STS9: Ad Explorata, Forward into the Unexplored
Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) perfected their approach to mixing electronica and live band feel on their latest...
Month: January 2010
Vampire Weekend; the ‘Contra’ band
In 2008 Columbia graduates Vampire Weekend set the world alight with their self-titled debut album. The release, boasting...
#01 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2009: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
My choice of #01 album of 2009 should come as no great suprise to regular Cougar Microbes readers...
#02 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2009: Birdy Nam Nam – Manual For Successful Rioting
Any other year and the superbly titled ‘Manual For Successful Rioting’ would have easily been the runaway winner for...
#03 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2009: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
Yeah Yeah Yeahs flirtation with synth-pop was one of the talking points of 2009. Seemingly everyone (with the...
#04 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2009: Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Seemingly not content by the French near total domination of the global dance scene, Phoenix came along to...
#05 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2009: Iran – Dissolver
With 2008 ending on a massive TV On The Radio high following the release of the brilliant ‘Dear...
So this is the new year…and I don’t feel any different
Happy new year everyone! Here is to another decade filled with amazing music. TRACK: Death Cab For Cutie...
