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Album Review: Eddie Vedder ‘Ukulele Songs’

May 13, 2011 by Lachy 4 Comments

Not any rock ‘n roll frontman could pull off a solo record like ‘Ukulele Songs’, but then Eddie Vedder isn’t just any rock ‘n roll frontman.

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Album Review: Foster The People ‘Torches’

May 12, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

Every so often you come across an album that you know you are going to adore before you even listen to it. Foster The People’s debut record ‘Torches’ is one of these albums. Partly, that’s because we’ve already heard nearly half of the album on their self-titled EP. Mostly however, it’s because this is a band simply incapable of writing a bad song and whose music is oozing with so much charisma, polish, skill, and- well- coolness, that not to love it would take a serious and concentrated effort.

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Album Review: The Hazelman Brothers ‘Eyesight Like An Owl’

May 12, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Holy three-part harmonies, batman! The Hazelman Brothers are Chris, Mick, and Stu from Melbourne, and ‘Eyesight Like An Owl’ is their debut album, full of complex multi-part guitar layering, gentle folk melodies, and tons of gorgeous harmonies.

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Album Review: Okkervil River ‘I Am Very Far’

April 26, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff is a former music critic, and it therefore comes as no surprise that his band has become somewhat of a critical darling. Okkervil River’s sixth album, ‘I Am Very Far’, is the first record that perhaps threatens this reputation. That isn’t to say it’s a bad album- quite the opposite is true in fact- but rather that it is less accessible, more raw, and less polished than pretty much anything else the Texan outfit have released to date.

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Album Review: DeVotchKa ‘100 Lovers’

March 6, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

DeVotchKa’s main claim to fame is twofold: Win Butler is a big fan of their music, and they did ‘that song from that ad’. During their career spanning six albums, a handful of EPs, and one movie soundtrack, DeVotchKa’s music has been described as everything from ‘gypsy punk’ to the bewildering ‘Muse meets Gogol Bordello’ (thanks, Triple J). As difficult as their music is to categorise, the one thing that everyone seems to agree on is that this Colorado band is something pretty special.

Their latest album, ‘100 Lovers’, only further asserts this fact, and is perhaps their most confident and cohesive outing since the critically acclaimed ‘How It Ends’ album of 2004.

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‘The King Of Limbs’ First Impressions

February 19, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Whilst it is true that albums have to be considered within the cultural context in which they are produced, I also think it is important to look at whether an album is enjoyable to listen to or not as the primary indicator of whether it is a good record. In this regard, I think I am perhaps more capable than some in writing an unbiased piece on ‘The King Of Limbs’, if only because I didn’t share some of the incredibly lofty expectations of others going into its release. So here goes.

In short, I like it.

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