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AlbumsRun The Jewels – Run The Jewels
With Run The Jewels, El-P and Killer Mike deliver an object lesson in the first principles of hip-hop. The beats are a showcase in minimalist effectiveness &... Read more »| 11 Jul 2013 -
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Star & Dagger – Tomorrowland Blues
Two-thirds of Star & Dagger's membership (White Zombie's Sean Yseult, Dava She Wolf from Cycle Sluts from Hell) should give budding listeners some idea o... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
AlbumsSam Thomas – Blind Theatre
On the cover of Blind Theatre, a young boy fashions spaceships from boxes and bottles while behind, a full-size shuttle blasts itself skywards. It&rsquo... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
AlbumsIkonika – Aerotropolis
Emerging onto London’s bass scene with 2010’s Contact, Love, Want, Have, Ikonika (aka Sara Abdel-Hamid) presented an infectious amalgamation... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
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Halo Halo – Halo Halo
Halo Halo's follow-up to last year's 7” is a playful, adventurous listen. The clean, double-pronged chants on Djeddjehutyiuefankh (have a go at pronoun... Read more »| 08 Jul 2013 -
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The Body Rampant – Midnight Mayfair
Californian alternative rock group The Body Rampant mess with different styles and sounds on their ambitious debut. The shimmering post-rock of opener Dirtna... Read more »| 05 Jul 2013
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Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus
After the giant leap in ambition, scope and production that was 2009’s Tarot Sport, it’s entirely judicious of Fuck Buttons to make follow-u... Read more »| 04 Jul 2013 -
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David Lynch – The Big Dream
Unlike the somewhat schizophrenic, rather hit-and-miss Crazy Clown Time, David Lynch's new album sounds like a David Lynch movie. Perhaps it's the choice to ... Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
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Nadine Shah – Love Your Dum and Mad
With its gently tremulous textures and smoky intensity, Nadine Shah’s voice is a revelation on Love Your Dum and Mad, her first full-length a... Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
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Lust for Youth – Perfect View
Perfect View is Swedish producer Hannes Norrvide’s second album as Lust for Youth, following hot on the heels of last year’s Growing Se... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
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Gauntlet Hair – Stills
Gunning for nostalgia, Andy R and Craig Nice reunite for Gauntlet Hair’s second LP Stills. Inspired by the dark angst of favourite childhood bands... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
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Kanye West – Yeezus
Already this year's most talked-about album, Kanye West's Yeezus came with a rash of promises and boasts from the rapper – as usual, he was going ... Read more »| 27 Jun 2013 -
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Fists – Phantasm
Phantasm won’t be lauded for its originality, channelling as it does a scrappy fuzz-pop sound that’s grown endlessly familiar: a garage-rock... Read more »| 27 Jun 2013 -
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Thundercat – Apocalypse
A funky lovechild of Prince, Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock and Flying Lotus (the latter incidentally co-produces this album), Thundercat, aka multi-instrumenta... Read more »| 27 Jun 2013 -
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Daughn Gibson – Me Moan
On All Hell, Daughn Gibson triple-filters country ballads through crackles, loops and warped samples, teasing out an atmospheric production closer to the lik... Read more »| 27 Jun 2013