Richmond and Twickenham Times Leisure: Music news in Richmond, Surrey and south London

Music RSS Feed

Massive Attack - Heligoland (Virgin) ****

10:00am Saturday 6th February 2010

AFTER the misery-fest of 3D’s pet project 100th Window, Daddy G has returned to the fold to help steer this eagerly-anticipated comeback. It starts in confused style with the episodic Pray For Rain, in which TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe struggles for cohesion amid the avant-dub confusion.

Have your say

Los Campesinos! - Romance is Boring (Wichita) ***

1:03pm Friday 5th February 2010

LOS Campesinos! have never really hidden their musical light under a bushel – unafraid to take risks with instrumentation, never scared of a wild time or key change, singer Gareth dissecting the post-teenage life experience with a wry scalpel.

Have your say

Ocean Colour Scene - Saturday (Cooking Vinyl) **

1:00pm Friday 29th January 2010

LET'S face it, you’re not going to nip out to the local for anything too special – it ministers to your immediate needs, doesn’t take you for granted and is glad of your custom.

Interview with Ocean Colour Scene frontman Simon Fowler

Have your say

Vampire Weekend - Contra (XL Recordings) ****

11:56am Friday 29th January 2010

AS IRRITATING as they are (and that’s got as much to do with their posh boy clothes and haircuts as anything), Vampire Weekend hit the right spot when it comes to constructing a tune.

Have your say

White Rabbits - It’s Frightening (Mute) ***

4:46pm Friday 22nd January 2010

BROOKLYN sextet White Rabbits have already impressed the pants off NME and Zane Lowe... now it’s your turn.

Have your say

Chew Lips - Unicorn (Family) ***

4:47pm Friday 22nd January 2010

A FEW bars in to this debut album from hotly tipped newcomers Chew Lips and you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve heard the first Depeche Mode album more times than is strictly necessary in one lifetime.