[rating=5]
Released on November 16, 2009

A seasonal album that captures all the magic and resists the sentimentality.

Hot on the heels of the uncompromising Abnormally Attracted To Sin, the luminous Midwinter Graces forms a cleansing antithesis to the former’s disenchantment.

[rating=3]
Released on September 28, 209

A varied affair that, whilst having its moments, does not quite gel together.

Their potency seems to still lie in the downbeat, trip-hop, ambient arena. The album has divided critics, but there are some real creative fires crackling whenever Mtungwazi guests and she truly lends a vibrancy to her tracks.

[rating=4]
Released August 3rd, 2009

Something ’80s, and something new, the Frankmusik album impresses Arthur Pocket.

Although 2009 has already seen a glut of individual electro-pop artists, Frankmusik is surely ranked up there with La Roux for sheer originality, casting aside with talented ease the obvious frippery of Lady Gaga and the overcooked Little Boots.

[rating=4]
UK: 96 min • Red Union Films • 2009

A triumphant film about the lure of hooliganism.

What sets Awaydays apart from its peers are its inherent themes, such as unrequited burgeoning love, grief & isolation, culminating in a tragic denouement for the central pair that will change their lives forever.

[rating=4]
Released on March 23rd, 2009

The Pet Shop Boys return with a contemporary and accessible album.

If the album’s common sound is mesmerizing techno-pop, then the common subject matter is not unlike any other Pet Shop Boys endeavour. Yes sees Tennant and Lowe wax lyrical about excessive materialism, inane celebrity, climate change and love.