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Mama Mayhem - Hangman
Originality was probably never the name of the game for Glasgow’s Mama Mayhem. But while you won’t find brass sections or lyrical ponderings on t... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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the pAper chAse - Someday This Could All Be Yours (Part 1)
A series of brilliant, if skewed, alternative pop songs Read more »| 21 Apr 2009 -
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Karl Sanders - Saurian Exorcisms
This is not new-age ambient... Read more »| 20 Apr 2009 -
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Hundred Reasons - Quick The Word Sharp The Action
Quick The Word is a re-release of a record that lacks unity, written by a band that needs direction. Hundred Reasons exploded on the music scene at the turn ... Read more »| 20 Apr 2009 -
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The Spectres - The Spectres
Debut album from Edinburgh reggae/funk outfit Read more »| 20 Apr 2009 -
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Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone!
Dananananaykroyd may be a little late to the party, but their stunning debut album has been well worth the wait Read more »| 16 Apr 2009
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Alasdair Roberts - Spoils
On first listen, Spoils sounds like a faithful revival of traditional old Scots songsmithery and not a whole lot more. Only after several spins does the inno... Read more »| 15 Apr 2009 -
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Doves - Kingdom of Rust
It's a truism that you can't judge a book by its cover, one that could equally apply to music. Doves look like the archetypal northern band, seemingly origin... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
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Magik Markers - Balf Quarry
After years of numerous CD-R releases and punishing live shows, Magik Markers release their first album for Drag City Records. Read more »| 13 Apr 2009 -
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Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean
If Bob Dylan were to join The Research, perhaps in some alternate universe where musical stature and legend were rendered meaningles; if he were to spend mos... Read more »| 10 Apr 2009 -
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One Day International - Black Bird
With Keane having time-travelled back to the '80s, the kingdom of piano-based pop waits to be claimed. One Day International are the perfect pretenders to th... Read more »| 10 Apr 2009 -
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Zarboth - Zarboth
As pioneers and masters of wildly shifting, cocks-in-hand, instrumental alt-rock, Oxes have become something of an easy solution for reviewers confronted by ... Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
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The Hands of the Wrong People - Spring Flakes
The Hands of the Wrong People are two-thirds German, but their sensitive, atmospheric guitar rock owes much to Scottish indie-pop tradition. While the band c... Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
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Broken Family Band - Please and Thank You
For Album Number Seven, most of the comparisons applied to the Broken Family Band’s past albums still stand: wittily cynical lyrics set to music that&r... Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
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Vangel - Biblio
Vangel, a Toronto=based DJ and producer, scours the libraries of his home cities for inspiration and samples. Read more »| 09 Apr 2009