Reviews
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Odd Future @ O2 ABC, 1 April
The touts are doing brisk business outside the ABC tonight. Inside the venue, the queue for the merch stall almost rivals that of the bar. Odd Future, who ... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
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Feist / M. Ward @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 27 March
With nothing but an acoustic guitar and a voice of honey and dust, M. Ward saunters onstage alone. As he solemnly paces the boards, it’s easy to appre... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
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Spiritualized @ O2 ABC, 22 March
As befitting his name, the slim, shades-wearing individual who calmly walks on stage tonight acts like he's from another planet. Dressed in white, he is supp... Read more »| 29 Mar 2012 -
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Talib Kweli @ The Arches, 23 March
Nasty P's support set is an exercise in multimedia turntablism, as Edinburgh's favourite hip-hop DJ and producer employs two decks, an iPad serving as a drum... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
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Blanck Mass @ Glasgow School of Art, 18 March
Promising strong experimental never-before-showcased material for his Art School performance, Konx-om-Pax's Tom Scholefield showcases his bizarre multi-colo... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Wu Lyf @ SWG3, 17 March
Before they come on stage, Wu Lyf's set is dominated by the symbol which represents the band. It's more magickal glyph than logo: anyone who has tried thei... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012
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Souls of Mischief @ Electric Circus, 13 March
Immortalised as four of the faces to grace A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders sleeve when they recorded one of the great paeans to easy living t... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Father Murphy @ Nice n Sleazy, 14 March
For all their irreverent chat, Fat Janitor don’t mess around. Pummeling Nice n Sleazy with dense hardcore, the Jannys’ bracingly raw sound is eff... Read more »| 21 Mar 2012 -
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Killing Joke @ 02ABC, 12 March
Nothing could stop this gig being a triumph: not support band The Icarus Line's petulant crowd-baiting and latter-day attempts to fuse Primal Scream with emo... Read more »| 21 Mar 2012 -
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Florence and the Machine @ SECC, 12 March
Florence Welch has come an amazingly long way since emerging into the public eye on a wave of hype back in 2008. High on promise, but short on substance, h... Read more »| 16 Mar 2012 -
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The War on Drugs / Weird Dreams @ Stereo, 26 February
London’s Weird Dreams open to a large turnout, and despite the miserable Sunday rain outside, offer a sunny escape to a Californian soft gara... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012 -
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Haight-Ashbury @ Captain's Rest, 8 March
Soho Dandy are a four-piece from Erskine centred around the songwriting talent of Blain McEwan. Their muscular blues rock owes a large debt to BRMC and The B... Read more »| 13 Mar 2012 -
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Mark Lanegan Band @ O2ABC, 9 March
Loping into town on the back of the excellent reviews bequeathed to latest long player Blues Funeral, Mark Lanegan and his grizzled band are in no mood to di... Read more »| 13 Mar 2012 -
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Earth / Mount Eerie @ The Caves, 8 March
The Caves' tall arches provide stellar acoustics for an Earth gig, and Mount Eerie do a solid job of demonstrating the venue's sound enhancing properties. Ph... Read more »| 13 Mar 2012 -
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Future Islands @ Captain's Rest, 7 March
Sacred Paws start proceedings with an exuberant, pulse-raising set of afrobeat-influenced lo-fi pop; consisting of Eilidh of Golden Grrls on drums and Rachel... Read more »| 13 Mar 2012