Three-piece indie band that reconsiders the limits of the indie-rock genre. The context of some bands impressive you more than the band and the songs themselves, but thankfully this is a mix of both. Car Seat Headrest is the creation of Will Toledo, a 23-year-old guy that started recording songs in his bedroom. He would complete the vocal lines in... Continue Reading →
The Chilli's wrestle between their funk-rock roots with moodier, ambient landscapes. It's hard to review any new The Red Hot Chilli Peppers (RHCP) albums after the departure of guitarist John Frusciante. Their last album with Frusciante - the double-LP Stadium Arcadium - showcased the height of the band's songwriting powers, although there was certainly a lot of filler. (I... Continue Reading →
Room is a film that got a lot of notice earlier this year around Awards season, but I never really knew much about it. It came and went. Brie Larson picked up an Academy Award for it. Ok, so what's the fuss? Room is about a mother and son, Joy (Brie Larson) and Jack (Jacob Tremblay), as... Continue Reading →
Aggression, Nihilism and Anarchism. I'd never heard of Death Grips before this album. They've only been around since 2010, broken up and then reformed for this and a string of other, more-electronic and experimental albums in 2016. They're made up of MC Ride on vocals, drummer/producer Zach Hill and Andy Morin. They've been classified as 'experimental... Continue Reading →
Romance. Singleness. Loneliness. Awkwardness. Animals. David (Colin Farrell) has recently been separated from his wife. As a result, he is to attend a hotel with other singles and given 45 days to find true love or otherwise risk being turned into an animal of his choice - which is a lobster. While at the hotel,... Continue Reading →
If you're after a film that will make you think (sometimes to maddening levels) then this other-worldly drama is for you. Jeff Nichols' Midnight Special follows the story of a father, Roy (Michael Shannon) that kidnaps his son Alton (Jaeden Leiberher) from the clutches of a cult in order to take him to a specific location on... Continue Reading →
Josh Homme produces Iggy Pop's latest existential, Queen-sy-esque outing, Post-Pop Depression. In the opening track 'Break into your Heart' Iggy states his intentions: "I'm gonna break into your heart/I'm gonna crawl under your skin...And follow till I see where you begin." The process of understanding another for him is the eventual "Walls come tumbling down". The pretensions are gone.... Continue Reading →
Credit: Consequence of Sound From shoe-gazing synth-scapes to John Hughes High School romance, French Synth-pop band M83 return with their best album yet, Junk - a collection of songs dressed in their best 80's outfits. The first song I ever heard from M83 was the song 'Kim and Jessie' from Saturdays = Youth. I think that song was on... Continue Reading →
God. Family. Friends. Self and Fame. Kanye returns with an ambitious and creative album that asks what we glory in. I'm not really a Kanye fan. Way to start. Every now and then I check out what he's doing. Avoiding his antics is now as hard as avoiding Kim Kardashian's. The latest antic being him... Continue Reading →
Phat beats. Sick shapes. Epic jams. Rap. 'Nu-Jazz' rap outfit Koi Child release their first self-titled album noticeably under the production of Tame Impala's Kevin Parker. So, what wonders come from Fremantle, W.A.? Opening track, Grease, eases us into a groovy modern-jazz groove with rhodes-style keys. We quickly change pace in the following track, 'Wumpa Rat,' with syncopated keys... Continue Reading →
Through the Eye of the Needle 