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Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong
Bands with funny sounding names usually only ever descend into a narcissistic shambles, or they work that wee bit harder to prove their mettle. One need only... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Digitonal – Save Your Light for Darker Days
Digitonal’s blend of orchestral musicians and down-played beats is a surprising success; with subtle symphonic passages and an ear for dynamics, it nea... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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The Dodos - Visiter
To describe Visiter by The Dodos as folk rock is a bit of a misnomer, but it’s about the quickest, closest-to-centre punch to pull. They’ve also ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
The bastard love child of the Beastie’s Paul’s Boutique if sodomized by The Neptunes’ fleet-footed swagger. Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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The Blakes - The Blakes
The Seattle trio sound like they've been kept in storage since 2001 Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Oberst evokes wondrous mental imagery Read more »| 28 Jul 2008
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Oneida - Preteen Weaponry
40 minutes of wanky, muso anti-instrumentalism Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
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Jon Sa Trinxa - Balearic Beach Session
The very words ‘Balearic Beach Session’ bring a chill to the spine. With the number of Ibiza compilations that come out annually, it’s a ra... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
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Heather Greene - Five Dollar Dress
She sounds very like Norah Jones but updates her lounge-jazz style with quirkier touches Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
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XX Teens - Welcome To Goon Island
XX Teens are something of a rock chameleon Read more »| 25 Jul 2008 -
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Plej - Home Is Where Your Heart Was
Aah, Sweden, the home of many fantastic exports, including meatballs, little red houses and, of course, IKEA. The Swedes have given the world similarly ambiv... Read more »| 25 Jul 2008 -
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Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things
The Dylan poetry is obviously not genetic Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
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Roshi feat. Pars Radio - And stars
Since any cultural conception of Iran is dominated by news of politics and nuclear weapons programs, it's refreshing to hear even the briefest of snapshots f... Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
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Orzelda - The Wee Shop Is Filled With Delights
Like a cross between the brooding majesty of Boards of Canada and the fabricated nostalgia of Animal Collective Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
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Blank + Jones - The Logic Of Pleasure
Not many artists can boast about releasing their ninth studio album, but that’s exactly what Blank + Jones have just achieved. The German duo’s n... Read more »| 23 Jul 2008