Since OK Computer they’ve always been on the cutting edge with recording and more importantly always pushing what instruments can do and sound. Of course bands have been doing this forever like The VU et all. Radiohead manage to combine the artistic ideas with the fundamentals of rock and roll. This is what really makes In Rainbows stand out on this album. If the true progression of RH started with The Bends then OK Computer marked the pinnacle of these ideas. Each of those albums broke free from what people expected while expanding on the best aspects. Kid A and Amnesiac grasp the listener more emotionally and experimentally. The real start of progression and the biggest test was Hail to the Thief. An ambitious album that told the world they were here to stay. Regardless of the albums, this is where the politics affect In Rainbows. After waiting since 2003 for a new album the direction is so unclear. Thankfully In Rainbows really plays off Hail to the Thief and takes it on a more courageous move for the band. It’s great rock and roll and from side one to four and it never fails to still be creative and innovative…

the band has found what they are good at and have now perfected their art…

If you ask me the perfect recipe for a good band is pretty basic. Take a guitar player or two add a bas player and a drummer then top it off with some smooth vocals. If you want a really good band take the same recipe and add some sex appeal. If you want an awesome band put Jenny Lewis in front of the guys and enjoy your well made band and the just desserts to follow…

Interpol
Our Love To Admire
Rating: 5.0
Label: Capitol
For fans of: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Editors

So I just listened to the new album from Interpol, Our Love to Admire, for the fourth time through and I get the feeling I just licked a half dead nine […]

Stars
In Our Bedroom After the War
Rating: 7.5
Label: Arts & Crafts
For fans of: Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle, Metric

 
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Apples in Stereo’s new album New Magnetic Wonder is very well recorded.
Parts of the album have so many layers and different instruments you almost wonder how they can fit that many little instruments into such a tiny CD, but they pulled it off quite well. All […]

I wish i could say the same for Bloc Party’s A Weekend In The City. I’m not too sure what exactly has happened since the release of Silent Alarm but what ever happened it wasn’t good. Their new album is boring and dull. The instrumentation gets […]