A few albums

It's been a while since either of us have posted on here, But I suppose I should keep up the blog, if for nothing else than for my own personal satisfaction. I've never been much of a writer (as may be evident) but when there's something I'm passionate about I just love to talk about it.

The last album review I did was Flaws by Bombay Bicycle and instead of doing a full album review, I will give a brief summary of some albums I've heard since then and give a couple of ratings. Why not hey?

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

There's no denying this album is critically acclaimed, pretty much every review i've read has been glistening, So I was bitterly disappointed that after multiple attempts, The Suburbs just didn't grab me at all. It's their longest album to date, over an hour long. And an hour of well just boredom for me. The sound is still there but there's no highlights. It's just a drab affair. My rating - 4/10



The Book Club - The Book Club EP

Since the split of Milburn in 2007 there has been a big void in my musical life. The Sheffield band were one of my favourites and were extremely under rated. After the split they went their separate ways, a lot of failed attempts but now it looks like Joe Carnall may finally return with a band who despite their own style still sound like Joes former band. This short 4 track EP shows promise and has a couple of outstanding tracks in What Was Said On The Landing and Justice For The 96 My Rating - 7/10


Interpol - Interpol

My favourite band returned this year without Carlos Dengler (though he did play on the album). Interpol is an album which wont draw any new fans and could quite possibly draw some fans away. The album is very dark, Nothing on the album would immediately shout single with the exception of Barricade which almost doesn't fit in with the rest of the album. Whilst I'm a huge Interpol fan I'm not blind enough to say this album is fantastic or a masterpiece. It's certainly their weakest to date and a challenging listen. But there are some good songs on the album if you give it time. My Rating - 6/10


O. Children - O. Children

Another new band i've stumbled across recently thanks to a friend are the London band O. Children. The album is brilliant. They have the sound of White Lies. Lead singer Tobias O’Kandi strong haunting voice may have you hiding behind the couch however! I seriously recommend checking them out. If you're a fan of White Lies or love the whole post punk movement they will be your cup of tea!

My Rating - 8/10


Northern Soul


Listening to:

Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man - Some Kind Of Nothingness