LCD Soundsystem - Bye Bye Bayou

"I was there in 1974 at the first Suicide practice in a loft in New York City. I was working on the organ sounds..." James Murphy may not have been in the loft he described in 2002's seminal "Losing My Edge" ...Read More

Morton Valence

Morton Valence: Bob And Veronica Ride Again Released 4th May 2009 Bastard Recordings Morton Valence's debut is an achingly British slab of pop, so desperate to tell us the story of the title's namesakes that it comes packaged with a romantic novella. Thankfully, ...Read More

Passion Pit

As the clamour grows around the release of Manners next week one remix has been ruling them all on the blogosphere - Calvin Harris's discotastic slant on The Reeling. With this post I hope to redress the balance to a ...Read More

This didn't quite make up for missing them at the Scala on Monday, but the band seemed on good form previewing Sacred Trixter and Antenna from upcoming LP The Eternal before letting loose Teen Age Riot. Hard to believe that ...Read More

Mogwai release their new LP, The Hawk Is Howling, on September 22nd on Wall of Sound. Today, however they have released a preview of that in this track. The Sun Smells Too Loud continues the Scots' run of superbly titled, ...Read More