ALBUM: MGMT – Congratulations
You have to admire MGMT’s bloody mindedness. They release what were arguably the three finest singles of the noughties (honestly, who can resist the pop euphoria of “Kids”?), and record one of the finest albums in recent memory. A large number of their fans don’t get, skip over, or simply disregard as self-indulgent noodling most of the album tracks – like bosching a load of magic mushrooms these are just the weird smelling floaty bits you... Read More
SINGLE: Paloma Faith – Upside Down
Paloma Faith has just released her forth single, entitled ‘Upside Down’ - and I like it! It’s jolly; it’s clever; it’s quirky – a lot like Ms Faith, one suspects. It’s also very catchy, but, then again, so too is syphilis. When it comes to Paloma Faith, the problem isn’t with her music – it’s with the musician herself. When Gandhi famously quipped that ‘imitation is the sincerest flattery’ he wasn’t thinking about music.... Read More
