Rough Trade
Review: Parquet Courts – Sympathy for Life
Parquet Courts Sympathy For Life Rough Trade Street: 10.22 Parquet Courts = Dead Kennedys + Talking Heads + Primal Scream Much of Parquet Courts’ newest album, Sympathy For Life, was written while co-Frontman Andrew Savage was in Italy—tripping on acid and lifting weights during the day and working on new songs at night. Meanwhile, co-Frontman
Review: black midi – Cavalcade
black midi = Frank Zappa And The Mother’s Of Invention + Flying Lotus + Charlie Parker … read more
Review: Pinegrove – Marigold
Pinegrove = Bright Eyes + Darryl Rahn + Jimmy Eat World … read more
Review: Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!
Parquet Courts = Weezer + Depeche Mode … read more
Review: ANOHNI – HOPELESSNESS
ANOHNI = Harry Belafonte + Randy Newman + Major Lazer
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Review: The Hidden Cameras – Mississauga, Goddam
THE HIDDEN CAMERAS MISSISSAUGA, GODDAM Rough Trade Oh dear, The Hidden Cameras sounds like a rather twisted wreck of the flamboyant sexuality of the Scissor Sisters with the dark wit and tangled allusions to debauchery of The Beautiful South, the sing-along retro-chic of Belle and Sebastian and the awkward humanity found in all things by
Review: Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour
DELAYS FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR Rough Trade Undoubtedly the Delays will draw comparisons to The Byrds, love children and braided hair adorned with flowers in the pre-Altamont 60s due to the cascading of songs like “Nearer than Heaven.” Which I suppose is fine as long as you’re not intending it as an insult. Personally, I hear