Album Review: Howler – America Give Up

Howler

America Give Up

Rough Trade; 2011
by Gylfi Blöndal

 

6.1

 

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Minnesota rock quartet Howler have been at the receiving end of a wave of support lately, with bloggers competing to dub them as the saviors of good old fashion chord-based rock’n'roll. It’s understandable that people take notice when Rough Trade’s Geoff Travis signs a relatively new band (Howler was formed in 2010) when he was the guy who broke The Strokes 10 years ago.

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Album Review: Kavinsky – Nightcall

Kavinsky

Nightcall

Record Makers; 2010
by Hreinn Elíasson

 

9.0

 

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The French zombie Kavinsky has been getting deserved attention for his 1980s style production since his first ep release back in 2006, called Teddy Boy, and a second ep release the year after named 1986. After touring alongside class acts such as Daft Punk, The Rapture, Justice and SebastiAn, the zombie strikes back with another release on Record Makers, representing the French electro house sound like never before…

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