In no particular order here is the list of the best albums I have reviewed over the course of the month: Yonder Ruckus – The Mouldy Lovers 2013 – Independent The cream of Australian gypsy-punk. – Kings Of The Wild Frontier – Adam and The Ants 1980 – CBS Burrimba beats, post-punk guitars, pop sensibility…
Released 16th September 2013 on Capitol/ Mercury Rock/ Pop Thirty albums already under his belt and the Liberace of rock, Elton John, is back once again with another collection of piano-based old-time rock and roll tunes and grandiloquent ballads. I’ve got to say, however, that upon listening to this long awaited release I was somewhat…
Once again another week has been and gone which means that it is time for me to take a couple of days off. I shall leave you, however, with next week’s schedule so that you can get all excited about what is to come! NEW MUSIC MONDAY: The Diving Board – Elton John Released 16th…
The Music Died, So What Now? Last week I wrote about the tragic deaths of three great singers, and history has noted that this date was a turning point for rockabilly music and rock music in general. Of course, that plane crash was not the only thing that led to the downfall of rockabilly in…
1980 – CBS Post-Punk/ New Wave/ Alternative Following their interesting post-punk debut Adam and his band The Ants have come back in full swing with a new sound influenced by everything from their earlier punk work to African Burrundi beats, and really I have to say that it all works splendidly. Kicking off with the…
Alive – Jessie J Released 23rd September on Lava/ Republic Pop/ Electronic Incredibly bland to the point or irritating, sometimes even crossing the line into outright crap. I mean, listening to the sound of lawnmowers at seven on a Sunday morning is more interesting and more pleasant than this brutally boring record. What makes it…
1990 – Enigma Garage Rock/ Punk/ Psychobilly A whole ten years after their explosive debut full length record The Cramps have come back with yet another twisted rockabilly revival album. Kicking off with the double whammy of Bop Pills and God Damn Rock & Roll the listener can instantly hear that they band really have…
1997 – Mute/ Reprise Folk/ Rock/ Alternative Australian dark folkster Nick Cave’s tenth studio album is a beautiful departure from his earlier post-punk work with The Bad Seeds taking his music in a much more subtle piano based direction, and, to my ears, this move is entirely successful. Beginning with the sublime tearjerker Into My…
Released 3rd September 2013 on Interscope/ Cherry Tree Electronic/ Pop/ Synth-Pop The second release from British electro-pop artist Natalia Kills, Trouble delivers everything expected of it: snarky teenage rebellion, a brilliant set of hard electronic beats, and bonus daddy issues just to add depth. From the opening of Television all the way through to the…
Mechanical Bull – Kings Of Leon Released 20th September on RCA Rock/ Alternative Gosh-darn this record is boring. It’s not awful, but at least awful would be interesting. There’s just nothing on here that stands out in the slightest; just the same old blues riffs (that were interesting when they were first played in the…
Lachlan J. Faces The Music 