Posts tagged "the avalanches"
A retrospective look at The Avalanches
Since I Left You takes the listener on a whistle-stop tour of dance and electronica. All these years later it's still a serious trip.
Wildflower The Avalanches
Wildflower brims with positive energy, and is a worthy, if lopsided follow-up to Since I Left You. The music is carefree, graceful, and extremely accessible.
Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane
A staple of the psychedelic folk-rock genre, feeling as fresh and vibrant now as it did in 1967. It sounds like a wonderful montage of the ’60s.
Hello Nasty Beastie Boys
Whether the Beasties are rapping or singing, an infectious adolescent vigour radiates throughout. 20 years on and that energy has rarely been replicated.
Psyence Fiction UNKLE
Psyence Fiction attempts to be the sonic equivalent of the visual cinema experience — a lofty ambition, but UNKLE give it a bloody good go.
The Avalanches marshal star-studded line up to delight in third album
Gliding in under the radar at the tail end of last year, the Australian duo earn their 70-minute playtime and show they’ve plenty left in the tank.
Glowing in the Dark Django Django
The album dusky psychedelic pop is covered in so much haze that, despite serious musical detours, tracks tend to blend together. It’s a good blend, though.