Reviews | AAA Music - Part 21
GOGO PENGUIN – v2.0 (Deluxe Edition)
11 November 2014 | aaamusicHot on the heels of their Mercury Prize nomination, GoGo Penguin re-released their v2.0 album in a Deluxe Edition last month, including three bonus tracks for our greatest pleasure.
The album had already been a very good showcase of the trio’s … Read More
EL MAY – The Other Person Is You
11 November 2014 | aaamusicContrary to popular belief, self-centredness can be harnessed artistically absent of arrogance or hubris.
Write about what you know, we’re always told, sometimes our tendency to hide in the alcove of forced modesty blinds us from tapping into inspiration. On … Read More
CLOUD NOTHINGS – Now Here In
10 November 2014 | aaamusic‘Now Here In’ is a release from indie rock group Cloud Nothings taken from their most recent LP titled Here and Nowhere Else released in April this year.
The track is highly punk influenced with heavily distorted guitars and a typical punk … Read More
NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION – The Third Day
10 November 2014 | aaamusic
North Atlantic Oscillation is a band from Edinburgh who have already gained success with their debut album, released few years ago.
Their forthcoming album called The Third Day was released in October via Kscope records. These tracks reveal NOA’s capability … Read More
SUPERPOZE X STWO – Untitled/Late
6 November 2014 | aaamusicWhen multiple artists come together to collaborate on a piece, it’s interesting to see how much the result honours each forces’ respective form and approach.
When gleaming over Stwo and Superpoze’s previous works they seem near identical in these … Read More
THE 2 BEARS – The Night Is Young
5 November 2014 | aaamusicThe mystically melodic opening track ‘Get Out’ of The 2 Bears new and second studio album The Night is Young draws you in straight from the off. Nice lyrics and a slow piano chord breakdown progresses into a firm … Read More
EDWARD ROGERS – Kaye
5 November 2014 | aaamusicNew York City singer-songwriter Edward Rogers was inspired by the late Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine), a music legend known for his intense and influential progressive albums.
Kaye, Edward’s fifth solo album, features eleven original songs and a version of … Read More
JOLTA – Easily Grounded
4 November 2014 | aaamusicOh my, Oh my, Oh my! ‘Easily Grounded’ by this Brighton-based four piece is an absolute, groin-grabber of a track.
If you (like myself) are a fan of gargantuan swaggering riffs, uncompromising attitude and sexy grooves by the truckload, … Read More
SCARLETTE FEVER – Helena
3 November 2014 | aaamusicScarlette Fever is a British singer-songwriter with a fresh production and commercial quality but with an additional rocky quirkiness.
Her new EP Helena provides a strong mix of tracks that sharpen her almost American-pop-rock vocal with the added husky … Read More
ROUTE 94 – Shards Of Glass
31 October 2014 | aaamusicRowan Jones aka Route 94 has been electrifying dance music in recent times, not only with smash hit ‘My Love’, but numerous underground monsters that will have graced your ears at clubs and festivals.
Smooth and deep as hell, Route 94 has conjured … Read More