Andy Stott's music is defined by the ever-present feeling of friction, the rub of needles bouncing into the red zone on a bank of dials. But this is tempered by a languid sensuality.
Andy Stott – Never the Right Time (2021)
Tag: New music
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – G_d’s Pee at STATE’S END! (2021)
There are moments of the kind of sparse and sombre beauty that Godspeed You Black Emperor do so well, balanced by some of the most joyfully rousing music the band have ever released.
Tobacco – Fucked up Friends 3 (2021)
There are certain circles of alternative music in which vintage analogue synths will forever be cool, and where a certain shiny sound that briefly pervaded pop music is perpetually recreated, celebrated and fetishised.
Throwing Muses – Sun Racket (2020)
After more than three decades, Kirstin Hersh's fearless creativity has not diminshed one iota; and the sound her band kick out is as powerful and uncomprimsing as ever. Continue reading
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