After the release of Third in 2008, the Bristol-based trio lay relatively low, focusing more on family and pet projects than driving the wheels off the tour van. But over last summer Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley began to again make their...

Deerhoof and his drumming is technically amazing. He has a really minimal set-up which is cool, and he's insane to watch as well. I read somewhere that he feels like he's speaking when he plays, which is quite nice. Vocals - Beth Gibbons Naturally I'd...

Data Romance — Data Romance EP This duo dwells in a curious space between Florence and the Machine baroque pop elegance and invasive industrial bliss a la Nine Inch Nails. This EP is tight, transfixing, and transcendent from start to finish. In a...

Ms. Birkin built much of her career performing Gainsbourg’s musical repertory, even after his death in 1991. Over 45 years, she has recorded 14 studio albums; 5 live albums of Gainsbourg’s songs or those largely inspired by him; and collaborated with...

At the show, I initially paid little attention to the images and registered the backdrop as a backdrop. Then, a relationship emerged. Portishead don’t move around much, though the lead singer Beth Gibbons is hard not to watch no matter how much she...