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AlbumsDamien Jurado – Visions of Us on the Land
The third entry in his informal Maraqopa trilogy – a string of rustic, lightly psychedelic records themed around an imaginary hippie commune &ndas... Read more »| 03 Mar 2016 -
AlbumsAidan Moffat – Where You’re Meant to Be
Recorded onstage in the musical hotbed that is Drumnadrochit, the companion piece to Paul Fegan’s new film sees Aidan and band on entertaining form, fu... Read more »| 03 Mar 2016 -
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Bob Mould – Patch the Sky
Having experienced a late career revival in recent years, Bob Mould returns in more reflective mood. No need to panic, Hüsker Dü fans: he&rsqu... Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
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Kiran Leonard – Grapefruit
Kiran Leonard's clattering songscapes describe a jumbled, dreamy, scatterbrained lack of concentration. But this unfocused direction, for all its confusion, ... Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
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Primal Scream – Chaosmosis
With its ersatz zeitgeisty commentary, the mish-mash title is, of course, a nightmare. Judge this one not by its cover but by electric lead single Where the ... Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
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Baauer – Aa
Since signing to LuckyMe in 2012, prodigal New York producer Baauer has enjoyed criticial acclaim, notably for his Dum Dum and ß EPs, but also for vari... Read more »| 02 Mar 2016
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The Thermals – We Disappear
Following the action-packed amorality of 2013’s Desperate Ground, The Thermals’ latest effort finds Hutch Harris aiming the camera squarely at th... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
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K-X-P – III (Part Two)
Formed from the darkest matter, the Finnish trio's latest completes a cycle that began with last year's III (Part One). Stark, ominous, unrelenting, it'... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
AlbumsLust For Youth – Compassion
Better Looking Brother, Compassion’s marathon lead single and standout moment, represents both the quintessential Lust For Youth track and a first step... Read more »| 27 Feb 2016 -
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New Albums This Week: Steve Mason, School of Seven Bells
The best new releases hitting the shelves this week, featuring the return of Beta Band mastermind Steve Mason, a heartfelt swansong from School of Seven Bells, and the long-awaited debut from Holy Esque Read more »| 26 Feb 2016 -
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Adam Stafford – Taser Revelations
Taser Revelations promises shock and awe in its title, and delivers on the latter. After 2013’s subtly transformational Imaginary Walls Collapse, Adam ... Read more »| 26 Feb 2016 -
AlbumsSchool of Seven Bells – SVIIB
When Alejandra Deheza and Benjamin Curtis started work on School of Seven Bells’ fourth album in the summer of 2012, they definitely had no thought tha... Read more »| 26 Feb 2016 -
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Underworld – Barbara Barbara We Face a Shining Future
Underworld’s first album in six years starts with what could arguably be described as their biggest banger since Beaucoup Fish's Kittens from 1999. I E... Read more »| 26 Feb 2016 -
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James – Girl at the End of the World
James enter their fourth decade with at least a sliver of their original, dissident character intact. Girl at the End of the World is, on one level, mor... Read more »| 26 Feb 2016 -
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Matthew Bourne – Moogmemory
The improvisational pianist, composer and winner of 2001's Perrier Jazz Award takes a step aside from his multiple collaborative projects to immerse himself ... Read more »| 25 Feb 2016