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A lot of this we've seen before, but KID A MNESIA is a testament to how timeless these two albums are. And, the new bits resonate with the soul like hearing the original cuts for the first time.

For an album that firmly tries to place itself within IDM—a genre that prides itself on individuality—Moderat's 'III' has zero identity. Constantly mimicing its influences, the album cannot seem to escape the boundaries it has placed on itself, nor break any new ground within the territories that it hops between.

I did find some of these homages and pastiches tasteful—such as the opener, Eating Hooks, a song which definitely feels like is influenced heavily by Radiohead, ... read more

Armed with a gorgeous palette of sounds and a flair for the theatrical, John Darnielle's operatic concept about the world of professional wrestling has a handful of endearing and beautiful moments, but requires a lot of patience to find the payoffs that make it shine.

The album's concept is admirable and ambitious—there's no doubting that. But often, the idea of concept overrides the actual sound of the album, where The Mountain Goats stray on the knife's edge between experimental and ... read more

Take To The Skies is honestly a breathtaking debut from the St Albans rockers, with trance inspired, hardcore tendencies and an unquenchable thirst to innovate.

The album starts off with the chilling intro, "Stand Your Ground", before the shriek of lead singer Rou Reynolds shouting "Shit" commences the album with the eponymous song "Enter Shikari". The echoes at the end of this track are an auteuristic chant of "And still we will be here, standing like ... read more