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AlbumsSilver 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 -
AlbumsEvangelista – 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 -
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Mastodon – The Hunter
A lot of great bands have come to an end prematurely due to pushing too hard in the studio, and it's to Mastodon's credit that they've been upfront about the... Read more »| 14 Sep 2011
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AlbumsÅrabrot – Solar Anus
While Georges Bataille may have defined the Solar Anus in the unifying language of sexual imagery, Årabrot have further developed it into this, a pseud... Read more »| 12 Sep 2011 -
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Boom Bip – Zig Zaj
In recent years, producer Bryan 'Boom Bip' Hollon has shown a desire to connect the dots between his electro-purist roots and the hippest realms of the indie... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsThe Shivers – More
Somehow, it’s taken five self-released albums for someone in the UK to prick up their ears and sign New York’s The Shivers. Johnny Lynch (aka The... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011 -
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Farewell Poetry – Hoping for the Invisible to Ignite
Oh Farewell Poetry, shall I compare thee to a Godspeed echo? Well, yes – you make it pretty difficult not to, with your serious atmosphere and evocativ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011 -
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iconAclass – For The Ones
Even the most devoted fan of Dälek must admit that rapper Will Brooks’s vocals often get drowned out by the industrial haze more than their eloque... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011 -
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Tori Amos – Night of Hunters
Eyebrows were raised when Myra Ellen Amos recently announced that her twelfth album would be released on prestigious classical label Deutsche Grammophon, but... Read more »| 05 Sep 2011 -
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Nurses – Dracula
If you find Animal Collective awesome in theory but too obtuse in reality, Nurses offer a safer, less pioneering alternative. They specialise in dub-psych do... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
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Trips and Falls – People Have to Be Told
Managing Trips and Falls, Preventing Trips and Falls, Avoid Trips and Falls, How to Reduce Trips and Falls… a cursory googling and it appears the whol... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsWATERS – Out in the Light
When Port O’Brien severed ties earlier this year, ending a solid (albeit unspectacular) run, Van Pierszalowski wasted no time upping sticks to Oslo, re... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011