Fifth album from the Canadian group fails to meet Simon Cocks's high expectations
Louise Gardnier adds to her memory bank of unmissable live music with the Alicia Keys O2 Arena show
Faye Dobson reviews the Chemical Brothers' seventh studio album
James Arden reviews the performance of Britten's 'War Requiem' in York Minster, featuring the vast majority of York University's musical talents
The musical week gets off to a flying start with Race Horses. No, really. The Aberystwyth indie-pop group kick off proceedings at Fibbers on Tuesday 9th with support coming from The Birdman Rallies, Josh Savage and the University’s own Ah Good The Sea. This paves the way for another action-packed week at Fibbers; visiting on Thursday 11th are Club Smith, formerly known as The Hair, before the stage is set for the quirky electro-pop of Two Door Cinema Club on Friday 12th. John Cooper Clarke plays on Saturday 13th before indie band General Fiasco close proceedings on Sunday 14th.
Elsewhere, The Duchess could be the perfect location for your weekend to begin and end, with acoustic singer-songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche (daughter of Loudon Wainwright and Suzy Roche, sister of Rufus Wainwright) on Friday 12th, and indie rockers Turin Brakes on Sunday 14th.
This week sees the release of the fifth studio album from Liars, the American experimental rock trio. Famous for their dramatic changes in style from record to record, the group are claiming that Sisterworld is a work ‘completely devoid of influence’.
However the spotlight falls on virtual band Gorillaz, the brainchild of Blur’s Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. Today sees the release of the virtual band’s long-awaited third studio album Plastic Beach; already tipped to be one of the stand-out albums of 2010, and with praise flooding in from critics, the record features star turns from artists as diverse as Bobby Womack, Lou Reed and Snoop Dogg.
The Seal Cub Clubbing Club – Made of Magic
I like this song the more I listen to it. It has a slightly confused opening, but don’t let that put you off - the hundred-mile-an-hour vocals alone show this song is full of energy, and the catchy chorus has me hooked. Probably won’t appeal to the mainstream pop crowd, but Battles fans might like it. I look forward to hearing the album.
Lucie Vincer
Uffie - MCs Can Kiss
Before Ke$ha came along there was Uffie. However, having not released any new material for 3-4 years she is no longer at the crest of the wave she aided to create, but for those who ‘MCs To Kiss’ is their first exposure, she’s now sounding dangerously derivative. As songs go the lyrics are not smart and this brand of spoken word electro-rap is fairly standard. However, as a package this makes for great drunken dancing material and will undoubtedly be on the Tru and Gallery set list for a good while.
Peter Searle
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