Wow. I can tell this is going to be the next big thing in heavy rotation here at WMBR. The front crate. We need to tell the world that FM Belfast is the next ‘the Knife’, ‘Crystal Castles’, ‘Caribou’… and any other extremely catchy modern electro-based band.
“Underwear” is particularly inspiring! Listen to it on your [...]
Hey, finally an awesome Ninja Tune album to review!
This album takes us all around the jazz infused moog world, starting with a spoof of an old classic “Moon River”, aptly named “Moog River”. You might recognize a sample looping from Bjork’s late 90’s track “Bachelorette”… then the Moog comes in with a familiar melody from [...]
An epic of epic proportions! Too intense for background music, Glitch Mob delivers. This album’s pattern of crescendo / refrain / break plays with your mind, body and SOUL!
We start out with a highly recommended track “Animous Vox. Its a gentle opening track, so you think. It really turns at 1:45 as a build up [...]
Reissue on Kyboside Ltd. of early 80s powerpop by a former Soft Boy.
Although Robyn Hitchcock has had a long and critically acclaimed career, it is arguably his Soft Boys bandmate, Kimberley Rew who is the more famous. Kimberley who? I’ll give you a hint: “Walking on Sunshine.” Yes, Mr. Rew was the brains behind Katrina [...]
Sage Francis’ latest release is a collaboration with Brian Deck, who brings an country - themed indy rock backdrop to a gifted rhyme sayer.
Sage Francis is one of those emcees that is not only SKILLED but also selflessly into what he’s saying. He keeps it real like a true New Englander. The opening track “Little [...]
Dosh’s new release titled “Tommy” is out on the Anticon Label.
Dosh is characterized mostly by his electronic based experimental beats. “Tommy” is mellow and glitchy but based on analog drumming with a lot of synth and a little lo-fi crackle. Vocal samples and even some singing pop up from here to there. Dosh does the [...]