“perhaps they are nervous, perhaps it’s a conscious decision, but as with so much of the xx’s music, the beauty – of which there is plenty and which none dissipates live – comes from the unsaid, the implied, and the wordlessly understood...”
More / (09.03.10)
“there’s no styling, no regard for what’s ‘on trend’, and no compromise. pontiak and white hills need applauding for that. whoever booked them a tour together is a genius...”
More / (09.03.10)
“it was like having the universe downsized, laid out on the stage, and having it display its steady, silent, morbid expansion...”
More / (09.03.10)
“their voices are usually beautiful, but tonight they come and go in trembles of oddity and self-doubt...”
More / (08.03.10)
“a sticky web of fat riffs blended in an overdrive sauce, drizzled over a jazzy-but-tight set of rhythmic spare ribs...”
More / (03.03.10)
“a set punctuated with stage diving, belly dancing and spasmodic flailing, green is a ramshackle, hilarious lunatic...”
More / (19.02.10)
“hmv’s ‘next big thing tag’ might be a daunting one, but it’s one y.m.a.s. are entitled to...”
More / (18.02.10)
“he’s working within an orbit all of his own...”
More / (16.02.10)
“a raucous ‘earth, wind & fire’ and the inevitable curtain-call carnage of ‘sticks & stones’ cap a splendid night for the local boy-done-way-better-than-expected...”
More / (09.02.10)
“‘i used to wear nice shirts’ ponders lou barlow, clad in a grubby old plain black tee, before launching into the title track from last year’s warmly-received goodnight unknown album. ‘um, until i rejoined dinosaur jnr....’”
More / (09.02.10)
“the automatic are on a mission tonight, to showcase a new sound, with wild undertones, screeching sound effects, grittier synths and omnipresent huge drums...”
More / (03.02.10)
“from the start, the gig continues on the same howling note...”
More / (02.02.10)