Eamon Sweeney

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Hot Press
70

POWERFUL return from sleep.

Rihanna - Unapologetic
Hot Press
60

Midly famous Ms Fenty is about to go stratospheric.

Madonna - American Life
Hot Press
70

Its hardly the “revolutionary point of view” that she is laying claim to, but it does sound all the more invigorating coming straight from the lips of the most famous woman in pop.

Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
Hot Press
91.6
The stakes are high, and BOC raise the benchmark further by opting for a final selection of 23 tracks sprawled across a lush electro-symphonic soundscape.
Shakira - Laundry Service
Hot Press
66.6

Laundry Service is by no means a great album, but Shakira Rimpoll's eccentricities elevate her head and shoulders ... above the pop conveyor belt pack.

Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
Hot Press
83.3

Initially conceived as the third single release from Amnesiac, the project gloriously mutated into another 40 minute goody bag akin to the extended Airbag/How Am I Driving? package.

Lift to Experience - The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads
Hot Press
75
You’d never expect a double concept album about Texas being the Promised Land to be as perversely good as this. And we can only hope that this is but the first fiery chapter.
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April Playlist