Rating: 3.8 out of 5
Tindersticks return with their strongest batch of material in years — an up and down but mostly up affair that rekindles the sort of excitement the band generated with their debut.
Tindersticks - Black Smoke (from the album "Falling Down A Mountain"): Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadRating: 4.8 out of 5
Brooklynite hipsters shed the beads and robes in favor of sleek polyester leisure suits and awkwardly asymmetrical haircuts (metaphorically speaking). The results are even better than you could possibly imagine.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Owen Pallett works on a record for over three years, ditches the Final Fantasy name to minimize confusion with a video game, and delivers another album that sounds a lot like the first two. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
Buzz-generating Manchester disco trio releases four-song US-only teaser EP, hopes to win you over with their unironic take on Pet Shop Boys’ biggest hit.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Journeyman (some would say “legendary,” though the distinction’s not always clear) DJ concocts a cycle of derivative pop songs that’s not quite funny enough to be novelty, nor quite serious enough to be taken seriously. And it has an ugly cover to boot.
