David Beer
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THUMPER: Delusions of Grandeur
This is the crunch and flow of a band finding a sound and struggling to contain it’s sheer vitality within those frail and fragile bars. The Dublin based six-piece release a raucous collection of crafted songs driven by a psychedelic wall of sound → Read More
Why you should be listening to The Bug Club
Over the past year The Bug Club have released a series of garage pop gems. Here's why, if you like your music DIY style, they are a band to keep an eye on. → Read More
DJ Shadow: Endtroducing – 25th Anniversary Retrospective
DJ Shadow’s 1996 album was his moment. On the 25th anniversary of its release, Dave Beer looks back, risking nostalgia, finding the present. → Read More
DJ Format: Devil's Workshop
Bristol based hip-hop artist DJ Format returns with an album for our disorientating times. | Louder Than War → Read More
El Goodo: Zombie – Album Review
Back with more velvet harmonies, El Goodo release their fourth album. Dave Beer wanders into it for Louder Than War... → Read More
Dream Wife: So When You Gonna...
A powerful and varied second album from the three-piece Dream Wife is out now. Dave Beer reviews it for Louder Than War... → Read More
‘Trapped in a code’ – the fight over our algorithmic future
We grudgingly tolerate algorithms that predict our cultural consumption – but applying them to exam results has highlighted our unease about how algorithms override individuality. → Read More
Turnstiles: I.D.C – Single Review
New band Turnstiles release their fourth single I.D.C. It's a blast of cynical punk energy. Dave Beer reviews the single and wonders about the role of punk in the wider malaise. → Read More
Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats: Unlocked
Short and direct, Unlocked is the product of a new collaboration between Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats. The result is a mini Hip Hop gem. → Read More
Surreal Kinnock: Tribal Fusion
Cardiff based Surreal Kinnock come crashing in with another storming single. Dave Beer takes a listen for Louder Than War... → Read More
El Goodo: El Goodo
Originally released in 2005, El Goodo 's beautifully crafted eponymous debut album has been made available for download and streaming. Dave Beer takes a look back for Louder Than War. → Read More
Why I think Menswear were alright
With news of the 25th anniversary vinyl reissue of Menswear ’s debut album Nuisance, which has now been delayed with the rest of the Record Store Day releases, Dave Beer reflects on their contribution and why they might have been better than the Britpop storytelling often suggests… → Read More
DJ Shadow: Our Pathetic Age
The hiphop innovator DJ Shadow returns with a new double album of eclectic sounds, styles and collaborations. What can we make of this new heavyweight slab of vinyl? → Read More
Tricky: Hell Is Round The Corner
Tricky's Hell Is Round The Corner tells the story of his life, his creative outputs and his experiences of the music industry. → Read More
Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band
Founding member of Sonic Youth and solo artist Kim Gordon has her celebrated autobiography Girl In A Band reissued in paperback. → Read More
As the decade comes to a close, what changes has it brought for music?
The 2010s has been a decade of big shifts in media, but what do these changes mean for music. What changes has the last decade brought for music? → Read More
Facebook’s new currency is an attempt to create a platform we never leave
'GlobalCoin' will allow Facebook to harvest data about transactions that would previously have occurred outside its ever expanding walls. → Read More
Farai: Rebirth – Album Review
Farai: Rebirth - Album Review. An album blending post-punk, soul and hip-hop, → Read More
DM Stith: Withdrawing
DM Stith: Withdrawing DL/Streaming Out now The New York based songwriter releases a delicate new single. Dave Beer takes a listen for Louder Than War… As the near falsetto vocals roll in at the opening of DM Stith’s new single Withdrawing it is the egg-shell delicacy that catches the ear. Featherlight, it feels like it could be blown away on a light breeze. There is a vulnerability to the track.… → Read More
Are Cassette Tapes Realy Making a Comeback
Are cassette tapes really making a comeback? With another increase of 125% of sales in 2018, is this really a return of the cassette? → Read More