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AlbumsTorche – Harmonicraft
Whether consciously or not, Torche have always been a group famed for realising a crazed, delicate balance between doom metal, grunge and power pop. Their... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
AlbumsMoonface – With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery
Initially, Moonface seemed to possess its own niche in Spencer Krug’s ever-proliferating portfolio: single-track debut Dreamland offering up “mar... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
AlbumsScreen – We Are Screen
The latest side-project of The Orb’s Alex Paterson, a collaboration with reggae/dub producer Gaudi and percussionist/vocalist Chester, eschews curren... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
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Tom Williams & The Boat – Teenage Blood
Tom Williams & The Boat’s second album was funded by fans via Pledge Music, allowing the Tunbridge Wells-troubadour to retain full artistic contr... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
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THEESatisfaction – awE naturalE
As only the second hip-hop act to be signed to Sub Pop (the other being Shabazz Palaces, with whom THEESatisfaction have worked extensively), this Seattl... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
AlbumsThe Plimptons – The Plimptons are Cynical and Bloated
Cynical and bloated are two things The Plimptons are most definitely not. Their three-chord buzzsaw garage rock is better described as lean and playful. The... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012
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Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Sweet Heart Sweet Light opens with a sumptuous, succinct instrumental (Huh?), before diving balls first into a nine-minute glam rock opus (Hey Jane)... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
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JK Flesh – Posthuman
Justin K. Broadrick's genre-hopping tendencies have been well documented across a multitude of projects: aside from his industrial metal roots in Godflesh,... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
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Battles – Dross Glop
Ignoring Gui Borrato's soulless piano loops and the Field's disappointingly unpromisingly standard hi-hat factory marathon (hint: skip tracks 1 and 2), Dro... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
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Rufus Wainwright – Out of the Game
Rufus Wainwright has been overtly stating of late that being a highly regarded yet somewhat esoteric pop star isn’t good enough. He wants to drop the... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
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Death Grips – The Money Store
The anticipation surrounding the major-label debut of Death Grips is fevered, to say the least. The Money Store does not disappoint. The significant change... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
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The Cornshed Sisters – Tell Tales
Sisters in the sorority rather than sibling sense, Jennie, Cath, Liz and Marie take turns to sing lead on debut album Tell Tales, and though the sparse inst... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
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Maps & Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful
In just two albums Chicago’s Maps & Atlases have experienced the kind of transformation few bands ever encounter. From the epileptic math rock sq... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
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Tomat – 01-06 June
The solo debut from Italy’s Davide Tomat is a more conceptual, abstract affair than anything his other projects N.A.M.B. and Niagara have produced. S... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
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Profisee – From All Angles
Profisee has been incredibly prolific in the years since the Scotland Yard Emcees went their separate ways, working with a literal who's who of electronic ... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012