Tag Archives: alternative

Neutral Milk Hotel-On Avery Island

Last year I blabbered on about how great Neutral Milk Hotel are and how their record ‘In the Aeroplane Over the Sea’ is one of my favourites. While that is true, their debut record ‘On Avery Island’ is something of a mystery to me. I’ve gone over it twice in the last week and I can’tContinue reading “Neutral Milk Hotel-On Avery Island”

Beach House-7

‘7’ is the latest record by Beach House and you guessed it, their seventh in total. I became a fan after hearing ‘Bloom’ and I thought ‘Depression Cherry’ and ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ were pretty decent too. I did however feel though that a lot of their stuff sounds the same but well, of courseContinue reading “Beach House-7”

Buckle Up

Car Seat Headrest took to the Olympia stage last Wednesday supported by Naked Giants. As fans will know, he (Will Toledo), has released 11 records to date and he’s still only 25! Among these records are the outstanding ‘Teens of Style’, ‘Teens of Denial’, ‘Twin Fantasy’ and ‘How To Leave Town‘. These records are usuallyContinue reading “Buckle Up”

Smashing Pumpkins-Eye

Much more than just a Track Of The Week, ‘Eye’ by Smashing Pumpkins is an eternal song recorded for David Lynch’s Lost Highway. This was way back in 1997 and interestingly enough the soundtrack was produced by Trent Reznor of NIN. It hasn’t aged a bit and shows the versatility of Smashing Pumpkins and the soundContinue reading “Smashing Pumpkins-Eye”

AM-Arctic Monkeys

‘AM’ marked a return to form for Arctic Monkeys. After the release of ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ and ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’, I felt their music took a bit of a dip. They tried some new stuff which didn’t work out, even their records cover art was slated at one point.Continue reading “AM-Arctic Monkeys”

Superorganism-Superorganism

Superorangism are something of a super modern, multinational, internet loving indie-pop wonder. Their 8 members range in age from 17 to 32 and come from England, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. Orono Noguchi, the groups lead singer, originally interacted with the rest of the group over Skype and added vocals to songs thatContinue reading “Superorganism-Superorganism”

TOTW-Sonic Youth-Dirty Boots

I’ve never hidden my love for Sonic Youth and recently they’re all I can listen to. ‘Goo’ in particular is a record I keep going over, and it’s the opening track, ‘Dirty Boots’ that is our TOTW. A little more subtle than what fans of Sonic Youth were used to at the time, but stillContinue reading “TOTW-Sonic Youth-Dirty Boots”

TOTW-Neutral Milk Hotel-Two Headed Boy

Neutral Milk Hotel released ‘In The Aeroplane Over The Sea‘ in 1998 and it has gone on to be regarded as one of the best albums of the 90’s, potentially ever. There’s a number of brilliant and thoughtful tracks on this record but the one that’s been stuck in my head is ‘Two Headed Boy’.Continue reading “TOTW-Neutral Milk Hotel-Two Headed Boy”