Reviews | AAA Music - Part 285
Dungen – Skit I Alt
20 September 2010 | aaamusicIt has to be said, just because something is easy on the ears doesn’t make it any less rewarding. Case in point being Dungen’s latest release: ‘Skit I Alt’. Given the dreamy pleasantness of the album’s sound, you may … Read More
Gaudi – No Prisoners
20 September 2010 | aaamusicSo if you were to ask me my opinion on the dub/dance/electronica scene as it is today, you would receive a blank, uninformed look. However, even I can recognise flashes of originality held within Gaudi’s latest album, ‘No Prisoners’.
Dog Is Dead – Young
20 September 2010 | aaamusicNottingham’s Dog Is Dead return this week with Young, the follow up to their critically acclaimed single Glockenspiel Song. What’s interesting about Dog Is Dead is their ability to bring seemingly unrelated genres together into a coherent whole. Vocally, … Read More
The Winchell Riots – Red Square EP
20 September 2010 | aaamusicRed Square is the new EP from indie newcomers The Winchell Riots. Defining them as ‘indie’ may be a bit too vague though – in the opening track Love, The Great Olympic Sport it seems the band have more … Read More
Bombay Bicycle Club – Rinse Me Down
20 September 2010 | aaamusicRinse Me Down, the second single from Bombay Bicycle Club’s sophomore album Flaws is indeed a far cry from the electric guitar fuelled sound of their debut, but that shouldn’t be viewed as a bad thing. On the contrary, … Read More
Maximum Balloon – Maximum Balloon
20 September 2010 | aaamusicMaximum Balloon’s self-titled debut is the brainchild of Dave Sitek, producer and founding member of TV On The Radio. Sitek’s been busy behind the scenes of an eclectic set of records over the past decade, producing the likes of … Read More
Musée Mécanique – Fits and Starts
20 September 2010 | aaamusicMusée Mécanique – the San Francisco reference is definitely apt here. From the opening moments of Fits and Starts, you’ll feel like you’ve been teleported to a scene that wouldn’t seem out of place in a rose-tinted flashback to … Read More
Pendulum – The Island
20 September 2010 | aaamusicPendulum got a great success reaching the top of charts with Immersion, a very remarkable album.
After two strong singles, Watercolour and Witchcraft, two catchy tunes that immediately creep into people’s head they choose to release The Island as … Read More
Maps and Atlases – Solid Ground
20 September 2010 | aaamusic‘Solid Ground‘ is the taster single of ‘Maps and Atlases’ debut album ‘Perch Patchwork‘. It is a sweet little melodic tune of artsy jazz influenced riffs and beats. A perfect taster which successfully hooks you into the sound of … Read More
Emiliana Torrini – Rarities (CD1)
20 September 2010 | aaamusicCD number one from the lovely Emiliana Torrini‘s latest album ‘Rarities‘, was a beauty of synthesised emotional lady pop.
At first I was a little questionable due my initial impressions of the opening track of the album; ‘Dead Things’. … Read More