Reviews / Album

He’s got the looks and moves that make for an eye-popping live show, but The Fantastic Mr. Fox comes across like a comedy album without any punchlines.

The penultimate and final tracks thread through with a similar theme of time, but in a different context, and finishes up with the addition of horns to its collection of instruments.

The Avalanches seem to have left smouldering in a Darlinghurst back alley for too long.

There’s a sweet lilt across much of this and an apparent joy to what they achieve beyond the technical achievement of it.

Is all very polished, until little moments like the whistle solo breakdown of the title track shows there’s still some dorky humanity as well.

Covered N Money deserves the acclaim it’s received, but all eyes, and ears, are on André.

Singer Nathan Day looks suitably energetically troubled, and will no doubt find an audience of similar interests and angst.

Return listens don’t give the same ripples of connection, instead sinking into superficial mores, needing to bring out the kraut (which on Breath Low And Deep they prove is their strong suit) to stay afloat.

Four albums in and The Horrors have never sounded more confident in their auditory explorations.

Dream Of Reason is produced to a fantastic quality and is a huge step forward for the group.