ALBUM: Motion Picture Soundtrack – The Shapes We Fear Are Of Our Own
“Every time I put this CD in my computer it makes a horrible noise”, is not the kindest way to start a review, but it’s true. I hope it’s only my promo copy of The Shapes We Fear Are of Our Own that’s dodgy and not the whole run. At least the disc is self-aware (in that it tells my computer the names of the tracks – I don’t think it feels pain or anything like that). This saves me the hassle of correcting spotty teenagers’ poorly-spelt... Read More
SINGLE: Motion Picture Soundtrack – Glass Figures
Rewind 7 years and Glass Figures would be the shit, the cutting edge bollocks to inspire a generation of teenagers. Fast forward 7 years and this slickly produced car crash, which sounds like a rehash of early Bloc Party and Interpol combined, becomes an anachronistic plastic balls up, out of time and out of place. Their hours would be better spent reinventing the flux capacitor to go back in time to play the same music at their parents’ prom. The... Read More
