Four-Letter Words
No need to worry about offending delicate sensibilities with this playlist. We’re not talking about profanity, so just take the title at face value.
Tag: Pet Shop Boys
Strongbox
Strongbox (Punch Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Rammstein
Made In Germany 1995-2011 (Universal). Review by Carl F Gauze.
James Yuill
Movement in a Storm (Moshi Moshi). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Mr. G
Still Here (Rekids). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Sparks: No. 1 Songs In Heaven
Lucky for us and Cherry Red Books, Dave Thompson is a HUGE Sparks fan. Matthew Moyer calls Sparks: No. 1 Songs in Heaven his strongest piece of writing yet.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
History of Modern (100%). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Chromeo
DJ Kicks (!K7 Records). Review by Al Pergande.
My Tronic
Nite Club (Tape Theory). Review by Carl F Gauze
Chairlift
Does You Inspire You (Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Passion Pit
Manners (French Kiss Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Foxglove Hunt
Stop Heartbeat (Common Wall Media). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Erasure
Light At The End of The World (Mute). Review by Jen Cray.
Ono (Yoko)
Open Your Box (Astralwerks). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Foreign Islands
Restart Now (Deaf Dumb + Blind Recordings). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Pet Shop Boys
Go west on I-4, young man! Carl F Gauze heads out to the Hard Rock Cafe to get dazzled by the Pet Shop Boys.
Bob Mould + Richard Morel
Blowoff (Full Frequency). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Lesbians on Ecstasy
Lesbians on Ecstasy (alien8 recordings). Review by Ben “sober straight boy” Varkentine.
Ming & Ping
Mingping.com (Monotone/Omega Point). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Jondi & Spesh, Pleasurecraft
The Answer, Lost Patterns (Spundae, Pleasurecraft). Review by Ben Varkentine.
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