i heart hiroshima - tuff teef

Dave reviews excellent debut from Artrocker.com's second favourite Brisbane 3 piece.

THE zookeepers - giant black taco

Download the latest album by The Zookeepers right now! It's free, and it's awesome.

metronomy - nights out

Abigail Outhwaite finds that the hotly anticipated Metronomy LP is both a electro revelation - and a bit of a bummer. Read on to find out how their party nearly gets started...

kings of leon - only by THE night

Dave reviews the latest Kings of Leon album. Then falls asleep and has nightmares of being stuck in a world where such a tedious insomnia cure of a record gets to number one in charts all over the globe, with legions of rabid fans and critics eager to defend slights upon it, without actually realising that they don't enjoy listening to it. No, really.

rolo tomassi - hysterics

Sheffield's art punks Rolo Tomassi make the jump from cult EP to hotly tipped LP, and Daniel Ross gives us the low down...

glasvegas - glasvegas

They may be on the tip of the national tongue, but can Glasvegas make their epic sound stretch across a whole record? Danny Revolver finds out as he reviews their muchos anticipated debut...

THE weight - are men

Rory Carroll gets to grips with his inner hillbilly as he reviews the latest album from waltzing bumpkin types The Weight. But hang on - how many band members are there again?!

late of THE pier - fantasy black channel

Yes yes, we know it came out yesterday. But hey! We've been busy with the XXL Jeans or whatever they're called. So now without further ado, Rory Carroll reviews the LP every lightsaber waving raver has been saving for...

friendly fires - friendly fires

Amy Rich gets an early look at the "lilting, beat-ridden" debut LP from Friendly Fires - which she recommends as a perfectly frenetic soundtrack to the summer...

thomas tantrum - thomas tantrum

You know those kids at the back of the bus who play their phones really loudly and phlegm at old grannies? Well, those kids have made an indie record. And as Ric Rawlins reports, it's not wholly despicable!

Rabbit, Rabbit All Day Long...

Have You Read?

  • Maths Class interview

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    Depending on your past experiences the words "Maths" and "Class" bolted simultaneously together are more than likely to have negative connotations. Summer afternoons spent in sunny classrooms learning some algebraic equation that you'll never use in real life have cemented...

  • REDJETSON

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    Dave Martin recommends the post rock dynamics and baritone vocals of RedJetson

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  • ALBERT HAMMOND JR MASTERS HIS ART

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    Artrocker.com: It's been a fast turn around of albums for you. Does it come easy?

    Albert: Nothing that’s good in life comes easy - but it’s a process. It’s something that I have to do, so I work hard at...

  • TOUR DIARY: HOLY GHOST REVIVAL PART ONE

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    “The English are the greatest sea pirates who ever have lived.” Conor and myself ruminated while taking a midnight stroll on the River Themes’ banks and discovering a piece of architecture pillaged from ancient Egyptian ruins and propped up on...

  • Sparks concerts 19-21

    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK Concert Review: Sparks 19-21, Islington Academy 10/11, Shepherds Bush Empire 13/06/08 Back to Sparks for the final 3 concerts in their epic adventure. ...

Audio

  • Patti Smith

    Gimme Shelter

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    Fantastic rendition of Stones classic by artrocking pioneer Patti Smith, whose voice sounds as good as ever on this track.

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  • Q65 “Revival”

    Along with the Outsiders this was one of Holland’s top groups. They predated the MC5 and Stooges by a few years, their sound was powerful blues derived garage rock...
  • The Grates

    Sukkafish

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    Editorial incompetence at artrocker.com meant that the wrong Grates track was post earlier.

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  • The Boggs

    Remember The Orphans

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    Excellent track from their excellent new (to the UK) album Forts (released this week, expect review here soon).

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  • ARTROCKER.COM

    PODCAST ONE

    We've cooked up 60 minutes of premium ArtROCK, with the emphasis on the rawk.

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