Tag: rock
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father john misty – pure comedy (2017)
Josh Tillman’s third album as FJM remains his most immense work. Where ‘I Love You, Honeybear’ (2015) displayed an unafraid personal commitment, ‘Pure Comedy’ looked outward at the loss of societal vitality. The record suggests that our innate struggles are now despairingly medicated by falsities, culminating in a self-delusion which precedes faux sanctimony and vrais […]
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red hot chili peppers – unlimited love
With A-list musicianship and kinky, slapping vocals, cuts like ‘Give It Away’ (1991) have embossed juvenescence for just about anyone born onwards of 1975. For the return of guitarist John Frusciante, RHCP flaunt their formula for familiarity with ‘Unlimited Love’. As with many Chili records, the adolescent lyrics and chord progressions need overlooking. Further, with […]
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teenage fanclub – bandwagonesque (1991)
Teenage Fanclub sounds like a band. No, like if a band was to dream up a band and put music critics on production. They are crystalline examples of 90s rock, capable of inducing a familiarity so strong, it makes you question if the sounds were not algorithmically constructed to seduce your left brain. In 1991, […]
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camp cope – running with the hurricane
The Australian all-female rock group returns after a Covid-induced hiatus with a reflective new sound. Lead singer Maq’s previously biting, angsty style that focused heavily on industry sexism has shifted towards introspective lyrics and 00s pop-country pastiche. The sonic experimentation pays off on highlights such as ‘Blue’, where band-backed vocal harmonies and intensely vulnerable lyrics […]
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pinch points – process
‘Process’ is the soundtrack to an aged Republican’s nightmare. On their second album, the Melbourne four-piece aim a sawn-off shotgun at everything corrupt and amoral in their eye line. Acacia Coates’ wiry, pronounced vocals are rippingly sincere, avoiding gimmickry and contrivance through the candor of the writing. Post-punk can be made intemperate by self-gratifying musical […]
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