Monday, June 28 2010
Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody: I Could Sleep for a Thousand Years
The ex-Swervedriver frontman continues inching closer to his former band's mix of thrill-seeking momentum and placid reflection, often within the same song.
Friday, May 22 2009
Adam Franklin: Spent Bullets
Even through all the (purple) haze, you can still sense hints of Swervedriver on Franklin's second solo set.
Tuesday, February 24 2009
Magnetic Morning: A.M.
Swervedriver's Adam Franklin and Interpol's Sam Fogarino create a record that will appeal to the subconscious, while sometimes confusing the conscious.
Friday, February 6 2009
Swervedriver: Raise / Mezcal Head
Radiohead weren't the first great band to come out of Oxford, England, and these timely reissues are the evidence. Swervedriver's first two albums are still as imposing and wondrous as ever.
Thursday, October 25 2007
Adam Franklin: Bolts of Melody
The ex-Swervedriver mainman's first official solo album should satisfy fans of that underrated band's later work, while fitting into the current indie-rock climate. Franklin hasn't lost his way with an effects pedal -- or dark sunglasses.
