Thursday, October 27 2011
Roots Manuva: 4everevolution
British rap elder statesman’s sixth proper album offers tight grooves, adequate rhymes, and inherent spottiness.
Wednesday, September 21 2011
Bombay Bicycle Club: A Different Kind of Fix
After 2010's acoustic-centered, Flaws, Bombay Bicycle Club return with another fantastic follow-up that threads the dance-pop of Passion Pit with the ambient intonations of Interpol.
Sunday, May 8 2011
‘Four Lions’ With a Ridiculous Roar
Chris Morris transcends the obstacles of the delicate subject matter of suicide bombers and creates a sharp satire.
Friday, October 8 2010
Physical and Emotional Boundaries Crumble in ‘Trespass’
In Rose Tremain's new novel about two pairs of siblings battling over past injustices and a stone farmhouse in the south of France, misery loves company to a fault.
Monday, May 3 2010
Slow Club: Yeah So
Moving folk-pop? Jangly rock? Sheffield duo Slow Club try their damndest to juggle both (while dodging comparisons to certain candy-coloured Detroiters) on their debut LP.
