Album Reviews

Album reviews from Artrocker Magazine.

Mark Lanegan Band / Blues Funeral
Former Screaming Tree/Queen of the Stone Age Mark Lanegan is hitting a ghostly highway with his incredible new album. Danny Canning checks his mirror and goes in pursuit…
Released 06 February 12 on 4AD
Errors / Have Some Faith In Magic
Errors have managed the unfathomable feat of becoming more experimental and more catchy on their third album, according to Dai Howells...
Released 30 January 12 on Rock Action | By Dai Howells
Islet / Illuminated People
Joe Woolmer applauds the ambition of experimental riff-mongers Islet, whose debut album is at least *half* great...
Released 23 January 12 on Shape | By Joe Woolmer
Pulled Apart By Horses / Tough Love
Ric Rawlins adjusts his mirrored sunglasses and prepares for G-Force: Pulled Apart By Horses are back and they’ve brought the F-16 Jet-powered riffage!
Released 23 January 12 on Transgressive
The Big Pink / Future This
'Future This' joins the ranks of Jaws 2, Evil Dead 2 and Spiderman 2 as a 'competent sequel', writes Emilia Harris...
Released on 4AD
Tribes / Baby
Tribes' glammy-grunge blancmange is a winning formula, according to Mark Cousens...
Released 16 January 12 on Island | By Mark Cousens
Dear Reader / Idealistic Animals
Ed Spencer finds an indie album that's losing its religion with South Africa's Dear Reader...
Released 09 January 12 on City Slang
The Maccabees / Given To The Wild
Cindy Suzuki salutes the bold step towards Big Music taken by The Maccabees on their third album...
Released 09 January 12 on Fiction
Thee Attacks / That’s Mister Attack To You
Jamie Skey gets his kicks to "Denmark's more refined answer to The Hives", the almighty Thee Attacks...
Released | By Jamie Skey
Chris Cornell / Songbook
Cornell's new solo record is a handy reminder of Soundgarden's contribution to music - with just the odd dodgy cover version, writes Rory Carroll...
Released 12 December 11 on UME | By Rory Carroll

In The Magazine

ARTROCKER MAGAZINE ISSUE 118 - ON SALE NOW!

We celebrate one of our all-time fave bands and Artrocker friends The Black Keys with an exclusive interview, photos by the legendary Gavin Watson AND a look back at their first-ever cover feature from 2004! Also: The KLF revisited! New photos, new interviews, new mysteries! PLUS - We chat with the top 10 invading Maccabees, while Atari Teenage Riot bring on the revolution - AND Over 100 records reviewed!