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Wild Belle: Isles
In an era when indie acts tend to adopt r’n’b and Atlantean trap-influenced drums, Wild Belle took a leftfield turn and decided to explore reggae. And until that catches up with the rest of the scene, they are a breath of fresh air.
Kool A.D.: 19 & 63
Whereas Heems’ solo tracks have underlying real world issues despite maintaining its humour (‘Soup Boys’), Kool A.D is busier trying to evoke Lil B’s ‘Ellen Degeneres’, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Darkstar: News From Nowhere
A regression that conforms to the norms of generic indie pop structure – it’s complete audience pandering, intentional or not.
Foals: Holy Fire
The problem with reaching the peak, it seems, is that there’s no where else to go but down. Luckily for Foals, their descent down the mountain proves to be a slow one — Holy Fire is a good album.
The Rebel Scum: The Time Has Scum
Goddamn, how long have we waited for KL’s defining hardcore rap group to release an album? Well, the time has scum, but is it worth it?
They Will Kill Us All: Untitled
For fans who have been following TWKUA through live concerts the past year or so, the LP will not be unfamiliar territory. Consisting of songs that TWKUA has been performing at gigs since forever ago, it lets fans finally put their bootlegged recordings to rest.
Starkey: Orbits
Extremity has lost in the loudness war, the louder you think you should go, the blander you sound.
Solange: True
JUICE had always known Solange was the more interesting artiste between the two Knowles Sisters.
Crystal Castles: (III)
Just as the Cold War’s end spelled out doom and gloom, the confluence of today’s perpetual war on terror, regression of progress in the form of the Tea Party and Perkasa, and economic downturn do the same. It is no wonder that even clubbing music sounds terrified now.
Andy Stott: Luxury Problems
Andy Stott’s Luxury Problems is a wonderful, foreboding, and intense industrial wreck of an electronic album.