Audio Snobbery

A very modern music blog

Make It, Don't Fake It

Our first live playlist, a new band and some exciting news from HQ at Audio Snobbery.

Make It, Don't Fake It

Hear from us about musical things, so good that they make us trip

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AS 12

AS 12

"My voice just echoes off these walls."

Nine Inch Nails, Ghosts V & VI

Nine Inch Nails, Ghosts V & VI

Reznor and Ross soundtrack the Coronavirus pandemic

EOB, Earth

EOB, Earth

Stereodista goes beyond the obvious to consider Ed O'Brien's solo début

Tripping Out on Tim Maia

Tripping Out on Tim Maia

“I don’t smoke, I don’t snort and I don’t drink. My only problem is that sometimes I lie a little.” – Tim Maia

Manic Street Preachers, Gold Against the Soul

Manic Street Preachers, Gold Against the Soul

Stereodista revisits the second record from the enduring revivalists

Tripping Out on Nicolas Jaar

Tripping Out on Nicolas Jaar

With two releases debuting early in 2020, we need to talk about Nicolas Jaar

AS x COVID-19

AS x COVID-19

El amor en los tiempos de coronavirus

AS 11

AS 11

"Don't need no reefer, don't need cocaine – purple music does the same to my brain, and I'm high... so high."

Tame Impala, The Slow Rush

Tame Impala, The Slow Rush

Given anticipation for new Tame Impala, Cuzomano, Easy C and a Disciple chose to offer differing perspectives on Kevin Parker’s latest effort.

Destroyer, Have We Met

Destroyer, Have We Met

Beijar is back, and this time he professes to be darker than ever… but is he really?

AS X

AS X

“You pull back the curtains and the Sun burns into your eyes. You watch a plane flying across the clear blue sky.”

One Year of Snobbery

One Year of Snobbery

Cuzomano, Easy C, John, El Mascarado and Otacon chew over the first year of Snobbery and all its related antics

AUDI9 SNOBBERY

AUDI9 SNOBBERY

"But in the moth-eaten gloom of my shabby room, I saw the strangest manifestation."

Albums of 2019

Albums of 2019

"Songs build little rooms in time and, housed within the song's design, is the ghost the host has left behind, to greet and sweep the guest inside, stoke the fire and sing his lines."

Methyl Ethel, live at Peckham Audio

Methyl Ethel, live at Peckham Audio

A raw and intimate “final” live performance as a duo ahead of greater things from Jake Webb’s namesake.

Metronomy, live at The Roundhouse

Metronomy, live at The Roundhouse

Exceeding expectations, Joseph Mount leaves us hoping Metronomy really are forever.

Deerhunter, live at The Roundhouse

Deerhunter, live at The Roundhouse

Personalities aside, the indie stalwarts play a formidable set at London’s Roundhouse.

AVDIIIO SNOBBERY

AVDIIIO SNOBBERY

"You can find it anywhere, yes, the future has been sold."

Kinobe, live at The Gallery

Kinobe, live at The Gallery

After a chance encounter, the Snobs drop in on a largely forgotten act to see what’s what

Patawawa, Live at Notting Hill Arts Club

Patawawa, Live at Notting Hill Arts Club

Following their interview, Cuzomano and John see what Patawawa are all about as a live act

Interview: Patawawa

Interview: Patawawa

Announcing a UK tour for the first time to our dear Snobs, Cuzomano, Easy C and John sit down with Matlock Trio, Patawawa, ahead of their show at London’s Notting Hill Arts Club.

Metronomy, Metronomy Forever

Metronomy, Metronomy Forever

Something of a return for Joseph Mount, but only if you are a fan.

Karen O and Danger Mouse, Live at The Theatre at Ace Hotel

Karen O and Danger Mouse, Live at The Theatre at Ace Hotel

A lush and dreamy evening with Karen O and Danger Mouse

Methyl Ethel, Triage

Methyl Ethel, Triage

Some albums are imperative listens. Methyl Ethel’s third release is one of them