Track Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Poster Child
The Chili Peppers’ latest tease for their upcoming LP, Unlimited Love, is far cry away from the radio-friendly sound of its predecessor, Black Summer. new track, Poster Child, is a nod to the Chili Peppers of yesteryear, and their are few outfits today that master this funk-riddled sound with such sincerity. Diehard fans might find…
Track Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer
It’s the four-minute moment fans of the funky monks have been waiting for. Ushering in the long-awaited return of John Frusciante, but would he be able to ignite some fire in the belly of a band who have made mediocrity their home for the last decade? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’. From the first…
Track Review: Feeder – Magpie
The purveyors of mediocre yet palatable rock music are back. Feeder return with new single, Magpie. Love them or loathe them, Feeder are an immovable object – much like chewing gum in an unsuspecting teenage girl’s hair. The first release from the band’s upcoming tenth album, Torpedos, is a far cry from the cliched pop…
Track Review: Placebo – Beautiful James
Androgynous indie giants, Placebo, tease their upcoming album with latest single release, Beautiful James. The track hits all the key features that make this an instant Placebo classic: fuzzy, aggressive downstrokes, melodic synths and an easy-to-remember, barebones chorus. With a voice like no other, Brian Molko’s assertive tones strike the ominous balance of sounding detached…
Track Review: Billy Talent – End Of Me (ft. Rivers Cuomo
The Billy Talent faithful will be rejoicing! The band’s latest single, End Of Me, showcases the Canadian four piece at its best. Before we lose our heads, however, there is absolutely nothing new here, but maybe that’s the point? Signature twanging riffs and chanting, staccato choruses successfully strike a nostalgic chord. Any lacking in originality…
Track Review: Angels and Airwaves – Spellbound
Infections and tuneful: the key attributes every recording artist strives for. Angels and Airwaves have applied this formula with aplomb in new release, Spellbound. Granted, the track is never going to top the pop charts – or even chart particularly highly in the modern rock charts, for that matter – but it’s a great song,…
Track Review: Gorillaz – Jimmy Jimmy (Feat. AJ Tracey)
Enlisting high-riding UK rapper, AJ Tracey, Gorillaz maintain their relevance more than two decades since the animated apes’ inception. New track, Jimmy Jimmy, is testament to their appealing longevity. Jimmy Jimmy’s brilliance relies solely on AJ Tracey’s rhymes. His vocals smoothly punctuate the track, peppering flavour and melody to a song that, at its core,…
Track Review: Tom Morello – Highway To Hell (feat. Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder)
Few guitarists are as innovative and progressive as Tom Morello. Recognisable for his manipulation of the electric guitar, Morello is a bonafide string-scratching, pedal-pushing musical manic! Dare it be said that Morello’s cover of veteran rockers ACDC’s Highway To High is better than the original? No, but it’s a pretty solid interpretation that’s given the…
Track Review: Angels and Airwaves – Losing My Mind
Perplexing and palatable in equal measure, space rockers Angels and Airwaves have been around for over fifteen year now, and have successfully carved out their own ornate sound along the way. New single Losing My Mind, however, showcases a band that may indeed have lost their mind. Angels and Airwaves often put out music that…
Track Review: The Prodigy – Breathe (feat. RZA – Rene LaVice Dark D&B Remix)
Nineties dance classic Breathe was inescapable upon release, and marked the pinnacle of success for Big Beat boys, The Prodigy. Pioneering the sound that would become lamented in music history as Big Beat, The Prodigy have always done things their way. Appealing to dance and rock aficionados alike, they are a band equally comfortable performing…
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