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Withered Hand - You're Not Alone EP
After the rollicking full band sing-along of first EP Religious Songs, this second EP showcases the more reflective side of Withered Hand's Dan Willson, here... Read more »| Updated almost 15 years ago -
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Schwervon! @ Henry's Cellar Bar, 5 Dec
Nan Turner and Matt Roth began recording together as Schwervon! soon after they "met and fell in love amidst the fertile gutters of NYC". Their Low Blow alb... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Camera Obscura / My Latest Novel / The Dykeenies / Glasvegas @ QMU Glasgow
Tonight's mini-fest of Glasgow based bands kick off with the entertaining Glasvegas, whose frontman looks uncannily like Joe Strummer, and whose 50s style ro... Read more »| Updated almost 18 years ago -
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Robots in Disguise - Turn it Up
You may recognise these two from their appearances on the Mighty Boosh as the band Kraftwerk Orange (in series one) and as sexy goths (in series two). This s... Read more »| Updated almost 18 years ago -
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The Early Years - All Ones And Zeros
The demo version of this track was a favourite of BBC One Music DJ Huw Stephens, who must also be a fan of Ride and Spiritualized. Spiralling, backward guita... Read more »| Updated about 18 years ago -
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Regina Spektor: Reg and the City (SkinnyFest)
Regina Spektor speaks to SkinnyFest down the phone line from New York, where her family moved from Russia when she was a child, given the oppressive regime o... Read more »| Updated over 17 years ago -
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Jamie T - If You've Got the Money
It's not that hard to imagine Johnny Borrell singing over the jaunty guitar riff of If You've Got the Money, but what sets Jamie T apart is his sly lyrics an... Read more »| Updated over 17 years ago -
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The Early Years - The Early Years
This self-titled debut from the Early Years is a heady mix of Spiritualized-esque space-rock and the post-rock of the likes of Explosions in the Sky, with a ... Read more »| Updated over 17 years ago -
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Cold & Wet
Don't you just hate it when a dog comes poking its nose into your business? Bonnie 'Prince' Billy seems to, because he's even written a song called Cold & We... Read more »| Updated over 17 years ago -
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To My Boy - The Grid
With fledgling new rave bands taking over the country like a swarm of electro-locusts (according to the NME anyway), it was only a matter of time before an e... Read more »| Updated over 17 years ago -
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Always Read The Label: SL Records
SL Records are one of the crown jewels in Edinburgh's somewhat skeletal music scene. Over the last nine years the label has released records from an eclectic... Read more »| Updated over 17 years ago -
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Buzzcocks - Wish I Never Loved You
After the recent all-star cover version of Ever Fallen In Love?, in a misguided tribute to John Peel, I bet you thought the Buzzcocks' legacy couldn't be bru... Read more »| Updated about 18 years ago -
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True Confessions of Malcolm Middleton
Malcolm Middleton is infamous for being a bit of a dour bugger. As if it wasn't enough being one half of the now defunct Arab Strap - perennially described b... Read more »| Updated about 17 years ago -
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The Aliens - Astronomy For Dogs
If you're expecting Astronomy For Dogs to be the fourth Beta Band album in all but name, you'll be disappointed. There is a great deal of sonic experimentati... Read more »| Updated about 17 years ago -
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Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat Album
The title of this album isn't a misnomer: although it deals with similar themes to the previous two, Malcolm Middleton's third solo album is brighter, grande... Read more »| Updated about 17 years ago -
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The Aliens - Songs In The Key Of Fife
It's a double-edged sword for The Aliens. On the one hand they have a ready-made audience with passionate fans of both the Beta Band and Lone Pigeon embracin... Read more »| Updated almost 17 years ago -
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Morrissey - Ringleader of The Tormentors feature
Whilst he was never realistically going to match his Smiths back catalogue or even the great solo singles such as Suedehead or Last of the International Play... Read more »| Updated about 18 years ago -
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Hey You Get Off My Pavement! @ Mono, Glasgow, 29 June
After the torrential rain at 2007's HYGOMP, it took optimism from both organisers and audience to ignore the weather forecast and brave the Mono courtyard on... Read more »| Updated almost 16 years ago -
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James Yorkston Sidesteps a Radiohead, Opts For A Willy Wonka
This month James Yorkston releases When The Haar Rolls In, his follow-up to 2006's The Year of the Leopard. Whilst that album was beautifully produced by Rus... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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The Pictish Trail - A Powerhouse of Funk
Born and raised in Auld Reekie before moving to the US as a teenager (where he became a big fan of the likes of Beck and Pavement), Johnny Lynch was drawn ba... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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James Yorkston - When The Haar Rolls In
James Yorkston's new album is, on first listen, a much more straightforward affair than its sublime predecessor, 2006's The Year of The Leopard. But like the... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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I Hear a New World - November, 2008
Herman Dune - Try To Think About Me Herman Dune are an anti-folk band based in Paris/Berlin/New York. They embody that genre's international elasticity - th... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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I Hear a New World - February, 2009
Thomas Truax - Joe Meek warns Buddy Holly 3rd February 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death. In this ingenious tribute, New York mus... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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I Hear a New World - June, 2009
Malcolm Middleton - Carry Me Malcolm is back – and his latest solo album will be his last under his own name for a while. Here he alternates spoken wo... Read more »| Updated almost 15 years ago -
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I Hear a New World - May 2009
Come May we ought to be preparing ourselves for four months of long hot days lounging about in beer gardens in a sun-drenched reverie, complemented by Grease... Read more »| Updated about 15 years ago -
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Kraftwerk - The Catalogue
Kraftwerk’s Ralf Hütter, known for his perfectionism and ruthless revisionism, would no doubt consider The Catalogue to be the ultimate upgrade, w... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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I Hear a New Year World - January, 2009
Ish Marquez - Pipe Dream Memories I can't imagine a better track to kick off 2009 with. The New York musician is an unbelievable guitarist who totally blew ... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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Retreat! @ Bristo Hall, 16 Aug
Lauren Mayberry got there early doors for the tea and toast. As soon as you arrive at Retreat, it’s clear just how gloriously twee much of the day is ... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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The Skinny's Soundtrack to 2006
10. Liars - Drum's Not Dead (Mute)If Liars' chillingly abstruse second album left NYC's fashionistas scratching their heads in utter bewilderment, then Drum'... Read more »| Updated over 17 years ago -
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The Easy Gramophone ft Vampire Weekend
1. Vampire Weekend - Oxford CommaA song equal-parts spastic and mellow, its singer skating all over the understated drums and organ. "Who gives a fuck about ... Read more »| Updated almost 17 years ago