … Read More
Mode Moderne – Strange Bruises
3 September 2012 | aaamusicRight off the bat, only fans of a certain popular Manchester beat combo need apply for this E.P. Mode Moderne have an… interesting sound that is essentially based on taking this popular Manchester beat combo’s back catalogue and, when … Read More
Alberta Cross – Songs of Patience
3 September 2012 | aaamusicI won’t be letting any profound secrets of Rock and Roll out the bag if I tell you that second albums are a very, very tricky business. If I have a license to Rock then I strongly doubt that … Read More
Metronomy – Late Night Tales
3 September 2012 | aaamusicThe latest in the Late Night Tales series, one dedicated to our favourite artists’ late-night soundtracks, is compiled by Metronomy and its main man Joseph Mount. The Mercury Prize-nominated band’s compilation tiptoes its way from pop experimentation through to … Read More
House of Hats – Rivers Will Run
3 September 2012 | aaamusicAfter a superb opening track, this new EP from House of Hats sadly goes downhill thanks to an over-reliance on sentimental ballads and unimaginative, repetitive songwriting. The opening title song is an atmospheric and alluring folk number, imbued with … Read More
Soledad Vélez- Wild Fishing
2 September 2012 | aaamusicSoledad Vélez is a female acoustic folk singer from Chile. Rather than sing softly along to the gentle tones of the backing music on this album Vélez croons and howls passionately throughout Wild Fishing. Her vocals are haunting, as … Read More
The Fallows – Face The Wolves
2 September 2012 | aaamusicI’d be lying to say The Fallows’ ‘Face The Wolves’ is not a powerful album. In fact, their sound is strong and individual enough to mark them out, and the songs themselves are far from dislikeable, mixing New Model … Read More
Ian Hunter & The Rant Band – When I’m President
2 September 2012 | aaamusicDespite the album title, legendary frontman Ian Hunter claims that his latest effort, ‘When I’m President’, is a less political, more cheerful affair than his last two releases. And while this is far from a collection of sunny pop … Read More
KIERAN LEONARD – Out Of Work Astronaut
2 September 2012 | aaamusicKieran Leonard is a refreshing new singer-songwriter who uses his wit and individuality to sing passionately about things he feels strongly about. He’s well known for his single Jerusalem, used by director Ridley Scott as a sound track to … Read More
Sucioperro – Fused
27 August 2012 | aaamusicIt can’t be nice for any band to live out their existence in the shadow of another, much more successful, one. But surely, a point must come when that band should accept that from now on they’re going to … Read More
