Cloudspeakers

Just as champion athletes train to run about and jump over things, a music writer must hone their body and brain to the exact specifications of the track they're reviewing.Listening to this song so... Read more

The release of the single 'Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above' was one of the most exciting things to happen to my ears last year. And although no other song on the CSS album quite live... Read more

They call it the international language of music, which is a dreadfully poncy way of describing the fact that you can play a mournful ditty to a teenager in Sheffield and a grandmother in Nairobi a... Read more

Continuing the style of 2005's 'I'm wide awake it's morning' album, The Four Winds EP finds Bright Eyes lacing their country tinged music with some incredibly sharp political and social commentary.... Read more

I doubt there's a person out there in the western world that hasn't heard "Daft Punk" being played at some point.Whether it be at a club, a disco, on television, on radio, or even some strange coun... Read more

According to the Maximo Park website, excitement surrounding the release of 'Our Velocity' has reached fever pitch. I had no idea. There was a bug going round our office and, to be honest, I've bee... Read more

Okay, first of all, can we have a moment's silence as a mark of respect for arguably the best song title of the millennium? It's like all those overwrought emo song titles, except it's funny and c... Read more

With an opening riff that you wish The Strokes could still write, The Cribs' first offering from their third album negotiates a conundrum that's been around since time began - the differences betwe... Read more

Songs about books? Easy. 'Wuthering Heights' by Kate Bush, 'Gravity's Rainbow' by The Klaxons and, of course, McFly's musical interpretation of the Cliff Notes to Of Mice and Men. Breathtaking, tha... Read more

This Brooklyn band debuts with an excellent set of summery indie-pop featuring a number of smart, well-crafted songs heavily influenced by various styles of African pop. Read more