Cold Cave follow their acclaimed recent album with an EP for Matador. Main tune, and album cut, ‘Love Comes Close’ comes close to being really good. But there’s something missing. Our man Wes Eisold used to be in screamy hardcore band Give Up The Ghost. Really good, it was. But times change, and Wes isContinue reading “Cold Cave: ‘Death Comes Close’”
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Jay Reatard – Watch Me Fall
Matador (2009) Internet punk rock darling Reatard is back with his second Matador album (let’s face it: Singles ’08 was an album on staggered – and ridiculously diminishing – release). But does this new record see the rock world ready to live in his shadow, or is he fading all away? Whether Jay is headingContinue reading “Jay Reatard – Watch Me Fall”
Jay Reatard – Matador Singles ‘08
(2008, Matador) It has apparently become necessary to mention in each review of Mr. Reatard’s work that he recently punched someone at a gig. I have punched people at gigs, though it is rather less newsworthy due to the fact that I have never composed a song as good as ‘See/Saw’. Or ‘Screaming Hand’. OrContinue reading “Jay Reatard – Matador Singles ‘08”
Jaguar Love – Take Me to the Sea
Described to this writer as ‘Blood Brothers go emo’, Jaguar Love’s debut record is actually only ’emo’ in as much as Blood Brothers were: this is to say not very. Former ‘Brothers Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato are joined by erstwhile Pretty Girls Make Graves member Jay Clark in a multi-instrumentalist melange. Many old fansContinue reading “Jaguar Love – Take Me to the Sea”
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