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AlbumsCraig Finn – Clear Heart Full Eyes
Combining the beefy riffs of Tad Kubler, (erstwhile member) Franz Nicolay’s organ whirs and one-man sideshows and the pissed-up paeans of Craig Finn, T... Read more »| 27 Jan 2012 -
AlbumsMark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral
It’s hard to believe that this is Mark Lanegan’s first solo album in eight years; such is the profile of the Seattle scene survivor who has assur... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
AlbumsDjango Django – Django Django
Recorded entirely in drummer/producer David Maclean’s bedroom with nothing but rickety gear, Django Django, a London-based group of former Edinburgh Co... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
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The Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know
The new direction that third album No One Can Ever Know maps out for The Twilight Sad shouldn’t be too much of a curveball for avid fans. The trimmed-d... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
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The Jackhammers – Give 'Em Enough Dope
From the day-glo cover to the irreverent track titles (Retard Masterplan, The World's My Toilet, etc) it's made very clear early on that Glasgow's The Jackha... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
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Boy Friend – Egyptian Wrinkle
Those looking for a short-cut introduction to Boy Friend’s sound could do worse than track down their cover of Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man after Midnig... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012
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Speech Debelle – Freedom of Speech
Speech won a Mercury for her debut – the intimate, confrontational confessional of Speech Therapy. On Freedom Of Speech she turns her attention outward... Read more »| 25 Jan 2012 -
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FOE – Bad Dream Hotline
First off, if you're eagerly reading this article in anticipation of new material from the brilliant mathematical prog/jazz/hardcore outfit that graced the H... Read more »| 25 Jan 2012 -
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RM Hubbert – Thirteen Lost & Found
First & Last was perhaps ungenerously characterised as a ‘low-key introduction’ to RM Hubbert’s solo methods within these pages as we g... Read more »| 24 Jan 2012 -
AlbumsMull Historical Society – City Awakenings
After two albums under his own name, Colin MacIntyre has readopted his former moniker for the first time in eight years. While the intervening releases only ... Read more »| 24 Jan 2012 -
AlbumsTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Excepting its first and final tracks (a dated-sounding industrial take on Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song featuring Karen O, and a tough, icy interpretation ... Read more »| 19 Jan 2012 -
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All the Saints – Intro To Fractions
This second offering from Atlanta's All The Saints finds the band chin deep in psychedelic shoegaze. Like their debut, they continue to take cues from Englis... Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
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Chris Devotion and the Expectations – Amalgamation & Capital
Encounter Amalgamation & Capital anonymously and you might presume it a greatest hits rather than a debut, its no-nonsense new-wave suggesting a lost gen... Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
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Porcelain Raft – Strange Weekend
Having impressed with four eclectic EPs (most notably last year's Gone Blind) and stirred significant buzz at 2011’s SXSW, Porcelain Raft release debut... Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
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Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. – Area 52
The latest twist in Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela's unpredictable career – which has taken in folk, Latin and rock styles, and most recently ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2012