Author Profile: Joseph Stevens

Articles by Joseph Stevens
The Horrors – Skying (XL Recordings)
Don?t get carried away with playing detective with the bands influences, just enjoy the record for what it is: true brilliance.
Artists: The Horrors
Let?s Wrestle – Nursing Home (Full Time Hobby)
Nursing Home isn?t a particularly bad album: there are moments of incisive humour and high-quality musicality, but these moments are all too sparse
Artists: Let?s Wrestle
Cass McCombs – Wit?s End (Domino)
The singer?s melancholia is almost tangible and comes across both lyrically and musically.
Artists: Cass McCombs
Thee Oh Sees – Castlemania (In The Red)
Castlemania is a very strong album with few flaws and it becomes even more impressive when you consider the rapidity at which the band releases new records
Artists: Thee Oh Sees
Sonny and The Sunsets @ The Lexington, London 09/05/2011
During the show, the band tries to fit in as many songs as possible and play until the sound-man calls curfew.
Artists: Sonny and The Sunsets
EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints (Souterrain Transmissions)
Past Life Martyred Saints provides a much needed challenge to the cut-and-dry tendency of modern music
Artists: EMA