Music Reviews

Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra live review

5

Former Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer "heartbreaking and empowering" at the QMU, Glasgow

Muse

Muse: The 2nd Law Tour, SECC, Glasgow

4

"Where astronomy, dystopian futures and the spirit of Freddie Mercury collide in a sonic supernova"

Charlotte Church

Charlotte Church: King Tut's, Glasgow

3

Squizzy synth, prog rock, stadium-sized anthems, haunting whispers... the Angel has flown!

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus: The sky's the limit

"Flying Lotus' fourth album is a riot of sound, and quite without precedent"

Muse

Muse - The 2nd Law: 'We are not amused'

"Ludicrous!" Muse - The 2nd Law reviewed... Plus... Green Day - ¡Uno!, Mumford & Sons - Babel, Efterklang - Piramida

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan - Tempest: And lo, he made a 35th album

"Bob Dylan's Tempest is good, yet has been greeted as the musical equivalent of Moses descending the mount"

George Michael

George Michael: Symphonica, SECC, Glasgow

5

"As the tempo rises so do the screams and oestrogen levels... George Michael is still Britain’s premier pop star"

The xx - Coexist

The xx: Marking their spot

The xx - Coexist, David Byrne and St Vincent - Love this Giant, The Killers - Battle Born, Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital

Patti Smith

End Of The Road 2012, Larmer Tree Gardens, North Dorset

"At End Of The Road 2012, some cracking sets were seen post-midnight, ‘secret’ gigs that half the festival seemed to know about"

The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry

The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry - 'Barking but brilliant'

The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry... Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti... Euros Childs.. Poor Moon... Toddla T... Erol Alkan

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