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AlbumsJim Noir – Jimmy's Show
As he approaches 30, Mancunian psych-popper Jim Noir shows no sign of relinquishing his child’s eye view of the world. Lyrically, third album Jimm... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
AlbumsThe Helio Sequence – Negotiations
Much of The Helio Sequence’s fifth album was reportedly born from improvisation, with many songs beginning life as one-minute sketches, and others fo... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Minus the Bear – Infinity Overhead
Over the course of a career, it’s not unusual for a band to shed its musical skin several times. Yet, in their eleven years as a band, Seattle outfit... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
AlbumsAdrian Crowley – I See Three Birds Flying
“And I tried to write the saddest song in the world,” croons Adrian Crowley on the second track of his excellent sixth album. The majestic burst ... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Gallows – Gallows
Instead of flickering out after the departure of intimidating frontman Frank Carter, Watford-based hardcore punks Gallows have decided to soldier on with the... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Oneohtrix Point Never / Rene Hell – Music For Reliquary House / In 1980 I Was A Blue Square
OPN's Music For Reliquary House finds Dan Lopatin revisiting the experimental modes of 2011's Replica but toning down that album's sense of rhythm and melody... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012
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Band of Horses – Mirage Rock
Since relocating from Seattle to the American Midwest to record 2007’s joyous Cease to Begin, Band of Horses' song craft has come to reflect the sexte... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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The Fresh & Onlys – Long Slow Dance
San Francisco’s The Fresh & Onlys are old-fashioned songwriters – not only in the sense that their music evokes a panoply of traditions and... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Cat Power – Sun
Despite an at times tumultuous personal life, Chan Marshall’s output has always been driven by an assured, direct artistic vision; from the sultry Delt... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Battery Face – Addams Family Values
Battery Face apparently recorded their debut album in less than six hours but then spent six months mixing it, stubbornly refusing to let any professional ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2012 -
AlbumsDivorce – Divorce
Like the verb itself, Divorce is not for everyone. Hardly surprising then that the sheer skull-fucking, raw intensity of this long-awaited debut suggests mas... Read more »| 29 Aug 2012 -
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LUV NY – LUV NY
'Supergroup' album projects tend to fall into two categories. Either they are a space for self-indulgent experimentation, or they see the participants phonin... Read more »| 29 Aug 2012 -
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VCheka – VCheka
It's a ridiculous slogan on paper, perhaps, but VCheka’s self-described premise of 'Kraut math jazz' seems astute to the ear. An anomaly on the Scottis... Read more »| 29 Aug 2012 -
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David Byrne & St Vincent – Love This Giant
Annie Clark, aka St Vincent's latest project is a collaborative work with David Byrne, in many ways the elder statesman of modern avant-garde pop. The result... Read more »| 29 Aug 2012 -
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DFRNT – Fading
Alex 'DFRNT' Cowles has spent some time hopping around different genres and styles on his EP releases, but for the follow up to 2009's Metafiction, he has se... Read more »| 29 Aug 2012