Miles Kane - Album Review: Miles Kane - 'Colour Of The Trap' - Album Reviews. May 4, 2011 His famous pals may be on hand, but the Last Shadow Puppet’s solo debut is very much his own baby More Miles Kane news, reviews, videos and tour dates Buy Miles Kane music from Amazon 7 / 10 The majority of Miles Kane ’s career so far could be likened to one of his own farts. He may very well like and boast about it, but to the rest of us it’s been largely hot air with little substance. The Little Flames were just, ahem, a flash in the pan, and The Rascals were an embarrassing skidmark on the British guitar music scene post- Arctic Monkeys . It was only when teamed up with his (pri)mate Alex Turner for The Last Shadow Puppets that the beans finally spilled on Kane’s talent, and his deep and abiding true love for ’60s garage, soul and sordid rock’n’roll came to the fore. Kane’s debut solo album is a continuation of that love affair with everything downright dirty. Interestingly, Alex Turner makes a cameo appearance on .
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They weren’t going to be ignored second time around. P&TP are out to take on cinematic emoters like Band Of Horses and The National at their own game, and even aims for the supernova mass of White Lies . Previous Album Review : Album Review: Thurston Moore - ' Demolished Thoughts' Next Album Review : Album Review: Mona - 'Mona' Video: Pete And The Pirates - 'United' Video Exclusive More Pete And The Pirates.
The Wombats - Album Review: The Wombats - 'Proudly Present This Modern Glitch' - Album Reviews. April 20, 2011 A triumph for mediocrity More The Wombats news, reviews, videos and tour dates Buy The Wombats music from Amazon 4 / 10 While out promoting some latter-day U2 album or other, Bono once proclaimed (likely with a straight face) that, “We’re reapplying for the position of best band in the world”. OK, that’s cruel. Those three songs recapture the melodic nous of the band’s early singles, but the rest of the album sounds like it was written to soundtrack the opening montage of a particularly loathsome Hollyoaks. Order a copy of The Wombats' 'This Modern Glitch' from Amazon Previous Album Review : Album Review: Dutch Uncles - 'Cadenza' Next Album Review : Album Review: Times New Viking - 'Dancer Equired' Video: The Wombats - 'Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)' More The Wombats Comments.
Arctic Monkeys - Album Review: Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See - Album Reviews. June 1, 2011 A stunning new level of intelligent, love-steeped songcraft More Arctic Monkeys news, reviews, videos and tour dates Buy Arctic Monkeys music from Amazon Photo Gallery: Arctic Monkeys 9 / 10 For an album that goes out of its way to promise nothing, sure is burdened by expectation. But fourth albums are trickier still.
Shall we spoil the surprise? Let’s start with , seeing as they obviously wanted us to. The truth, in spite of what that song’s knuckle-scraping simplicity would have you believe (and even AC/DC would’ve added a bridge or two), is that this is Alex Turner’s finest, most carefully crafted collection of songs yet . Of course, there are those for whom even the smallest expenditure of thought is already too much, and who long for the days when Turner’s words led them by the hand. Love – or occasionally lust masquerading as the same – seems to be a prevailing theme here.
True to the topsy-turvy nature of , things end on a beginning. Rate this album Average rating. Le site Internet du magazine Rock&Folk. Pictures of 50 incredibly geeky facts about Arctic Monkeys - Photos. You’re logged in [Sign out] Gig Tickets - Booking Now Know Your NME Facebook Twitter Most Read News Popular This Week News Photos Reviews Blogs Video NME Store & Framed Prints Inside NME.COM. What Are The Ultimate Summer Songs? - In The NME Office - NME.COM - The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and free stuff to win.
Don't hold your breath, count your chickens, or run screaming to the beach in a two piece just yet, buuut, it looks like summer might be officially: go. Here comes the sun, for some hot fun in the summer time, all summer long, and other such seasonal things. So with thoughts turning to the great outdoors and long hazy days zoned out in a catatonic bliss we've put together a list of the 50 Best Summer Songs Ever.
It 's the playlist we'd take to the beach / festival / pool party to get things going and it covers everything from your obvious classics (Lovin' Spoonful, Mungo Jerry, Beach Boys) to the more modern choices (Friendly Fires and Memory Tapes, whose excellent new album 'Player Piano' is on in the office as we type) via the likes of Snoop, Will Smith, Sly Stone, QOTSA and a couple of guilty pleasures. So whether you're wasting away in Margaritaville or sipping on gin and juice, what do you put on to get sunburnt? Photos: NME's 50 Best Summer Songs Ever.