Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights – 10th Anniversary Edition (Matador) It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since Interpol’s debut, Turn […]

Scott Walker Bish Bosch (4AD) It has become increasingly hard to define the music of Scott Walker. The legendary and enigmatic former […]

Melody’s Echo Chamber Melody’s Echo Chamber (Fat Possum Records) I hate clichéd perceptions. Simply reading promo material for Melody’s Echo Chamber before […]

Bat For Lashes The Haunted Man (The Echo Label) Bat For Lashes’ latest album, The Haunted Man, is a noticeable step forward. As […]

The Raveonettes Observator (Vice Records) The Raveonettes have been doing their thing – dark, noisy rock ‘n roll with pretty boy-girl harmonies […]

Muse The 2nd Law (Warner Bros.) Muse has been one of the last bastions of large-scale, mountain-leveling arena rock for the past […]

Beak> >> (Invada) I would hesitate to say that krautrock has had a proper resurgence, but in recent years its motorik rhythms […]

Dead Can Dance Anastasis ([PIAS] America) Dead Can Dance are one of a handful of bands from the darker side of early […]

Smashing Pumpkins Pisces Iscariot (Virgin Records) Sigh. Once upon a time, Billy Corgan was seemingly incapable of writing a bad song. And […]

Current 93 And When Rome Falls (Coptic Cat) Even at its best, David Tibet’s voice is an acquired taste. There are plenty […]