March 23, 2010 in Live Reviews, Reviews by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
At their best, their sound is almost electronic shoegaze, with melancholic and understated vocals. This song, like the finale of their set, escalates into deafening prog-tinged feedback, and it’s pretty good. The rest of their set however has more of...
November 22, 2009 in Rating, Reviews, Tracks by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
The rhythm section meanwhile is made up of Jonny and Dom French, who recall the intensity and foreboding of Hook and Morris, especially on 'Gordon'. Their sound is reminiscent of late 70s post-punk, again comparable to Joy Division; when blatant...
November 21, 2009 in New Music by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
Formed in the wilds of Wales a few years ago, five-piece Klaus Kinski sound absolutely feral. Despite obvious influences such as black metal, 80s post-punk like Birthday Party or Bauhaus, and horror and disgust at the modern world, Klaus Kinski...
November 1, 2009 in New Music by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
Despite rising from the ashes of the best band at my uni, Toodar are so understated and idiosyncratic that they sound nothing like a university band. .
October 19, 2009 in Live Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
It's drizzling again in Manchester, but the Academy is packed out anyway. More off-putting than the weather, however, is the seemingly arbitrary choice of bands; they're all loud-but-not-quite-what-you'd-call-metal, and all proclaim their love for each other onstage, but that's...
October 16, 2009 in Album Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
The instrumental album brought back to life, without a trace of a tubular bell (thank God!) .
September 8, 2009 in EP Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
They're angry young men from Essex. What do you expect? .
July 10, 2009 in EP Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
Oh look, punctuation. They must be cool. Wait '“ they're not that bad, actually. Granted, those vocals are a bit indie 'cool', by turns blasé, smartarse, or at best croaking in heartfelt agony. But in fact this Southampton quintet has...
July 4, 2009 in Album Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
Three years is far too long a break for a band as talented and respected as Alexisonfire. Unfortunately, their comeback falls marginally short of mind-blowing. .
June 16, 2009 in Rating, Reviews, Tracks by Rachel Hand :: 0 Comments
Roistering band with a silly name might just have something. .
