Massive Attack - Massive Attack - Splitting The Atom EP - Music-News.com

Like much Massive Attack material gone before the Splitting the Atom EP takes it's time to establish itself in the mind of the listener, but if time is what it takes, time must be given, for with patience this EP reveals itself as a truly brilliant piece of work. Collating trip-hop, minimalist electro and haunting beats, this 4-track from the Bristol duo is difficult to pin point, which is exactly how they like it and that only serves to provide an even more affirming listen.

The title track features long time collaborator Horace Andy along with founding members Robert Del Naja...

The Walkmen - The Walkmen

WEEKEND VIDEO "On the Water"You & Me2008iTunes The Walkmen began fierce, fleeting even, Hamilton Leithauser screaming tantrums, but there comes a time when life becomes less severe, when it means something bigger. The NYC quintet's fourth original effort, You & Me, astounds in its strong restraint and classicism. Leithauser enunciates (!) through midnight mullings as Matt Barrick re-establishes himself as one of the most expressive modern-day percussionists. Recorded live in one room, You & Me slumbers along in solemn introspection, opener "Dónde Está la Playa" introducing the Walkmen's grownup sound as muddy,...

Oasis - Kasabian Added To T4 Gig

Leicester indie giants Kasabian have been added to the bill for the forthcoming T4 Stars Of 2009 show.

With Oasis out of action, many British bands are stepping forward to take their throne. As former touring partners with the Manchester giants Kasabian seem to be the obvious candidates to become the kings of debauched rock 'n' roll.

Releasing their new album 'West Ryder Pauper Asylum' earlier this year, Kasabian seemed to step up a gear. Loud and brasher than anything they had recorded before, it spawned the hit single 'Fire'.

Touring throughout the year, Kasabian are filling bigger and bigger...

Asobi Seksu - Asobi Seksu

espite an irreverent name that roughly translates to "casual sex" in Japanese, Asobi Seksu is hardly some flip indie-pop outfit. Fortunate enough to be led by the near-mystical, weightless voice of Yuki Chikudate, the New York-based quartet's music is an unapologetic throwback to the star-gazing art rock of the '90s: ghostly, resonant, and beautifully aloof, with equal tips of the hat to Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate, and the Cranberries. To that end, Chikudate is undoubtedly the Asian Dolores O' Riordan, ruling over the cavernous beauty of her accompaniments with a dominant but effeminate presence. Thus, on an effort...

Devendra Banhart - Devendra Banhart What Will We Be

Before listening to this latest album, I had developed a semi-irrational fear/hatred of Devendra Banhart which had led me to avoid his more recent output. There were several reasons for this. Firstly, there is the fact that he looks a lot like Charles Manson. Secondly, his early work sounds not dissimilar to Charles Manson's, which is not in itself a bad thing, but paired with the physical similarity is a little scary. Thirdly, he used to go out with Natalie Portman (whom I one day plan to make my wife) and due to his aforementioned resemblance to Charles Manson and...

Alice In Chains - Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue

After years of listening to Facelift, Dirt, and Alice In Chains, I never thought I�d see the day that the masters of hard rock, Alice In Chains would be back with a new singer and album. Yet, here we are in 2009, and Alice In Chains has welcomed newcomer William DuVall and crafted an outstanding comeback record, Black Gives Way To Blue.

Alice In Chains has not lost their touch. �All Secrets Known� reverberates a familiar style and tone that all fans are sure to recall. DuVall peaks in songs like �Check My Brain,� �Your Decision,� and �A Looking View.� While...

Yo La Tengo - Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs (2009)

After a quarter century and more than 14 albums, it's difficult for any band to remain relevant. That's the challenge that faces Yo La Tengo as the critical darlings get set to release Popular Songs on September 8th.For the most part YLT rise admirably to the challenge. While we get familiar sounds like the "Sugarcube"-esque indie pop/rock of "Nothing To Hide" and the twee of the Georgia Hubley-led "Avalon Or Someone Very Similar", the band do manage to weave in just enough new tricks to make the album interesting. The opener "Here To Fall" is a startling blend of ambient...

Foo Fighters - The Chemists confirm Skunk Anansie support

The Chemists have been confirmed as special guests of the recently reformed Brit - Rockers Skunk Anansie on their forthcoming European tour. This will coincide with the release of The Chemists debut album 'Theories of Dr Lovelock, which is released on November 2nd, through Distiller Records. The album features fourteen no-holds-barred melodic rock songs which were produced and mixed by Grammy award winning producer Adrian Bushby (Muse/Doves/Foo Fighters) and Kevin Bacon/ Jonathan Quarmby (Richard Hawley/Mew.) The release will be available on CD and digital download.

The band were fuelled by a diet of Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Pixies...

Nirvana - Nirvana

hen journalist Everett True escorted Nirvana's frontman onto the stage in a wheelchair before the band's headlining slot at the 1992 Reading Festival, Kurt Cobain's adoring public believed this an affidavit of circling cancellation rumors on account of his spending the weekend on a rampant drug-fuelled binge. After indulging in his own on-stage theatrics, Cobain feverishly stampeded through a mammoth set list of 25 tracks (though only 24 make it onto this album, with "Love Buzz" strangely omitted) and cemented his legacy in the festival's folklore. Some 18 years later (15 since the suicide of the band's sphinx-like ambassador), we...

Low - Ludacris ft. Shawnna - How Low Can You Go

Despite all the rumors - and actual onstage announcements - it appears that Shawnna, the female head of the DTP family, has not left Ludacris’ label to become one of T-Pain’s Nappy Boys, in fact she’s proceeding as scheduled with the release of her upcoming collaborative album with Luda, The Battle of the Sexes. In order to build some buzz around that sure-to-be-fire album Shawnna’s released the stripper-pole oriented How Low Can You Go, a track that’s centered around T-Minus’ absolutely banging production (though I could have done without the helium voice on the intro). Lyrically, Low is everything you’d...