Amsterdam’s a bit like a patchwork quilt. A bit homely, a bit old-fashioned but reassuringly comforting and welcoming. All of which is a bit of a long-winded introduction to a band, I’ll admit.
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Incendiary get serious with EMA
I wanted to put out this certain like grotesqueness that I feel is missing from a feminine representation in music or film.
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
TWOD have craftily created their own little sonic ballpark to play around in and Lost In The Dream shows that they’re simply getting better at it.
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The Afghan Whigs – Do To The Beast
a beautiful, throbbing, tender bruise of a record
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Incendiary interview Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs
Once the decision was made to do it. You have to be fearless. You can’t go into it like a pussy.
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Hallo Venray – Show
Maybe the Henk and Melle record from a few years back gave Henk Koorn a new sense of what could be utilised in Hallo Venray. Maybe he’s just decided to show his softer side.
Herrek – AM
It’s rather that their sound is one that strips away a lot of what most people use to create pop songs. They aren’t really looking to communicate on an immediate level.
Keel Her – Keel Her
What is it about Keel Her’s debut? Well, maybe it’s the way that things are just never what they seem.
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EMA – The Future’s Void
Tracks such as Satellites and Cthulu are like staring at a range of mountains and seeing the thunder clouds form. Drums in the deep. It’s epic stuff, it really is.
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Hauschka – Abandoned City
Throughout there’s a feeling of industriousness; the record’s like a production line; these restless, fluid, but preplanned rhythmical structures that ebb and flow through the music, almost becoming narrative threads over a number of tracks.
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