Kim Gordon – No Home Record
November 5th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
“The way the word ‘empowered’ is used makes feminism more digestible … I wanted to make work that was maybe …
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Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
October 16th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
Angel Olsen rarely shies away from making demands of those to whom her songs are addressed, seemingly with the aim of …
Pixies – Beneath the Eyrie
September 24th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
Complaints about Pixies’ latter-day output – that is, their two LPs of post-reunion material, 2014’s Indie Cindy and 2016’s Head Carrier – have been plentiful, …
Iggy Pop – Free
September 15th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
At the end of 2016’s Post Pop Depression, his finest work since the 1970s, Iggy Pop tells us he’s going to …
The Divine Comedy – Office Politics
June 28th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
Neil Hannon has always been, rather consciously, something of an anachronism in contemporary pop – an urbane, arch throwback to …
Fat White Family – Serfs Up!
May 7th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
The spirit of Jean Genet has been invoked far too often by would-be provocateurs for his warped aphorisms, especially tiresome …
Stephen Malkmus – Groove Denied
April 11th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
The rock press has made much of Stephen Malkmus’ reinvention on Groove Denied, his first solo LP to lack any contributions (credited …
Sleaford Mods – Eton Alive
March 12th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
Jason Williamson’s response to a DWP case officer on 2013 single ‘Jobseeker’ – “I’ve got drugs to take, and a …
Cosey Fanni Tutti – TUTTI
February 17th, 2019 | by Seán Kennedy
Cosey Fanni Tutti’s latest LP, her first solo work since 1982’s Time to Tell, has been described by the artist …