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I've been at several National concerts and it feels both familiar and new the intensity Matt Berninger and the band put on stage, transforming some of their otherwise intimate songs in cathartic moments with the audience.

Albeit their recent albums may feel a bit accomodated to me, The National is still a band worth seeing live, and this is a great proof of that.

El espíritu del último Scott Walker sigue estando vivo en el último disco de Keeley Forsyth. Lánguido pero contundente. Ojalá veamos otra vez una concesión al single como 'Start Again'.

Siendo honesto, nunca me gustó demasiado el Four Tet más EDM de sus últimas apariciones, especialmente en festivales. Por eso este disco me reconcilia con el prolífico productor, si bien queda lejos de otras grabaciones como 'There is Love in You' o 'Pink'.

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To be honest, I never really liked the more EDM-like Four Tet of his recent appearances, especially at festivals. That's why this album reconciles me with the prolific producer, although it's a far cry from other recordings like 'There is Love in You' or 'Pink'.

París es una ciudad que a veces asociamos a la sofisticación y elegancia. Nils Frahm, durante su gira de presentación de Music for Animals, consiguió durante algo menos de una hora y media combinar su particular delicadeza con el instinto primario de una sala enloquecida imitando a diversos animales.

El resultado es otro gran directo del compositor ambiental alemán, en general menos juguetón que "Tripping with..." pero igualmente estimulante.

Descubrí a Löffler con un set en Cercle que me gustó bastante. Luego acudí a los discos y, sinceramente, creo que pierden muchísimo gancho y se quedan más en argamasa ED-emo para poner de fondo en vídeos de autosuperación.

'A Life' es otro ejemplo, pero son todos intercambiables. Mismo ritmo, mismos BPM, mismos apoyos vocales. Había que intentarlo, pero sigo fuera. Ciao.

An experimental and fierce collaboration between western and eastern music that, for me, is more interesting in concept - like Merzbow making beats for Islamic rappers - than in execution. I felt overwhelmed halfway through it.

For me, to give an opinion on hip-hop is like giving an opinion about a private joke of a group of friends you’ve just joined. I’ve yet to go with the Genius booklet to layer albums like this one.

That said, the whole campaign and art direction pointed to a masterpiece and it’s been a little disappointing for me. The first half is as pompous or more so as you’d expect from Tyler, but the soul and RnB skirmishes are still good.

It’s just that, lyrically and thematically, I think I was going to sense more intense depth charges than I’m getting on several listens. Still, Tyler’s voice is one of my favourites… More

Kim Gordon juega al ajedrez en cuatro dimensiones, mueve las piezas con uñas de porcelana largas y las tripas fuera.

Muchísimas ganas de escucharla en el Mira Festival y observar las reacciones y las fugas a otros escenarios.

Fav track: BYE BYE

black midi’ has been one of my favourite discoveries so far this decade, but already with ‘Hellfire’ it was clear that their avant-garde rock style was becoming too small for them. Precisely in the songs sung by Geordie Greep, you could feel the strained concerns that have become evident in the well-titled ‘The New Sound’.

Clearly, if you’re looking for an extension of bm in solo format, this album will disappoint. Greep’s eclectic conservatory culture permeates every song, and it’s evident that he’s aiming for some sort of timeless Dr. Manhattan-esque vision that brings together all his influences: from hardcore to funk to bossa-nova (and more genres I’d rather not reveal). Always from an almost… More

0% Vergüenza
100% Funk

Me encanta.

Fav track: Hang on Baby

The second release this year from the new incarnation of Yorke, Greenwood, and company both condenses and expands their hallmarks: it begins with synthetic reveries but quickly shows that the swift arpeggios and syncopated rhythms from their last two works are here to stay.

Establishing itself as the 'Amnesiac' equivalent to 'Wall of Eyes' could have been enough, but 'Cutouts' manages to go further. It's very good news that there are still itches to scratch in this band.

As if making the opposite journey to Dan Snaith with Caribou, KLO's latest album sounds much more like dream-pop on danceable steroids than their previous albums, which were steeped in the sophisticated electronics of Daniel Avery, among others.

At times, the almost gym-like euro-dance moments push me back, but it sounds promising. I'll need to give it more listens to revise my score.

Fav track - Ballad (In The End)

El 'Village Green' post-moderno. Estar hasta los huevos de tu trabajo y marcharte al campo, donde echas de menos solamente las personas que importan. Infravaloradísimo dentro de la discografía de Grandaddy.

Un día, hablando con alguien sobre grupos que nunca sorprenden pero que nunca fallan, me citó ejemplos como Yo La Tengo o como GY!BE. No creo que fuera desencaminado en ninguno de esos casos.

Aunque haya una disonancia entre el desafortunadamente certero título y una épica casi optimista en casi todos sus temas (no lo digo como algo malo), al final las progresiones distorsionadas y microtonales están ahí tal como las dejaron planteadas hace ya más de veinte años. Un sufrido gozo introspectivo que conviene rescatar ahora más que nunca.

The fact that latest Caribou and Daphni albums -the two sides of Dan Snaith- are titled 'Honey' and 'Cherry' respectively, cannot be a coincidence. Both are sweet on the surface and indulgent in spirit.

The consolidation of both approaches reaches it final conclusion here, and I can't help but to miss the psychedelia of 'Andorra' and the melodic and danceable balance of 'Swim'. Here, the generated vocal support attempts to achieve a similar performance to Snaith's with almost uncannily transgender results, and the overall outcome is fun but somewhat uninspired.

Fav track: Volume

Easily the best Beak> album, second only to their incredible 2009 debut. It starts with a dog’s funeral and by the time it’s finished, you'll believe being in an underground club in Dusseldorf where you want to live forever.

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Fácilmente el mejor disco de Beak> solo por detrás de su increíble debut de 2009. Empieza con el funeral de un perro y para cuando ha terminado, te crees que estás en un club underground de Dusseldorf y no quieres salir de ahí.

Fav track: Strawberry Line (RIP Alfie 🥺)

I've been listening to this first volume in preparation for its newly released second part.

Referring to "demos" when talking about Broadcast is almost tautological. Lacking the simple spatial landscapes of albums like Tender Buttons, the skeleton of the group's dream pop is still very much exposed, and Trish Keenan's voice is more intimate than usual. What could possibly be wrong with that?

It's not as essential as their unfairly brief official discography, but it invites you into a warm room, to live in an alternate reality where Broadcast shows us their childlike spirit.

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He estado escuchando este primer volumen en preparación para su segunda parte, recién estrenada.

Hablar de "demos" tratándose de Broadcast es casi una tautología. Faltos… More

The piece evokes sensations similar to Mount Eerie but with a more acoustic and less distorted approach. I'm delighted by this discovery and eager to follow this collaboration of artists stepping outside their usual environment.

Fav track: frog valley (ft. Ben Bondy)

Favorite track: Gamba Pixelada

Nils Frahm retorna al neoclasicismo de sus primeros trabajos, tras varios álbumes más ambientales. Las sensaciones siguen siendo igual de íntimas e inmersivas.

Favorite track: Hands On.

La crítica se ha encargado de subrayar el cambio de registro de este último álbum de F.D.C porque quizás hay poco más que decir de él.

Del post-punk enérgico de sus últimos trabajos, la banda se ha movido a terrenos de pop, rock melódico y shoegaze. Suenan tangencialmente The Smiths, Slowdive o Smashing Pumpkins ('Motorcycle Boy' va más allá del homenaje).

'Romance' acompaña pero no seduce ni me anima como la primera vez que escuché 'Boys in the Better Land'

Favorite track: In the Modern World

Hace unos años, una corriente de productores amateurs comenzó a percibir la segunda mitad de los noventa con el misticismo que el synthwave usó para hacernos creer que los neones podían extrapolarse a toda una estética ochentera.

Mediante el jungle y DnB propios de muchas bandas sonoras de la PS1, Pizza Hotline recalienta una música de menú de opciones para la vida cotidiana.

Track favorito: Emotion Engine.

Incredible demonstration of control and intelligence on the dance floor. The first half of the album goes so hard that its later tracks, more in the style of Aphex Twin, only reach 'very good' levels. Absolutely committed to this.

Favorite track: Fast Forward.

A 47-minute hug of distortion that tightens more and more, until you can't breathe. As they used to say on Radio 3: "Texturas recalcitrantes, paisajes sonoros"...

Favorite track: Spectral Evolution.

Grand and fearsome. I feel overwhelmed after the rawness of their last works. In its grandiose line of albums, their best one since Abbatoir Blues.

Favorite track: Frogs.