2 (2009, Clapping Music) France. After parsing Clapping Music’s artists (which include François Virot), I discovered the great Centenaire. This band offers a high quality indie/rock/pop music, with many interesting [ … ]
Category: Pop / Alternative Rock
Reviews of Rock / Alternative Music
Civil Civic
Rules (2011, A Gross Domestic Product) Londres/Barcelone. I discovered Civil Civic in Noisemag http://www.noisemag.net/ 2011’s Best-Of and what a surprize ! This band is a trio, two third human, because [ … ]
Heliport
Désarroi Esthétique (2011, Hip Hip Hip Records) France. French with a sound like that ? What a surprize ! Heliport’s music is in between a angry Bloc Party, The Fall [ … ]
Battles
Gloss Drop (2011, Warp Records) USA, NY. New album for Battles, after Tyondai Braxton leaves the band.D*mn, it’s precisely his voice that turns Battles from an interesting band to a [ … ]
Kaki King
…Until We Felt Red (2006, Velour Recordings) USA, NYC. Behind her grunge geek style, Kaki King is a very inspired, original and sensible artist. Her album « Until We Felt [ … ]
Arctic Monkey
Suck It and See (2011, Domino) UK After a more cerebral 3rd album where they slightly lost themselve in their quest for originality, the band recorded a happier, more spontanious [ … ]
Dark Dark Dark
Wild Go (2010, Supply And Demand Music) USA, Minneapolis. I discovered Dark Dark Dark with Spotify. It an amazing band that I recommand to every Regina Spektor or PJ Harvey [ … ]
One Day As A Lion
One Day As A Lion Ep (2008, Anti Records) USA, California. Formed around Zack de la Rocha (ex Rage Against the Machine) and Jon Theodore (1st drummer of Mars Volta), [ … ]
Rainbow Arabia
Boys And Diamond (2011, Kompakt Records) USA, California. I discovered Rainbow Arabia through Noisemag (http://www.noisemag.net/) First of all, I loved the vocals harmonies in Hai and its huge electro production. [ … ]
Darwin Deez
Darwin Deez (2009, Lucky Number Records) USA, NY. My friend Jacques-André Dupont makes me discover Darwin Deez. So here is an electro rock band really interesting. Darwin creates a strong [ … ]