Monthly Archives: July 2008

Ragga Twins ‘Ragga Twins Step Out’

Ragga Twins ‘Ragga Twins Step Out’

This little time machine will beam you straight back to a 1991 rave party. Streetwise and with a head full of Reggae influences, Ragga Twins roughly sound like Renegade Soundwave or early Chemical Brothers.

 

Boris ‘Smile’

Boris ‘Smile’

Wake up, this is your Monday morning record. Or save it for the evening. Relentless white noise guitar and trashy drums will drive out the Monday blues.

 

Fleet Foxes ‘Fleet Foxes’

Fleet Foxes ‘Fleet Foxes’

Seattle band Fleet Foxes sit inbetween the darker side of the Beach Boys and the jangly folk rock of the Byrds. At their best, the Foxes make timeless surf pop songs full of towering vocal harmonies.

 

Florence And The Machine Do It Quick And Dirty

Florence And The Machine Do It Quick And Dirty

Florence sounds like an alco-pop fuelled Chrissie Hynde while The Machine do a souped up version of the Pretenders on ‘Kiss With A Fist’.

 

On The Radar Column Tracks Up And Coming Artists

On The Radar Column Tracks Up And Coming Artists

Tuneraker is adding a column devoted to artists who only have a single to their name, yet show potential. The On The Radar column kicks off today with Florence & The Machine.

 

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‘Dig! Lazarus Dig!’

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‘Dig! Lazarus Dig!’

It’s back to sex and drugs and rock’n'roll for the bad seeds as they deliver a straight rock album without any experiments.

 

Tricky Revives The Specials On ‘Council Estate’

Tricky Revives The Specials On ‘Council Estate’

‘Council Estate’ is Tricky’s hommage to Two Tone legends The Specials, combining gritty urban imagery with scratchy Ska-Punk rhythms. It’s the first single off his forthcoming album ‘Knowle West Boy’.