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AlbumsCibelle - Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel
Leading with a cover of Dr. No theme Underneath the Mango Tree, pop-nut Cibelle shares 007’s cosmopolitan internationalism. Born in Brazil and ... Read more »| 29 Apr 2010 -
AlbumsLazer Crystal - MCMLXXX
Lazer Crystal are three electro-futurists who hail from Chicago, and their big thing – in case you hadn’t guessed – is lasers. Boy ... Read more »| 29 Apr 2010 -
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Sage Francis - Li(f)e
Hip-hop isn’t dead, but it seems that any half-way sensible rapper feels a need to assert their relevance and adaptability into shifting musical landsc... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
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Ganglians - Monster Head Room
Acid folk, psychedelic lo-fi, forest pop. Brand them how you will – Ganglians couldn’t care less. The Sacramento ensemble’s latest offering... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
AlbumsDouble U - Pineapple Dream
With ‘dream pop’ being a legitimate category on your iPod these days, Franck Rabeyrolles’ alter ego Double U will provide a perfect... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
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Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy
Those familiar with the music of Matthew Houck, aka Phosphorescent, won’t be surprised by the title of his first batch of original songs since 2007&rsq... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010
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Melissa Auf der Maur - Out of Our Minds
Part of a multi-media art project that includes a film, a graphic novel and numerous slightly flaky blog posts, Auf der Maur is aiming high with Out ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
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The National - High Violet
There’s something strangely beautiful about an unexpected dusk: when you realise early evening has segued into night imperceptibly and without fanfare;... Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
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Virus Syndicate - The Breakout Trilogy
Virus Syndicate’s The Breakout Trilogy is the result of the unholy alliance between brain pummelling Planet Mu producer MRKI and three grime MCs from M... Read more »| 26 Apr 2010 -
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Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Some things are worth waiting for; five years on from their eponymous third album, Broken Social Scene remain one of them. The Canadian collective haven&rsqu... Read more »| 26 Apr 2010 -
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The Hold Steady - Heaven is Whenever
Returning with another slab of arena-ready rock come Brooklyn’s The Hold Steady. Craig Finn still expounds bittersweet life lessons over Tad Kubler&rsq... Read more »| 26 Apr 2010 -
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CocoRosie - Grey Oceans
Grey Oceans – the fourth album from the US-born, Paris-based sisters Casady – is a schizophrenic and intense tug o’ war. Eerie open... Read more »| 23 Apr 2010 -
AlbumsFlying Lotus - Cosmogramma
Cosmogramma begins with sledgehammer beats, but quickly mutates. A wafting haze of analogue clicks and dust permeate the veins of this intriguing record, len... Read more »| 23 Apr 2010 -
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Hrdvsion - Where Did You Just Go?
Billed as the record on which he embraces the DJ's primary task of pleasing the crowd, Where Did You Just Go? begs another question: just what did Hrdvsion s... Read more »| 23 Apr 2010 -
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Mike Patton - Mondo Cane
Musically, there's not much ground that Mike Patton hasn't covered, and yet it was with a pang of delicious surprise that we welcomed the news of Mondo Cane:... Read more »| 22 Apr 2010