Clattering, grinding. The sound of Garageband or ProTools or C-Lab being abused by a recalcitrant teenager. The sound of KidA refracted through ten years of crystalline experience. That’s the sound of “Art Of Almost”, opener of Wilco’s new album. And then, and then. Palliative strings relieve the ache, soothe the clatter, oil the grinding. And [...]
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The Whole Love, Wilco – Review
Posted by loftandlost on September 26, 2011
http://loftandlost.com/2011/09/26/the-whole-love-wilco-review/
TWOAG Part Two – Sufjan Stevens
“So how was the gig?” “I don’t know” “What, you mean you didn’t go?” “No, I just don’t know what to make of it. I’m confused” “But it was three days ago!” Such is the problem with trying to review a Sufjan Stevens gig these days. Years ago, it was easy. You’d just say “It [...]
Posted by loftandlost on May 17, 2011
http://loftandlost.com/2011/05/17/twoag-part-two-sufjan-stevens/
TWOAG Part One – Bill Callahan at The Barbican
I think I’ve seen Bill Callahan, in one guise or another, play live more than anyone else. Whilst this may mark me out as some kind of strange stalker type figure (and indeed, I did once drive from Zurich to Strasbourg, via Luxembourg, to see him play, during his “Rain On Lens” phase), you do [...]
Posted by loftandlost on May 15, 2011
http://loftandlost.com/2011/05/15/twoag-part-one-bill-callahan-at-the-barbican/
Mogwai and The Twilight Sad Live
A man of my rapidly advancing years will, on his fourth consecutive night out (following on from, in order, Laura Veirs, football, stupid beer drinking), find himself feeling somewhat jaded. What better way of keeping awake than going to watch two of the finest purveyors of awfully loud Scottish post-indie-rock, Mogwai and The Twilight Sad? [...]
Posted by loftandlost on February 28, 2011
http://loftandlost.com/2011/02/28/mogwai-and-the-twilight-sad-live/
Laura Veirs Live
Going to see an artist live that’s got a hefty back catalogue – you know, four or five highly acclaimed albums which are, as far as these things are worth these days, sort of commercially successful, and with a rabid, loving fanbase that sells out a thousand seater venue in the blink of an eye [...]
Posted by loftandlost on February 23, 2011
http://loftandlost.com/2011/02/23/laura-veirs-live/
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at Troxy, London
You know you’ve reached some exalted height of geekdom when you find yourself walking into a Godspeed You! Black Emperor gig with a David Foster Wallace book1. They are a band that have tended to attract the more cerebral end of the music-loving public; dense instrumental songs that can go on for tens of minutes [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 14, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/14/godspeed-you-black-emperor-at-troxy-london/
We Hate It When Our Bands Become Successful – Arcade Fire at the O2
God, I hate corporate venues. I hate Ticketmaster, and I hate the way fans of bands get screwed every time their band plays somewhere like the O2. Why? Because you get forced into trying to buy tickets in some horrendous BUY NOW LIMITED SALE frenzy, hopefully clicking “retry” as the web page times out, until [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 2, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/02/we-hate-it-when-our-bands-become-successful-arcade-fire-at-the-o2/
Spooning
“Hey, were you at the Broken Social Scene gig last night? My boyfriend says he saw you there” Oh dear. Please don’t say that you saw me yelling at anyone. “Oh, did he say that for any particular reason?” “No, just that you were there.” Phew. Despite being one of the biggest cities in Europe, [...]
Posted by loftandlost on November 30, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/11/30/spooning/
Swans Live – Koko, London
Nothing, but nothing can prepare you for standing at the front at a Swans gig. Being locked inside a blast furnace might help, or standing on the rim of an exploding volcano could do it, to some extent, but there is nothing to compare with the experience of the thundering, rampaging NOISE that this band [...]
Posted by loftandlost on November 3, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/11/03/swans-live-koko-london/
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