Album, Single & Live Reviews

Album reviews, singles reviews and live reviews from Artrocker Magazine.

Shambala Festival 2011
Shambala might be family friendly, but as Nick Holder reports, the 'other' secret garden party is also a communal blitz of music and psychedelic theatre...
Filed at 8.06am on 16 September 11 in Live Reviews | By Nick Holder
Singles for the week starting 12 September!
Mogwai return to deliver their Earth Division EP this week, while Cymbals Eat Guitars are serving up the slacker rock...
Filed at 8.19am on 13 September 11 in Single Reviews
St Vincent / Strange Mercy
Acid pop has rarely sounded as intelligent as it does on the new St Vincent album, according to Cindy Suzuki...
Filed at 8.09am on 13 September 11 in Album Reviews | By Cindy Suzuki
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Hysterical
Clap Your Hands are back from their hols with fresh faces and twice the energy, according to Jessica Acreman.
Filed at 7.47am on 13 September 11 in Album Reviews | By Jessica Acreman
The Rapture @ XOYO
Write off The Rapture at your peril - for as Rory Carroll reports, they still know how to throw one heck of a party...
Filed at 8.03am on 12 September 11 in Live Reviews | By Rory Carroll
The Whip @ Hoxton Bar & Grill
Rory Carroll gets whipped into shape in Hoxton - and explains why Manchester's finest electro-rockers must be seen to be understood...
Filed at 10.42am on 11 September 11 in Live Reviews | By Rory Carroll
Mariachi El Bronx / Mariachi El Bronx 2
The Bronx continue journeying into their Mexican alter egos with this fine second album, writes Cindy Suzuki...
Filed at 16.35pm on 08 September 11 in Album Reviews | By Cindy Suzuki
The Drums / Portamento
The Drums beat themselves into a state of blandness on their second album, according to Joe Woolmer...
Filed at 16.31pm on 08 September 11 in Album Reviews | By Joe Woolmer
Reading Festival 2011: The Artrocker Review
The Strokes and Interpol might seem to have lost their chops, but as Dave Depares reports, there are some new badasses on the horizon at this year's Reading
Filed at 15.54pm on 08 September 11 in Live Reviews | By Dave Depares
Hyde and Beast @ The Social, London
Stella Brockway investigates the Fleetwoody, T-Rexy sound of Hyde and Beast...
Filed at 11.55am on 06 September 11 in Live Reviews | By Stella Brockway

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!