Monthly Archives: June 2014

Fun M Bouncy – Dave’s Review

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Dave

Brighter Days is an apt name for the upbeat electro-pop album from Icelandic group FM Belfast. I saw the band play at Sónar Festival in their home city of Reykjavik earlier this year and it is impossible not to feel uplifted … Continue reading →

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Glare-free – Fran’s Review

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Fran

Bright and breezy, FM Belfast’s electro-pop dance fest Brighter Days is a sunny Summer album. Full of upbeat synths and optimistic lyrics, this is light listening that will bring a smile to your face. The album is made up of solid pop tunes, with … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Melt! Festival – To Ireland?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Fran

There is exactly a month to go until we hop on a plane to the coolest city in Europe for Melt! festival. So it should be no surprise that this fortnight’s album is from another band on the line-up. Brighter Days is the third … Continue reading →

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Three is the magic number – Fran’s Review

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Fran

Understated and out there, Portishead’s Third casually traverses a slightly bizarre soundscape, with great success. The album begins quietly but confidently with the only song I know that just stops, mid-bar. Silence is well into its stride when the sound is cut in full flow; I … Continue reading →

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Third Time Lucky – Dave’s Review

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Dave

Esteja alerta para a regra dos três. O que você dá retornará para você. Essa lição você tem que aprender. Você só ganha, o que você merece. Portishead’s Third begins with this opening warning in Portugese: be alert for the rule of … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Melt! Festival – Three…

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Dave

As Fran and I prepare ourselves for Melt! Festival in July, this fortnight we will be listening to the latest album by one of the festival’s headliners. Although it may seem a long time since Portishead released Third (six years ago in … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation – Fran’s Review

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Fran

It’s always hard to review an album when you don’t understand any of the lyrics. My Italian currently consists of an extensive vocabulary of swear words (courtesy of my Italian housemate), and not much else. This didn’t help much with … Continue reading →

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Con la scusa del Rock’n’Roll – Dave’s Review

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Dave

Per due settimane, abbiamo ascoltato a Mondovisione di rocker italiano, Luciano Ligabue. It’s a solid album full of decent pop-rock. Compared to our last record, Julia Holter’s Loud City Song, it’s a much easier listen. I imagine it appeals to … Continue reading →

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