Articles by Kathryn Bromwich
Kathryn has written 11 articles for Nouse
Alex Clegg – We Have Not Enjoyed Ourselves
By Kathryn Bromwich — October 11, 2007
After seeing his compelling show in York last year, the enthusiastic spectators would do well to ask themselves what has happened to the guitar-wielding and enigmatic Alex Clegg.
All tomorrow’s Parties Festival
By Kathryn Bromwich — June 1, 2007
[rating: 5]
Venue:Butlin’s Holiday Camp, Minehead
Date: 27-29/04/07
Stepping into the spotlight: the cinema and the stars
By Kathryn Bromwich — May 31, 2007
Armed with paper and a pen, Kathryn Bromwich hits the red carpet at Cannes in style to give an exclusive account of the films, the celebrities and the old-time glamour
Singles Reviews
By Stephen Mitchell, Ben Rackstraw, Sara Sayeed, Oliver Elliott and Kathryn Bromwich — March 6, 2007
This edition we review singles by Six Nation State, Bondo Do Role, Gisli, Deftones and Archie Bronson Outfit
The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
By Kathryn Bromwich — February 13, 2007
[rating: 4]
An impossibly cute Natalie Portman saying, “You gotta hear this one song, it will change your life, I swear” is probably the way most of us were introduced to The Shins. Garden State is what The Shins would be if they were a movie: its contrast of light-heartedness and sadness is essential to their music, and once again the formula works.
The Departed
By Kathryn Bromwich — February 13, 2007
[rating: 4]
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo Di Caprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Runtime: 151 min
One of 2006’s best-loved movies, Scorsese’s latest is one to bet money on for Oscar night.
These Monsters, Alex Clegg and A Band, Yesterday
By Kathryn Bromwich — November 28, 2006
[rating:4]
One year ago to the day, I saw Bob Dylan perform in Birmingham’s infamous NEC Arena. Impersonal and enormous, it’s the typical show after which old men brag about how much better it was when they saw the not-yet-famous band in a small, cosy café in the 60s. Lucky them.
Singles Reviews
By Robin Seaton, Kathryn Bromwich and Shan Vahidy — November 7, 2006
Tiny Dancers – Lions and Tigers and Lions
Despite being hampered with the name of an Elton John song, and putting the weakest song first, Tiny Dancers have produced a twee gem. Opener ‘20 to 9’ is indiepop by numbers, but by ‘Hemsworth Hallway’, they’ve evidently decided that jingle is the new jangle, and have upped the numbers of glockenspiels and bells accordingly.
Joanna Newsom, Ys
By Kathryn Bromwich — November 7, 2006
Two years ago, Joanna Newsom’s debut The Milk-Eyed Mender, a collection of playful and quirky songs, exposed her as an intriguing new talent. Such an entrance, however, is no preparation for this majestic album. Allegorical and exotic, Ys (pronounced ‘ees’) retains the wry twists and rhymes of her debut, but it is a grander, more mature effort.
Hot Chip – live at Newcastle, 20/10/2006
By Kathryn Bromwich — November 7, 2006
It’s one of those bands. You hear wonders about them, check out some songs, get very excited, and lose interest a week later. Hot Chip’s electronica-heavy indie (indietronica?) is original and hip enough to gain them a place in the standard MySpace music list, and perhaps even a few underlines here and there.
Regina Spektor – Mary Ann Meets the Grave Diggers and Other Short Stories
By Kathryn Bromwich — February 21, 2006
The idea itself isn’t revolutionary. Admittedly, a folky female singer-songwriter isn’t an unheard-of thing. The catch is finding one who is neither overproduced, artificially morose, flowery-skirt-wearing nor, well, a bit bland. Regina Spektor – a Russian brought up in the US, a classically trained pianist with a love of jazz – is anything but bland. Her sound is a winning fusion of lively and captivating melodies, dreamlike, quizzical lyrics, spiralling vortexes of Dresden Dolls-esque pianos, and a voice as forceful and versatile as Joanna Newsom’s.
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