 | A Classic ‘The Ruby Sea’, Thin White Rope’s final album, shows that this band split at the height of their powers. This is their most accomplished and carefully crafted set of songs. The raw Desert Rock power of earlie... read full review |
 | Mixed But Good ‘In the Spanish Cave’ offers more of a mixed bag than other Thin White Rope records. On one hand there are lighter, more commercial-rock sounding tracks like ‘ Timing’ and ‘Ring’ and on the other squally guita... read full review |
 | Mixed But Good ‘In the Spanish Cave’ offers more of a mixed bag than other Thin White Rope records. On one hand there are lighter, more commercial-rock sounding tracks like ‘ Timing’ and ‘Ring’ and on the other squally guita... read full review |
 | Good Stuff The highlight of this EP is arguably the band’s finest moment, ‘Red Sun’. This is a brilliantly confident indie-rock song with a wonderful extended intro, embellished with horns. This song should have been ma... read full review |
 | Reel This One In Was any album more fittingly named? Fans of Thin White Rope will recognise ‘The One That Got Away’ as a line from the mighty ‘Fish Song’ but the title of this double live album, recorded at one of the band’s f... read full review |
 | Ecstatic Again! Kieran Hebden follows up the glorious folk-tronica whimsy of ‘Rounds’ with a more energetic, beat-driven album in ‘Everything Ecstatic’. The opener, ‘A Joy’ sets the tone with its low, intense bass ... read full review |
 | Bigger and Better A few people really don’t like it when their favourite cult band becomes hugely successful, do they? This is the only explanation I can think of for the negative comments posted about ‘Neon Bible’ because viewe... read full review |
 | Safe-ish and Very Sound Sky Blue Sky’, Wilco’s sixth album, once again shows Jeff Tweedy’s willingness to change the band’s style which makes his band so interesting. Virtually gone is the experimentalism in sound which was so promine... read full review |
 | Safe-ish and Very Sound Sky Blue Sky’, Wilco’s sixth album, once again shows Jeff Tweedy’s willingness to change the band’s style which makes his band so interesting. Virtually gone is the experimentalism in sound which was so promine... read full review |
 | A Classic If Lo-Fi American Indie rock is your thing then Sebadoh’s ‘III’ really ought to be one of your favourite albums of all time, because this record is at the very top of its genre. Twenty-three tracks a... read full review |