Dub Pistols cultivate new single Ganja
The latest release from the mighty fine Dub Pistols crew extols the virtues of the illegal drug that...
Album Spotlight
The Middle East release self-titled EP
As I write, The Middle East are fresh off the back of a handful of January shows in...
EELS’ ‘Hombre Lobo’ reviewed
‘Hombre lobo‘ ( which translates to “Werewolf” in English) is the long awaited follow up to EELS‘ 2005...
OK Go Release ‘Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky’
I’m not quite sure what I was expecting from the new OK Go album. They are a group...
Tigercity show off their Fake Gold
“un-ironic lite rock sound ala Hall and Oates and Prince…” Press releases can be misleading and slightly worrying...
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...
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...
