Reviews / Album

Though fans of Sam Sparro would definitely find some joy in Jamie Lidell the album, this white boy’s voyage into jheri curl-juiced electro-funk is nowhere as commercial, and infinitely more enjoyable.

At the core of it all is Conwae’s seemingly effortless grasp of great songwriting – a most excellent local release.

The Flower Lane succeeds because of its ambitions to explore the various lush realms of electronic pop.

Bad Religion might not be the most progressive band in the world, but as they’ve proven once again on True North, they’re one of the most consistent.

Russell is simply capable of more. It’s disappointing to hear only the shadow of that potential.

Should these two collaborate again, the results could be masterful.

There are still some truly likeable gems, like the imbued danger in What Happened To You and the so daggy it’s cool falsetto and funk keys of Little Darling.

Pike sounds comfortable fronting a band that is clearly doing what they love, despite what anyone else may expect from them.

With weird skittering beats, and bits of field recordings interacting with synth lines, this is really interesting, forward-thinking techno music that still manages to pack a punch.

Clubfeet rapidly switch between chilled beats and modern disco, combining those conventions with each other. And it works great.

So, basically, same old Tomahawk with a brand new bottom end, right? Well… kind of, but is that such a bad thing?