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AlbumsBlueflint – Maudy Tree
Blueflint's debut album, High Bright Morning, was deservedly lauded for its assured rustic charm. Maudy Tree draws, like its predecessor, upon bluegrass and ... Read more »| 21 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsNosferatu Pharmaceuticals – Banishes Groundless Fear, Wretchedness and Thoughts of Self Destruction
The Wasp, EDP’s most (in)famous synthesizer, has been a staple of bizarro electronica for over thirty years, but it’s doubtful that anyone has ma... Read more »| 21 Sep 2011 -
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The John Knox Sex Club – Raise Ravens
At a mere six tracks long, this second album from Glasgow’s John Knox Sex Club packs its weight within its densely layered, yet loose recordings. Compa... Read more »| 20 Sep 2011 -
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Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams
On their second outing, Los Angeles’ Dum Dum Girls absorb themselves with a clutch of more mature concerns than evidenced by their no-frills debut I Wi... Read more »| 19 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsRoots Manuva – 4everevolution
A Rodney Hylton Smith full-length usually comes with a guarantee of three things – rhymes that vary from the profound to the inexplicable, a hefty dose... Read more »| 19 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsTeletextile – Glass
It’s difficult to fault Pamela Martinez’s Brooklyn-based Teletextile project in terms of craftsmanship. The songs here are stitched together from... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011
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AlbumsObake – Obake
In Japanese folklore, an obake can either be a ghost or a shapeshifter, but no matter what definition you choose to adopt it’s an apt moniker for this ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Zweizz & Joey Hopkins – Zweizz & Joey Hopkins
Those who caught Zweizz on his Ulver opening slot recently can testify that he is not a force to be taken lightly, prone as he is to pouring sinister white n... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Pombagira - Iconoclast Dream
Way back in ’96, San Jose stoners Sleep recorded an album by the name of Dopesmoker and, while they weren’t too pleased with the label run-around... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Roll the Dice – In Dust
This Stockholm-based analogue synth duo, comprised of Malcolm Pardon and Fever Ray's Peder Mannerfelt, use their second LP to explore the same kinds of unash... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Silver Seas – Chateau Revenge
The third LP from Nashville's Silver Seas sees them further honing their brand of melancholy, country-inflected jangle-pop. It's deeply nostalgic music, but ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Evangelista – In Animal Tongue
Many of Constellation’s flagship acts – GYBE in particular – peddle an overwrought apocalypticism that has come to feel increasingly tired ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin
While perhaps better known for his collaborations with Ty Segall (who handles production duties here), Mikal Cronin uses his first solo venture both as a cha... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage
Diadem of 12 Stars was a serious shot in the arm for USBM, a swirl of angelic chants and infernal shrieks; since then, Wolves in the Throne Room have alterna... Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
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Remember Remember – The Quickening
With their 2008 eponymous debut, Remember Remember beautifully encapsulated the sound of glacial, epic orchestrations trapped in the body of one man and his ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2011