Stornoway: Tales From Terra Firma
Stornoway Tales From Terra Firma 4AD The lingering feeling across Tales From Terra Firma, the second full-lengther from British folk-pop band Stornoway, is that this is what Mumford & Sons will...
View ArticleThe National: Trouble Will Find Me
The National Trouble Will Find Me 4AD Records The new album by The National, the band’s sixth is a snore-fest, as dreary and mopey meet up and slow-bone while the worst albums by The Arcade Fire and...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 928
This Mortal Coil, It’ll End In Tears (1984) What is now a cliché but we still (always) seem to say it in a means-well way is this notion of a cover version where the performer makes the song their own...
View ArticlePixx: Fall In (ep)
Pixx Fall In (ep) 4AD It’s always a joy to hear something small, perfectly formed – particularly when it’s this fresh. The This is Pixx’s Fall In EP. She’s 19, newly signed to 4AD and in the opening,...
View ArticleGlass Vaults: Sojourn
Glass Vaults Sojourn Glass Vaults Wellington’s Glass Vaults built up a sound up over a half-decade, singles, EPs, wonderful live performances and now the full-lengther, Sojourn. There’s something very...
View ArticleV/A: Day of the Dead
Various Artists: Day of the Dead 4AD Though not as flat-out god-awful as the staggeringly bad Paul McCartney tribute album last year this multi-disc Grateful Dead tribute album is nearly as...
View ArticleAldous Harding: Party
Aldous Harding Party 4AD The Florence Foster Jenkins of Folk has released her brand new album. Yes, it’s on 4AD. It was produced by a geezer wot does some work with PJ Harvey init. She’s been in the...
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Aldous Harding Designer 4AD Quite good! You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron
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