#9-CARIBOU-Swim (City Slang)

El Canadiense afincado en Londres, Victor Daniel Smith entregaba su segundo album en modo formación de banda al completo y arrancaba desde donde su anterior esfuerzo ‘Andorra’ había aparcado, superándose a sí mismos y perfeccionando su mezcla de tendencias DJ actuales con sensibilidad pop-rock. Desde que el deslumbrante ‘Odessa’ se colara por las ondas, sabíamos … Read more

#9-CARIBOU-Swim (City Slang)

London based, Canadian born Victor Daniel Snaith’s second album in full fledged band mode begins where his former effort ‘Andorra’ ended and goes to brand new heights, perfectly mixing current DJ trends with pop-rock sensitivity. Since the dazzling ‘Odessa’ hit the airwaves we knew we were in for a treat, and ‘Swim’ didn’t disappoint our … Read more

La Semana Pasada: (18-04-2010): LCD Soundsystem; Record Store Day; Blur; PJ Harvey…

Aquejados de un pequeño retraso debido a la nube volcánica que nos ha obligado a cambiar nuestros planes, comenzamos el repaso a la actividad musical de la semana pasada con el disco del que todo el mundo está hablando. James Murphy a puesto a la escucha el tercer disco de LCD Soundsystem, ‘This Is Happening’ … Read more

The Week That Was (18-04-2010): LCD Soundsystem; Record Store Day; Blur; PJ Harvey…

Enduring a minor delay due to the vulcanic cloud forcing us to alter our plans, we begin our review of last week’s music activity with the record that everybody is talking about. James Murphy has made available the third LCD SOUNDSYSTEM album, ‘This Is Happening’ , for streaming weeks before its released, right before their … Read more

La Semana Pasada (10-04-2010): Malcolm McLaren RIP; Caribou; Male Bonding; Karen Elson; Godspeed! You Black Emperor…

En el que se esta convirtiendo en un triste año lleno de notables perdidas para el mundo de la música, los titulares de esta semana rendían tributo a la figura de Malcolm McLaren. El padrino del punk, también reconocido por llevar el hip-hop al Reino Unido, perdía su batalla contra el cáncer a los 64 … Read more

The Week That Was (10-04-2010): Malcolm McLaren RIP; Caribou; Male Bonding; Karen Elson; Godspeed! You Black Emperor…

In what’s shaping up to be a really sad year full of notorious music losses, headlines this week were paying tribute to the figure of Malcolm McLaren. The godfather of punk and also the man who brought hip-hop to the UK lost his battle against cancer at the age of 64.
Other newsworthy acts during the … Read more

The Cheapskate: Best Free Music

Another week, another feast for lovers of free music: There has been no shortage of prime track downloads and mixtapes during the last few days. Beginning with Yeasayer, the rising Brooklyn combo is previewing their festive second album “Odd Blood” –which can be heard in full at Myspace– with the free download of their second … Read more

In The Loop: Beach House on top of the loop.

Baltimore’s dream-pop duo Beach House are this week’s number one among Rober Awards’ favourite tracks. “A walk in the park”, one of the highlights in the couple’s excellent new album “Teen Dream”, got to the top facing tight competition from Surfer Blood and Lindstrøm & Christabelle.
Entries include new tracks by Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck; Caribou; … Read more