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AlbumsHawk Eyes – Ideas
It's safe to assume that Hawk Eyes (formerly Chickenhawk) hold the mighty riff close to their hearts; the Leeds quartet relentlessly work through dozens of c... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012 -
AlbumsLee Fields and the Expressions – Faithful Man
“Take it from me,” insists Lee Fields on the second track of Faithful Man, “I still got it.” It’s a claim that even a cursory l... Read more »| 12 Mar 2012 -
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The Wedding Present – Valentina
They’re a long way off Fall-figures, but for their eighth studio album, The Weddoes have undergone another line-up change: two more personnel subbed ou... Read more »| 06 Mar 2012 -
AlbumsHerzog – Cartoon Violence
The second LP from Cleveland, Ohio’s Herzog is a significant step forward from their 2010 debut Search; a record which sounded, by turns, like a band u... Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
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Kelvox1 – Grazed Red
Depending on how you look at it, Kelvox1 either occupy a genre-less zone of glitches and groans; or, paralactically, they’re saturated with genres, wit... Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
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The Shins – Port of Morrow
Having shed all but one of their original line-up, The Shins' long-awaited follow up to 2007’s Wincing the Night Away is rather more of a musical man... Read more »| 01 Mar 2012
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AlbumsHooded Fang – Tosta Mista
To say Hooded Fang are retro is akin to saying Lemmy likes the odd drink. The Canadian outfit are quick to acknowledge their debt to the 60s and the explosio... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Tall Firs – Out Of It And Into it
Indie aristocracy all seem to agree that Tall Firs are a bit special. Having spent the last decade sharing stages with and impressing the likes of Shellac, S... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Swound! – Into the Sea
Choosing to package their debut full-length with a 76 minute in-the-studio documentary suggests the four brothers that make up Swound! aren’t lacking s... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Meshuggah – Koloss
Sweden’s – hang on, let’s just make that the planet's – foremost tech-metal architects return with their answer to ‘difficult s... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Soulfly – Enslaved
Anyone even vaguely familiar with Soulfly will probably know the drill by this point in the band's career, and indeed, those who have been following along ov... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Little Doses – Rock Riot Soul
It’s difficult to imagine how Snow Patrol could ever have served as the platform for creative quarrel (not if you dug Songs for Polarbears &ndas... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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VCMG – SSSS
SSSS represents one of the most intriguing reunions in the history of electronica, bringing Vince Clarke and Martin Gore back together for the first time sin... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
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Yeti Lane – The Echo Show
Despite the repugnant title, psych-pop’s been carving out a respectable comeback of late. Following the release of 2009’s acclaimed eponymous deb... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
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Ceremony – Zoo
Hysteria, the lead single from Ceremony's Matador debut, hints towards an experience far removed from the grinding power-violence of the Californian quintet'... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012