We’ve been waiting, what, 7 years for a new Massive Attack album? When you wait that long between albums, I think you run the risk of overinflated expectations. Your fans expect a masterpiece, and when you end up releasing just another album, they turn on you. Hopefully this won’t happen to Massive attack on LP5. [...]

Who saw that coming? Not I. It’s not really that great of a record, is it? Maybe I didn’t give it enough of a chance. She sounds 12 when she sings, which kind of turned me off of the whole thing from the start. And I didn’t really like the fact that she was going [...]

I must be in a Norwegian pop kind of mood. Though this is definitely a different flavor than Eva and The Heartmaker. Actually, I immediately thought of Tegan & Sara when I first heard this. Hanne Hukkelberg apparently started her musical career in metal bands, which could explain her penchant for using unusual noises/instrumentation in [...]

You know there is nothing that different about these lads from Liverpool apart from the fact that they make a bloody good sound. Sometimes I don’t want anything too complicated. There is a lot to like about tracks such as 21st Century on the debut album, giving it a real 80’s feel ala Depeche Mode.
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Paul Macinnes over at The Guardian is liveblogging the 2009 Mercury Prize ceremony. I’d be perfectly happy if Florence or Natasha win this year.
Who do you think is going to walk away with it this year? Who would you like to see win?
The latest update on the favorite odds:
11/4 Florence and the Machine
5/1 [...]