revolution34 » Current distractions

Future Of The Left / Travels With Myself And Another

tismey — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:00:19 +0000

I listened to this album 20 times straight on receiving it. Noisy and angry and huge sounding, with an amused sense of its own pomposity. The best 33 minutes you’ll have this summer.

Metric / Fantasies

tismey — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:19:54 +0000

Synthier and more anthemic than Live It Out. You can almost hear where the strobe lights kick in live. Emily Haines is my new rock crush

Bat For Lashes / Two Suns

tismey — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:27:54 +0000

Natasha Khan throws off the Bjork / Kate Bush shackles to produce a classy second record, all thumping tribal drums and shimmering vocals.

PJ Harvey & John Parish / A Woman A Man Walked By

tismey — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:52:02 +0000

Long-awaited follow up to ‘Dance Hall at Louse Point’ doesn’t disappoint. A three-listen record, looking forward to seeing it live now.

Fight Like Apes / Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion

tismey — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:23:00 +0000

A big glorious shouty mess of pop-culture references, squelchy synths and backcombed hair. Amazing live too…

Emmy The Great / First Love

tismey — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:32:51 +0000

My first potential top-ten record of the year.

Amanda Palmer / Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

tismey — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:23:36 +0000

Last year’s debut solo record from the Dresden Dolls frontwoman has drifted back to the top of my listening pile courtesy of the uncomfortably funny video to ‘Oasis’

Young Liars

tismey — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:31 +0000

Utterly bugnuts rock ‘n’ roll crime spree comic series from the creator of the splendid Stray Bullets. I have no real idea what is going on.

The Apples / Buzzin About

tismey — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:26:10 +0000

Israeli funk-and-turntables outfit, includes their brilliant cover of RATM’s ‘Killing In The Name’

Johnny Foreigner / Waited Up ‘Til It Was Light

tismey — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:00:16 +0000

Debut album from Brum 3-piece