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Dan Tallis 5v14e

Reviews by Dan Tallis 4r4f33

  • Review of Dark Was the Night

    Dark Was the Night Various Artists 5h376p

    This wonderful compilation is a dream come true.
  • Review of Those The Brokes

    Those The Brokes The Magic Numbers w6o3n

    There's a growing maturity to this album that which is full of delicate ballads,...
  • Review of Fur And Gold

    Fur And Gold Bat For Lashes 1t715h

    Natasha sings of forbidden desire, sinister dreams and magical kingdoms.
  • Review of Derdang Derdang

    Derdang Derdang Archie Bronson Outfit 5k4044

    There's a wonderful brooding atmosphere to this album which threatens to spill over...
  • Review of Eye To The Telescope

    Eye To The Telescope KT Tunstall 24c62

    On 'Silent Sea' the familiar simple acoustic guitar rhythms are present and KT's...
  • Review of The Lights In This Town Are Too Many To Count

    The Lights In This Town Are Too Many To Count Grand Drive 6i641e

    Grand Drive have made a simply beautiful album that is jam packed full of magical...
  • Review of Motion Sickness

    Motion Sickness January sl39

    January's sound could be described as a less far out, more tuneful Spiritualized.
  • Review of 12 Memories

    12 Memories Travis 3c3x71

    12 simple but irresistible songs about love, life and paperclips. 12 reasons to fall...
  • Review of A Hyperactive Workout For The Flying Squad

    A Hyperactive Workout For The Flying Squad Ocean Colour Scene 2q515o

    While the Birmingham modsters' 7th studio album is not as instantly commercially...
  • Review of Mercury

    Mercury Longview 262w3z

    UK Indie newcomers Longview release their debut album on the back of their recent...
  • Review of Music In A Foreign Language

    Music In A Foreign Language Lloyd Cole 2id4u

    Cole may be growing old but, thankfully, he's doing so gracefully. Let's hope there's...
  • Review of Hail To The Thief

    Hail To The Thief Radiohead 66126a

    Hail To The Thief is without question more accessible than its two predecessors. But...
  • Review of Jingles

    Jingles Regurgitator 3z25n

    You're forgiven if you've never heard of Regurgitator, but let me assure you, they are...
  • Review of Chain Gang Of Love

    Chain Gang Of Love The Raveonettes 1e5v5m

    This record could soundtrack a thousand films. As long as they involve driving across...
  • Review of Think Tank

    Think Tank Blur 2o6i25

    Don't buy this if you're expecting the Blur of old. The past has been blurred, welcome...
  • Review of Vehicles & Animals

    Vehicles & Animals is as bright and breezy as a beautiful sunny morning at the coast,...
  • Review of Sleeping With Ghosts

    Sleeping With Ghosts Placebo 6a2vy

    If their previous album, 2000s Black Market Music, was disappointing, then this album...
  • Review of Ether Song

    Ether Song Turin Brakes 1a3x1e

    Superb vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars and driving piano beats form the backbone of...
  • Review of Mary Star Of The Sea

    Mary Star Of The Sea Zwan 1q6q

    The ex-Smashing Pumpkin has produced an album full of bright and breezy pop songs that...
  • Review of Nocturama

    Nocturama Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1m4f4b

    Cave is the king of ionate, darkly beautiful pop songs and Nocturama's ten...
  • Review of Piano Creeps

    Piano Creeps is a gem of a record. Simple yet beautiful, these 12, mainly instrumental...
  • Review of Pearl Jam

    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam 546u4v

    You could be forgiven for thinking you'd stumbled across the latest batch of...
  • Review of Holes In The Wall

    Holes In The Wall The Electric Soft Parade 1y113k

    Another indie corker; 'There's A Silence'...it's a guitar thrashing, cymbal crashing,...
  • Review of BRMC

    BRMC Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 3c3u5q

    'Spread Your Love' will have you singing the chorus and swinging your hips for months...
  • Review of Some Cities

    Some Cities Doves 1d6j6b

    This is the sound of a band pushing themselves to the limit of their songwriting...
  • Review of Greatest Hits {Rotten Apples}

    Greatest Hits {Rotten Apples} The Smashing Pumpkins 6e3d4j

    the hairs on the back of the neck stand on end with Corgan's strained vocals presiding...
  • Review of Turn On The Bright Lights

    Turn On The Bright Lights Interpol 275j5f

    The first two songs on Turn On The Bright Lights are stunning. Guitars squeal, drums...
  • Review of Life On Other Planets

    Life On Other Planets Supergrass 5n2i32

    Moments into the first track 'Za' the funky piano beat and killer guitar licks...
  • Review of The Beginning Stages Of...

    The Beginning Stages Of... The Polyphonic Spree 5s342k

    The Polyphonic Spree, from Dallas, Texas, have made a very unusual record which could...
  • Review of Antics

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    Interpol have progressed with Antics. The band haven't repeated the formula, they've...
  • Review of Room On Fire

    Room On Fire The Strokes 4b1c37

    Different enough to sound new and exciting but similar enough to their previous work...
  • Review of Night On My Side

    Night On My Side Gemma Hayes 48552

    The Tipperary born singer is sexy, she has a superb sultry voice and on her debut...
  • Review of X&Y

    This album is superb. It'll silence their critics, amaze their fans and win them a...
  • Review of The Last Broadcast

    The Last Broadcast Doves 37382v

    ...Goodwin's ethereal vocals sound as if he's mourning loss of life and the eerie,...
  • Review of Mobilize

    Mobilize Grant Lee Phillips 231e60

    If you persist you'll find that songs like 'Love's A Mystery' linger in the memory and...
  • Review of Have You Fed The Fish?

    Have You Fed The Fish? Badly Drawn Boy 1j6v4t

    Gough has something rare in the world of indie rock; he's a superb storyteller who...
  • Review of Love Travels At Illegal Speeds

    Love Travels At Illegal Speeds Graham Coxon 57414i

    Love Travels At Illegal Speeds, Graham Coxon's sixth solo album, is a more relaxed,...
  • Review of Start with a strong and persistent desire

    Start with a strong and persistent desire Vex Red 4t2a

    Vocalist Terry Abbott provides evidence to justify his job title, varying his approach...