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AlbumsChelsea Wolfe – Abyss
Density, weight and punishing intensity threaten to entirely submerge Chelsea Wolfe’s fourth album in a cloak of gothic camouflage. But peer behind the... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
AlbumsThe Telescopes – Hidden Fields
Behold thy glorious racket. In their various guises, psych veterans The Telescopes have constantly forged routes between the tropes of melodic shoegaze and a... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
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Agent Fresco – Destrier
This Icelandic four-piece have a lot on their plate: metal-tinged falsetto, shuffling math-rock, blown-out prog, twinkling keys and a sprinkling of uncomfort... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
AlbumsLorna – London's Leaving Me
London’s Leaving Me is Nottingham band Lorna’s fifth record, and it’s really lovely. Gentle, warming and sun-lit, there’s an endearin... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
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Simon Love – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
Simon Love, previously of indie band The Loves, has gone solo and the result is bonkers. Juvenile, derivative and brow-scrunchingly odd – there&rs... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
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The Mynabirds – Lovers Know
After finishing her role as keyboardist on The Postal Service’s reunion tour, Laura Burhenn travelled the world to find herself again. Recorded over th... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015
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Titus Andronicus – The Most Lamentable Tragedy
In 2010, Titus Andronicus released The Monitor, a record which took the concept of the American Civil War and used it as an allegory for modern life as an un... Read more »| 24 Jul 2015 -
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HEALTH – Death Magic
If brooding, primal opener Victim is anything to go by, you'd be forgiven for thinking HEALTH are going back to their confrontational roots with their first ... Read more »| 24 Jul 2015 -
AlbumsMac DeMarco – Another One
It’s not just summery vibes with a hint of melancholia in the Mac DeMarco camp; should you be looking for the playful intuitions that underpin his soun... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
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Albert Hammond, Jr. – Momentary Masters
Stars splintering from a band for solo outings don’t just run the risk of unfavorable comparisons with the better-known body of their group’s wor... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
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\\GT// – Beats Misplaced
Messiness in rock music can be a powerful emotive tool. Raw, loose playing can feel transgressive and exciting; an unadulterated transmission of energy. Alab... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
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The Phoenix Foundation – Give Up Your Dreams
Where Buffalo – arguably The Phoenix Foundation’s most successful album to date – exhibited a whimsical, acoustic folk ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
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Gunship – Gunship
A collage in grit and neon, machine grease, nostalgia, synth arpeggios and unintelligibly harmonised moans; a weird marriage of 8-bit and HD; good fun. Gunsh... Read more »| 14 Jul 2015 -
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Vetiver – Complete Strangers
Ostensibly the trade name of San Francisco's Andy Cabic, the sixth Vetiver album is a mish-mash of sleepy grooves, tender ballads and conveyor folk rock. Tha... Read more »| 13 Jul 2015 -
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Eleventh Day Dream – Works for Tomorrow
More roadhouse rattle from veteran Chicago first-wavers Eleventh Day Dream. Now on long player #13, and augmented by additional guitar (courtesy of Illinois-... Read more »| 09 Jul 2015