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AlbumsPsychic Ills – Inner Journey Out
For all that somebody has forgotten to affix the warning 'This is NOT a Spiritualized record' to the album’s artwork – the Farfissa organ, the go... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
AlbumsRobert Coyne & Jaki Liebezeit – I Still Have This Dream
The third collaboration between alt-folk doyen Coyne and the revered Can percussionist is deliberately gentle and low key, each acoustic trail leafy, every d... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
AlbumsPeter Bjorn and John – Breakin' Point
Returning for seventh studio album Breakin' Point, Peter Bjorn and John unveil a gaudy collage of pop music platitudes. You'll remember that the group found ... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
AlbumsAmber Arcades – Fading Lines
Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf releases her debut album as Amber Arcades. And it is dreamy. Pinch yourself before faded, silky hooks and sun-bleached... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
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Peter J Smyth – Black Smoke
Taking a break from the deafeningly loud space rock of sonic explorers Mugstar, Peter Smyth goes it alone. With that band having gifted us the fearsome Magne... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
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Papier Tigre – The Screw
Riveting Nantes trio Papier Tigre have been pedaling their post-hardcore chops for ten years now, and from Fugazi to Faraquet, their fourth album feeds on th... Read more »| 24 May 2016
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The Kills – Ash & Ice
Five years can be an eternity when it comes to what we feed into our ears; that which sounded daring and inventive quickly grows passé when vogue star... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
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Globelamp – The Orange Glow
A gleeful, headlong adventure, Elizabeth Le Fey's debut finally receives a UK release. If Connan Mockasin taking a spanner to Kate Bush's The ... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
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Christine Ott – Only Silence Remains
A studied enactment of both vision and virtuosity, Only Silence Remains is Christine Ott's latest solo work, following on from her 2009 debut Solitude N... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
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Fews – Means
Swedish/American four-piece Fews finally let loose over ten full tracks, after teasing music bloggers last year with tracks The Zoo and Ill. On debut record ... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
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Marissa Nadler – Strangers
Seven albums in, Boston native Marissa Nadler reunites with producer Randall Dunn, who recorded 2014's July, and continues in much the same vein. That clean ... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
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Misha – All We Will Become
Misha’s All We Will Become is apparently inspired by themes of “reincarnation and renewal”, and you can see why the idea of a fresh start m... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
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Mutual Benefit – Skip A Sinking Stone
Slipping effortlessly between wispy, lo-fi gospel and warm trails of orchestration, the second album from Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) doesn’t want ... Read more »| 11 May 2016 -
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Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Back in the day, before Spotify and YouTube, bands inspired tribes. Radiohead were part of your identity, where you placed yourself. It's still difficult to ... Read more »| 11 May 2016 -
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Methyl Ethel – Oh Inhuman Spectacle
Australian multi-instrumentalist Jake Webb explores a fascination with texture, arrangement and mood on his debut album. 4AD's patronage makes perfect s... Read more »| 11 May 2016