Reviews by henry-winchester

Definitely growing on me, it has a whimsical charm.

Another not-great album from the early-00s. Schmaltzy and overwrought.

Exactly what the future sounded like from the perspective of 1982. Technically impressive and ridiculously sexy.

Not sure if music from this period is bad or if I just didn't like it. But I did not enjoy this one bit; bland, pretentious, and needy. The early-00s equivalent of easy listening.

Puerile, cheesy, and raucous. Love in an Elevator is fantastic though.

Slightly farty prog rock. Great fun.

Absolutely perfect in terms of consistency of tone, never outstays its welcome.

I was sort of dreading this after her more folksy albums, but it's kind of perfect. The sort of thing Air were trying to do, minus the tongue-in-cheekness.

Not bad! Couldn't find any stand-out tracks though.

I'm beginning to realise that Belle and Sebastian aren't quite as twee as I first thought. I liked this, but I get the feeling there are better B&S albums.

Pretty good, but very much of its time.

Very well-produced with a distinctive, unique sound. Sags a bit in the middle, but the dour, haunting singles make up for it. Much better than the town it's named after.

Doors-esque psych-rock. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a sleazy, slinky classic.

Knew the theme from \"The Exorcist,\" but wondered how Mike would fill 50 minutes of record. But he does and it works well, with surprising range and depth.

Sweaty. Basically lots of different versions of Two Tribes (no bad thing!) and some utterly redundant cover versions which ruin the tone of the album and stretch it out too much.

Some decent singles, but his voice is still way too annoying.

Bjork at her most Bjorkish. Wears a bit thin in places, no real standout tracks, and it was about this time that Goldfrapp took it to a more interesting place.

A bit too chill for me. Prefer Nick Drake if I'm going down that route.

Loved every minute of this.

I was enjoying this until I got to "Teacher's Pet," which made me barf. Scarier than all the naff black metal stuff.