Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The National’s self-titled debut album of sozzled Americana is a thing of beauty, laden with heavy hints that this was a special band in the making. Their first release, The National arrived two years after The National formed, a time when they were juggling bandlife with needing to hold […]
2 LP World Of Echo are proud to announce the long-awaited reissue, on 17th February, of the self-titled debut album by Bristol’s Movietone. Originally released in 1995 by Planet Records and reissued on CD in 2003 by The Pastels’ Geographic Music imprint, this is the first time Movietone has been reissued on vinyl. An expanded […]
Falmouth-formed Moreish Idols return with details of their highly anticipated debut album “All In The Game”, out 7th March on Speedy Wunderground. The album follows their recent singles “Pale Blue Dot” and “Slouch” (with the former marking the label’s 50th 7” single), which have seen the band earn plaudits from the likes of NME, CLASH, […]
2 CD On April 8th, Matador will release Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal, an exhaustive 45-track reissue of the band’s much-loved fifth and final album. The new special edition compiles the remastered original album, B-sides, home demos, rehearsal tapes, era-appropriate live recordings, and even the rough tracks from Pavement’s scrapped session at Sonic Youth’s Echo Canyon […]
2 CD Mojo – 4**** review – Feb 22 ‘A slowcore post-rock take on Nu-Jazz for fans of Cinematic Orchestra or BADBADNOTGOOD’ Uncut 7/10 review – Feb 22 plus track on covermount CD To approach a text explaining Monodrama is to take on a genuine challenge. Like Faust when ordered by Mephistopheles to “invent words, […]
If Los Bitchos’ electrifying 2022 debut album Let the Festivities Begin! Was the rowdy build up to the big night out, then Talkie Talkie is the Technicolor explosion of the dancefloor. Made up of lead guitarist Serra, who carries both Australian and Turkish heritage, Uruguayan synth and keytar player Agustina Ruiz, Swedish bassist Josefine Jonsson […]
Side 1 1. Perfect Opening Line 2. Seven Day Mile 3. Pavement tune 4. Plateau 5. Star Star ** 6. The Stars are Underground Side 2 1. God Bless Mom 2. Rent Day Blues 3. Hollocaine 4. Neath the Breeches 5. Dance the Devil back into his Hole Dance the Devil is the fourth studio […]
