Articles by Steven Williams
Steven has written 17 articles for Nouse
My Bloody Valentine – Soon
By Steven Williams — June 19, 2008
You’d be forgiven for thinking that My Bloody Valentine’s music doesn’t really lend itself to dancing.
Dead Kennedys – Let’s Lynch the Landlord
By Steven Williams — June 19, 2008
A few months ago, my bedside wall became afflicted with a patch of mould roughly the same shape (though, regrettably, not the size) of Argentina.
The Raccoons – Run With Us
By Steven Williams — June 19, 2008
Apparently, the 80s had so much dancey goodness oozing out of every orifice it had to offload it in the weirdest places…
Highly Suspicious
By Steven Williams — May 28, 2008
This song (from forthcoming album ‘Evil Urges’) is a bit more Prince falsettoing over Funkadelic. Purist fans will react with that mix of bewilderment and devastation that only seems to exist on the faces of small children whose ice cream has fallen from its cone.
Where the Wild Roses Grow
By Steven Williams — May 28, 2008
Apparently brought about by Cave’s appreciation of the diminutive diva’s hit ‘Better the Devil You Know’, the result was this ‘murder ballad’ in which Kylie weirds it up with some ethereal intonation as Cave ominously croons at her.
Weird Al Yankovic – Hardware Store
By Steven Williams — May 28, 2008
Yankovic is far more than a food-obsessed loon trading on a hackneyed ‘white nerd’ stereotype. His original compositions are, surprisingly, often joyous and chaotic.
Len – If You Steal My Sunshine
By Steven Williams — May 15, 2008
There’s no escaping it; Len are to summer what Slade is to Christmas.
Pet Shop Boys – That’s The Way Life Is
By Steven Williams — May 15, 2008
Though upbeat and sun-soaked, its lilting melody is tinged with a mature recognition: as summer’s candle burns to its wick.
The Sonics – Do You Love Me
By Steven Williams — May 15, 2008
Maybe not strictly a summer song per se, but, like most of the band’s repertoire, this is a prime slice of fuzzy surf-guitar pie with all the necessary ingredients.
The Teenagers – Reality Check
By Steven Williams — April 28, 2008
If you’re not familiar with The Teenagers’ particular brand of sleaze pop, download ‘Homecoming’ for quick refresher course: think Grease’s ‘Summer Loving’, as re-played by a vacuous Blonde cheerleader and a potty-mouthed European lothario.
In Depth
By Steven Williams — March 13, 2008
Music fans are now circumventing traditional media and finding new music to champion at its roots.
Hercules & Love Affair (ft. Anthony Hegarty)
By Steven Williams — February 22, 2008
If you’d told me that the next big thing from DFA Records planned to utilize the “unique” vocals of Antony Hegarty, I would have imagined that it would have a produced a similar reaction to Robert Oppenheimer sharing his summer vacation plans with Ghandi.
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster: Fibbers
By Steven Williams — November 23, 2007
Their high-energy set list showcased a lot of new material, evoking the throbbing basslines, tribal drumming and screaming of their debut ‘Horse of the Dog’. If performances of this calibre continue then surely wider recognition can’t be far away.
The Go! Team – The Manchester Ritz – 13/09/07
By Steven Williams — October 11, 2007
With its grubby glitter ball and Las Vegas inspired styling, you’d wonder if The Go! Team actually were taking to the stage tonight in Manchester’s classiest venue.
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