Tag Archives: Indie

Bloc Party- Then and Now

Bloc Party’s debut ‘Silent Alarm’ is -bizarrely -twenty five years old this year. For me, it still holds up, because it has that sense of urgency. ‘Helicopter’ is a banger among bangers. And now, their new album, ‘Anatomy Of A Brief Romance’ is out, and they are still worth listening to. They’ve weathered the storms,Continue reading “Bloc Party- Then and Now”

Five Perfect Pavement Songs

I woke up with Spit On A Stranger this morning as an earworm and it’s both caustic and beautiful, so here’s that very song along with four other beauties. Don’t say I’m not good to you.

Album Review: Arab Strap- Half-Told Tales

This new album, the ninth from the inimitable Falkirk duo, sees Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton on fire. It’s not often that a band gets a new lease of life later into their career, but then, they’ve always been one to buck trends. Few speak to the creeping malaise as accurately as The Strap. FromContinue reading “Album Review: Arab Strap- Half-Told Tales”

Sunday Hymn

Image: Magnet Katie Jane Garside in her Ophelia prime is like my sister from another mister. This video and song is my current Sunday hymn. Even Beavis on ‘Beavis and Butthead’ said of her, “I think this chick could relate to me”. He was wrong, but how adorable. Enjoy.

From The List Archive: You Tell Me /Odetta Hartman

Lorna Irvine The List Live review: You Tell Me with Odetta Hartman, CCA, Glasgow, Sat 2 Feb,2019 Live review: You Tell Me with Odetta Hartman, CCA, Glasgow, Sat 2 Feb Moving and eccentric double bill of folk and Americana Share: Moving and eccentric double bill of folk and Americana Eccentric American musician Odetta Hartman, tonightContinue reading “From The List Archive: You Tell Me /Odetta Hartman”

Arab Strap Are Fighting…The Seven Signs of Ageing

Rejoice! For arch Falkirk indie satirists Arab Strap are back, and on fighting form. The new single, ‘Glamour Magick’, is excellent, taking a pop at quick -fix solutions for the truly vain and vacuous. It’s a nice antidote to the uptake in cosmetic surgery, weight loss jags and skin remedies across the world. Trust AidanContinue reading “Arab Strap Are Fighting…The Seven Signs of Ageing”

Album Review: Josh da Costa- New Wave Graveyard

“Welcome to the US, 80s, 90s”, Mark E Smith once chanted. We’re firmly entrenched in both decades in Los Angeles singer-songwriter and musician Josh da Costa’s rather charming debut solo album. Easy breezy jangle like ‘Proving Me Right’ and ‘Cordelia’ shimmer like cinematic Cadillacs on hazy highways, and ‘Skygirl’ and ‘Hospital Clown’ bounce like 90sContinue reading “Album Review: Josh da Costa- New Wave Graveyard”

Album Review : Horse Lords- Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive!

Originally from Baltimore and now based in Germany, Horse Lords cut an experimental swathe through the indie music scene. This new album sees them expand their sound even further. The title track is as though Battles got together with Steve Reich, and created alien funk. Blips and beeps build into looping percussion and vocals. It’sContinue reading “Album Review : Horse Lords- Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive!”

Should’ve Been A Hit: Destroy All Monsters- Stranger Than Fiction

Despite my indie/ goth pretensions, I’ve got such a soft spot for the kind of cartoon bubblegum pop of the mid- eighties. Destroy All Monsters were one such band. This was an earworm when I woke up today. Not to be confused with the legendary Detroit punk band fronted by statuesque beauty and visual artistContinue reading “Should’ve Been A Hit: Destroy All Monsters- Stranger Than Fiction”