Music with Moloney

EOB - Earth Review Radiohead guitarist showcases his skill away from the Oxfordshire quintet in impressive debut effort Ed O'Brien has followed in the footsteps of some of his fellow bandmates in Radiohead and has released a solo album, entitled Earth. This record takes what he was learned from being in a band for 20+ years and turns that into something new. On lead single Brasil, Ed, going under the name EOB sings about the location where he got a lot of the inspiration for this record from as he was residing in Brazil in 2012 with his family when he started forming ideas for a solo career. This appreciation for the location shines in lyrics like 'Eden days, Golden nights' which describes the atmosphere in that part of the world. A lot of the music styles from that area also seep into this record, especially on songs like Shangri-La and Olympik, which have a very dance-y vibe to them. These songs in pa...

Tame  Impala - The Slow Rush Review Australian genius Kevin Parker returns with his first album in nearly  five years, The Slow Rush In 2018, Tame Impala released two singles, Patience and Borderline, with no announcement of an album in sight. Fast forward to the 14th of February, 2020, and after a long wait, The Slow Rush has been released. Full of progressive rock riffs and drums reminiscent of 2012 album Lonerism, especially on songs like first single It Might Be Time, Lost In Yesterday and On Track. However, the album also has it's pop moments, not too dissimilar from third record Currents. This is most obvious on Breathe Deeper, which is sure to be a massive hit, similar to The Less I Know The Better from Currents. This is also Kevin Parker's most personal record to date, with one of the songs, entitled Posthumous Forgiveness, in which he talks about his strained relationship with his late...

Blossoms - Foolish Loving Spaces review Stockport quintet celebrate love and the feelings that come with it on excellent third record. Blossoms have released their third album, entitled Foolish Loving Spaces, and as frontman Tom Ogden described it, it's a 'celebration of love' and that shows in songs like Oh No (I Think I'm In Love), Falling For Someone, The Keeper and Romance, Eh?. It also continues the regular theme in Blossoms albums of heartbreak and that shows in lyrics like 'You said that I was unfair, your words, they poison the air' from opening track If You Think This Is Real Life. Blossoms have also broken free from the previous styles they've specialised in on their last two records, especially second album Cool Like You, the band has described it as their most 'band-y record' which shows on songs like The Keeper, which could be mistaken for a song from Screamadelica by Primal Scream with its jangly piano s...

Waterparks – FANDOM review Score: 5 stars The Houston trio impress with their genre-bending third album, FANDOM After months of anticipation, Waterparks have released their third album, FANDOM. On this album, frontman Awsten Knight continues themes of his relationship with his ex-girlfriend while also commenting on toxic fan culture in songs like Watch What Happens Next and Dream Boy with lyrics like ‘You wanna hear my art, but only on your terms’ and ‘Am I the boy you dreamed of?.  A lot has changed for Waterparks since they released their second album, Entertainment, last year. They left their record label Equal Vision Records after the band experienced various issues, which sparked a new era full of honesty for Awsten, and this comes out in lyrics like ‘I know I’m not around enough to make me worth the wait, it’s like who wants to be close with someone who always goes away’ in slow-paced ballad High Definition. Another example of this brutal honesty shows in Worst...

Foals- Black Bull review Score: 4 stars Oxford quartet kick off next album in the duology of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost with a heavy rock track which continues the evolution of Foals, carrying them to new heights. After weeks of teasing, Foals finally released the title track from the second of two albums in the Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost saga. The song is entitled Black Bull and it immediately goes into a heavy rock instrumental, which is new territory for the Oxford group. This is to be expected at this point in the band’s career, as they have been known to experiment with new styles. This track in particular gives a throwback to the 2015 album ‘What Went Down’ but at the same time they make it seem new and fresh. The band have been playing the song live for a while now and it seems to fit in quite with the rest of their setlist, especially with tracks such as What Went Down and Inhaler which also give off quite heavy rock vibes. It also seems to really ...

Vampire Weekend- Father of the Bride Review Score: 4 stars   Ezra   Koenig and co. bring the long-awaited fourth album with a vast departure from the Vampire Weekend of old but still contains fragments from their previous albums. So, its been six years since Vampire Weekend's last album, Modern Vampires of the City was released, and now they are back and better than ever with their impressive fourth album, entitled Father of the Bride. A lot has happened since their third album was released, longtime member Rostam Batamanglij left the band, Ezra Koenig had a child with Parks And Recreation star Rashida Jones. As for Vampire Weekend, they have introduced a whole new host of touring members to make up for Rostam's departure.  There was a lot of doubt over whether Koenig, bassist Chris Baio and drummer Chris Tomson could even bring the band back after Batamanglij left in 2016, never mind release a new album, but they have ...