In League With Paton

Some links to some more of my work for musicOMH Bill Callahan - Apocalypse Alela Diane - Alela Diane & Wild Divine Kairos 4tet - Stateme...

Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place (Asthmatic Kitty) The recent expansive folly of Sufjan Stevens on The Age of Adz gives little hint of th...

R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now (Warner Bros) The critical consensus surrounding latterday R.E.M. continues to mystify me. The general belief is ...

Some things I must get round to writing about, either here or elsewhere: Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 (Kranky) Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only ...

Radiohead - The King of Limbs (Download/XL) Perhaps the best aspect of Radiohead's mischief-making release methods is also the worst - ...

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (Island) Much as I really admire the writing and expertise of Rob Young, I can't help but question his ass...

Here are some of my most recent pieces for musicOMH : Moritz Von Oswald Trio Six Organs of Admittance Aurelio Gruff Rhys

Partikel - Partikel (F-IRE) Amazon has the official release date for this debut album from London jazz trio Partikel as October 2010, but so...

James Blake - James Blake In some quarters of the media, the blogosphere and on twitter, James Blake has become a victim of cynicism. It...

Here's the first selection of the new year - new and old material. I wonder if the new Decemberists album might transpire to be a better...

A few days ago, I was lucky to have a brief telephone conversation with the incredible Richard Thompson. The results of that chat can be fou...

100. Phantom - Smoke and Mirrors (La Nausee) Hardly anyone in the mainstream media noticed this wonderful download-only album from Canadian-...

In part thanks to streaming services such as Spotify, and in part thanks to taking up a reviewing role for musicOMH, I heard more new music ...

Before I move on to the inevitable albums of the year list, it's worth briefly drawing attention to the year's best short form relea...

The Roots - How I Got Over Given their committed work ethic and prolific output, I can probably be forgiven with having lost touch with The ...