As opening track “Candle” begins there’s a distinct nod to the late Elliot Smith and the whispery, painsoaked laments that crowned him a cult musical hero. It’s no mean feat this Manchester three-piece has aimed for. With such high aspirations, they’re treading on dangerous, hallowed ground.
Multi-instrumentalists Anton Burns and Paddy Steer manage to create their own musical world, and populate it with enough mad sounds and instruments to fill an orchestra pit ten times over.
“Paean” = artistic expression of enthusiastic praise or rapturous joy... it's not the first time that Mr Reilly has created a homage to his greatest benefactor but this time it's a whole CD.
“Five, four, three, two, one… Go! Get on your marks” begins the latest album from Sunderland’s finest. It’s an opening call to arms befitting the rest of the title track, and the album.
Here’s the band of choice for many a London/Home Counties scenester floating around Dalston, and they have managed to do the unthinkable in these transient times, and release a second album.
It was 2005 and in the entrance lobby to Brixton Academy they were handing out promo CDs prior to their support slot for Kings of Leon when these eyes first set on them.
The electro pioneer that is James Murphy is back with a new LCD album and his timing couldn’t be better. As more and more musicians combine electronica with rock and electro, bands now seem to emerge every week, so it’s good to have LCD Soundsystem back to raise the benchmark.
