Author Archive for Matt
Moonbabies
Moonbabies At The Ballroom (Hidden Agenda)
At the Ballroom marks the fourth album from Swedish indie pop duo Moonbabies (full disclosure: I haven’t heard albums #1-3). This male/female pair creates atmospheric, melodic soundscapes awash in tinkly keyboards and acoustic guitars, an effect best displayed on the must-downloads “War On Sound” and “Take Me To The Ballroom”. […]
Amy Winehouse
Back To Black (Republic)
23 year-old Amy Winehouse arrives from the UK with the trappings of a full fledged pop star, from tabloid antics to a demanding tour rider. Fine and dandy, but does her second album Back To Black live up to all that massive hype? I’d say yes, but with a few reservations. […]
Dean & Britta
Back Numbers (Zöe Records)
Tell me something, are Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips the Nick and Nora Charles of alt-rock? Listening to their second duet album, Back Numbers, the duo exude an offbeat “sexy married couple” feel seldom seen since the Thin Man sleuthing couple’s heyday. It’s the kind thing you’d expect from people […]
Scrubbles.net says: The Bird & The Bee
Closed Published by Matt February 27th, 2007 on So Much SilenceThe Bird & The Bee
self-titled (Blue Note)
You might be forgiven for thinking that the bird and the bee come across as too, too cute on their self-titled debut, but surprisingly the most pretentious thing about them is their lower-case name. The duo of vocalist Inara George (daughter of Little Feat’s Lowell George) and instrumentalist Greg […]
Sondre Lerche
Phantom Punch (Astralwerks)
My first thoughts upon hearing Phantom Punch, the latest release from Norwegian pop wünderkind Sondre Lerche: “This sure sounds a heck of a lot like Phoenix’s It’s Never Been Like That.” Both albums are characterized by bracing guitars and spiky yet safe New Wave-y pop (and, coincidentally, both are on the Astralwerks […]