TXT reviews
Reviews in 140 characters or less
Lady Gaga Born This Way [Interscope] Fab lady, bad song
Typical Girls Our Real Is Real [Pop Manifesto] A fearless, utterly warm and mentally heart pounding track [via @kkaren]
Toro Y Moi Still Sound [Carpark] It’s GOLD, the pace, the lowend, the vocals… chills [via @rocmandesign]
CREEP featuring Romy xx Days [Young Turks] Progression and potential – a break into critical acclaim awaits [via @musicfanmic]
Summer Camp Young EP [Moshi Moshi] Six highly romantic pop songs from the group no-one is calling the Clapton Carpenters which soar when they believe they can.
Rustie Sunburst EP [Warp] Calm down dear, it’s only a metronome.
Cours Lapin Cours Lapin A French record by a Danish band of sumptuous chanteuserie, as flawless as fine Parisian wallpaper, and about as interesting.
Thee Oh Sees Meat Step Lively Superlatively titled track from ‘Warm Slime’ that – while in Dwyer’s warped-tape garage rock comfort zone – is still pleasurably...
Simian Mobile Disco 1000 Year Egg Delicacies series track about a Chinese dish of rotten, wee-smelling egg, sounds like by-the-book acid house, no bad thing.
Interpol Summer Well Post post-punk survivors’ new track, from the album out in a week. The chorus goes ‘It’s alright.’ The song’s alright.
Kanye West Monster Blog-posted posse cut from the tweeter and melancholic, reminder that he’s also a rapper, featuring Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, and THAT honey flow.
Wilder Girls Vs Boys Jerky, plinky, percussion-fuelled Indie Pop from four slinky-hipped Bristol kids. It must be summer.
Gayngs The Gaudy Side Of Town Mournful track from the midwestern supergroup. Perfection, even if the Yacht’s not sailing anywhere.
Big K.R.I.T. ft Yelawolf Hometown Hero Standout track from the Mississippi rapper’s ‘K.R.I.T Wuz Here’ mixtape, proving “real” Rap ain’t dead, even if it’s...
Aeroplane We Can't Fly [Wall Of Sound] Pale Reggae-infused track from now-flying solo Vito de Luca, a man whose cheese is starting to go off.
Tame Impala Solitude Is Bliss [Modular] Australian band branded “baggy”, with a single closer to roses than the Roses, if you know what I mean.
FaltyDL Phreqaflex [Planet Mu] New York boy’s UKG-mining takes Speed Garage and Broken Beat (remember?) to new lighter-than-light spaces.
Hind Ear Coconut/Origami Wonderful souped up chopp’d pop from bonsai baggy band. Nothing short of infinite.
Cassius 99 10th anniversary re-release on Cassius Records sounds good as ever. Better even.
Active Child In Your Church At Night What Church? My Church? Are we in a church at night? Sounds like it.
