Reviews | AAA Music - Part 87
Johnny Wore Black – Up In Flames
25 November 2012 | aaamusicIt’s tracks like these that make me think that any solo artist with a sound fuller than solo guitar/piano/ondes Martenot/whatever should wait until they get a proper band together before making records that reflect that large sound. This track, … Read More
Breathless – Green To Blue
25 November 2012 | aaamusicAt first I thought London based dream-pop stalwarts Breathless had just wanted to release a double album at any cost, despite only having eleven songs to put on it. “What a folly” I thought, “what an expensive, ambitious folly … Read More
THE BRYAN FERRY ORCHESTRA – The Jazz Age
25 November 2012 | aaamusicIcon Bryan Ferry, CBE, has usually made music which makes you feel like time travelling into the future. As an English musician and songwriter he’s had three number one albums and ten singles in the top ten. He was … Read More
CA SMITH – Someone You Love
25 November 2012 | aaamusicCanadian instrumentalist and singer songwriter Christian Anderson Smith, now London based, is an alternative folk, surf and rock musician known by his stage name Mayor McCA. He’s a bearded writer, actor, musician, cartoonist, animator, and one time mayoral candidate. … Read More
SARAH LOUISE OWEN – Dream Catcher
25 November 2012 | aaamusicWelsh singer songwriter Sarah Louise Owen started writing songs at fifteen. Her acoustic and folk songs are popular on BBC Radio Cymru and she was chosen for the BBC New Talent Songwriter’s Academy. She’s inspired by Sarah Mclaughlin and … Read More
The Procession – Cease & Desist
19 November 2012 | aaamusicThe Processions new single sits very neatly within the rock genre. The lead singer has a very charming voice, which he uses to very nice effect against the simple instrumentals. Though not consisting of a very complex harmony, there … Read More
Feeder – Borders
19 November 2012 | aaamusicHaving not heard anything from Feeder for a while, there are no words that could possibly describe how happy I was when I first listened to ‘Borders’ and realised they’re the same Feeder that I remembered – just a … Read More
My Jerusalem – Preachers
19 November 2012 | aaamusicIt may sound unfair to give this album the nickname “My First Nick Cave Record” but please hear me out, this record entirely deserves it. I think it’s something of an achievement to sound so accessible while successfully bringing … Read More
The Dead Fronts – Dangerous Impressions
19 November 2012 | aaamusicSome genres confuse me in how little they’ve been utilized by artists, when they have the potential to be something very special indeed. One of these genres seems to be being played by The Dead Fronts, and unfortunately I … Read More
Rams’ Pocket Radio – Trajectories
19 November 2012 | aaamusic
While reading this review, do bear in mind that I am trying as hard as possible not to be distracted by what might just be the coolest packaging I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing. Seriously, if the music … Read More
