Daily Archives: 28 March 2011
Nicole Atkins – Mondo Amore
28 March 2011 | aaamusicNicole Atkins has lungs to rival Florence Welch – and, given her voice is pretty much what carries the entire album, it’s pretty vital that she does. This is not to say there’s anything wrong with the ‘backing’ music … Read More
Thomas Dolby – Oceanea EP
28 March 2011 | aaamusicOceanea is one of those EP’s that should probably have only been a released as a single. The titular track is okay if not particularly memorable – a potentially interesting mix of ambience, jazz and vague folk sits pretty … Read More
Toy Horses – Interrupt
28 March 2011 | aaamusicWhere has Aqualung gone? The UK charts are bare of any weepy, sleepy piano-led soft-rock, a la The Beatles ballads of yester-century. Aqualung used to be able to provide this hit, particularly when he added the baroque elements – … Read More
Bad For Lazarus – 25
28 March 2011 | aaamusicThe new EP from Bad For Lazarus – simply entitled ‘25’ – is intriguing. Not solely because of its remarkable musical content, but because its general concept contains quite a surprising and fairly unique promotional angle. The central idea … Read More
AAA@Archangel April LIVE Listings
28 March 2011 | aaamusicAAA@Archangel is a bar/restaurant and live music venue, promising High Street Kensington quality tunes minus the mission to London’s east side. A capacity of 200 and a ridiculous turbo sound system allow west London to revel in worthy mayhem ranging from rock and … Read More
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart album out now
28 March 2011 | aaamusicOn the heels of their debut eponymous album, released in 2009, Brooklyn quartet The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have rightfully earned themselves a reputation as masters of the peerless pop song, crafting tender, melancholy gems which shimmered and sighed … Read More
Lucky Soul – Upon Hilly Fields
28 March 2011 | aaamusic‘Upon Hilly Fields’ is the confident new EP from Lucky Soul. It has a quintessential Bluesy Summer Pop sound that even the most wintery of people cannot help but swing their head to. There is an incessant happiness that … Read More
Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight – The Days That Shaped Me
28 March 2011 | aaamusic‘The Days That Shaped Me’ is the debut album from Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight. Where to start? This is evening music – something that you would put on after a long day at work. ‘The Days That Shaped … Read More
Statues – Auction
28 March 2011 | aaamusicStanding on the brink of the mellifluous opening of Auction’s new tune it is difficult to know what to expect; thankfully the band don’t give you time to settle yourself in for an unimaginative trip as you are violently … Read More
Ben Hall – Ben Hall!
28 March 2011 | aaamusicThrough Tompkins Square comes yet another brilliant musician Ben Hall with his debut ‘Ben Hall!‘.
The Oklona, Mississippi artist’s record is a great exhibition of some real southern American guitar playing likened to that of Merle Travis. Ben Hall … Read More