Reviews | AAA Music - Part 195
Nick Lowe – The Old Magic
13 September 2011 | aaamusicNICK LOWE
The Old Magic
In his 20s, New Yorker Nick Lowe was not a part of the three successive movements of pub rock, punk and new wave, but his music had a character of its … Read More
Patti Smith – Outside Society
13 September 2011 | aaamusicPatti Smith – “Outside Society”
Patti Smith is a legendary American singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1970’s after her influential debut album “Horses” catapulted her to the forefront of the female punk-rock scene. She is perhaps remembered … Read More
Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
13 September 2011 | aaamusicDawes – Nothing is Wrong
Having released their debut album “North Hills” in 2009, American rock band Dawes have been touring almost non-stop ever since due to its success. Somehow, they managed to find the time … Read More
Puro Instinct – Headbangers In Ecstasy
13 September 2011 | aaamusicPuro Instinct – “Headbangers in Ecstasy”
Sisters Piper, 23 and Skylar Kaplan, 16 started out as a duo formerly known as Pearl Harbour and released their debut EP “Something About the Chapparrals” which was met with relative success … Read More
Margate – Rock ‘n Roll Reserve
13 September 2011 | aaamusicMARGATE
Rock ‘N Roll Reserve
No, this isn’t the well known Kent seaside town with its famous roller coaster, though there’s some scarily fast music! Margate is a Los Angeles based three piece indie punk rock band.
The … Read More
Jumping Ships – Standard Bearer
13 September 2011 | aaamusicJumping Ships – Standard Bearer
It’s a beautiful thing, our rock ‘n roll. And nowhere is it more apparent than on this, the second E.P from Brighton alternative rockers Jumping Ships. It may just be me but there is … Read More
To Arms Etc. – To Arms Etc.
13 September 2011 | aaamusicTo Arms Etc. – S/T
Second album for Sven Sauber, Miriam Grundström, Daniel Martin, Charles Campbell-Jones and Arvid Bjurklint.
The five-piece from London hired Ben Thackeray and the result is twelve gems of arty pop. The Black Pampas is … Read More
The Narcoleptic Dancers – Rastakraut
13 September 2011 | aaamusicThe Narcoleptic Dancers – Rastakraut
“Keep it simple” is an advice that too often doesn’t suit music. We can easily imagine James Blunt’s mom saying that to her son, ruining the nights of thousands of Britons.
Said that, sometimes … Read More
Example – Playing In The Shadows
5 September 2011 | aaamusic
With more producers than you could shake an entire rainforest at, Example’s second album is no doubt a sleek, slick affair that while not the stellar outing that truly breaks the mould, definitely pushes many of … Read More
Cranium Pie – Mechanisms
5 September 2011 | aaamusic
Wait… did I wake up twenty years earlier than my normal eighties time-lag lifestyle allows? Cranium Pie are more trippy psychedelia than a cheap rainbow effects-laden flashback on a questionable sitcom. The guitars are 110% Gilmour … Read More