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AlbumsPrimus – Green Naugahyde
After some 12 years in absentia from the studio, Primus' return is a surprisingly consistent and rewarding listen. The lyrics are as gratifyingly bizarre as ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical
Having leapt to the top of NYC’s heavily stacked indie canon with their eponymous 2005 debut, Brooklyn’s CYHSY gained a fervent following with th... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsKono Michi – One More Day
Having made the transition from globally-recognised classical violinist to singer-songwriter, Brooklyn's Kono Michi evinces a healthy lack of interest in gen... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
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St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
"I was going for something a bit more direct, more tactile" says Annie Clark of her third album, a collection themed around an investigation of "those kind... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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Peter Wolf Crier – Garden of Arms
Peter Wolf Crier’s rustic debut drew comparisons to For Emma, Forever Ago, partly for some slight aesthetic similarities, and partly because the back-s... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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The Drums – Portamento
Following their critically-lauded debut of last year, Brooklyn trio the Drums seek on Portamento to cement their position as the foremost practitioners of me... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011
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Shimmering Stars – Violent Hearts
Shimmering Stars arrive to the reverb/Spector/dream-pop party fashionably late, with a record that makes no qualms about lifting hooks from bygone hit parade... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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Squarehead – Yeah Nothing
Yeah Nothing, the debut LP from Irish guitar pop trio Squarehead, forges links between Beach Boys-style overlapping vocal harmonies and a rougher-edged garag... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsJono McCleery – There Is
A product of the ever-diversifying Ninja Tune stable, Londoner Jono McCleery may have self-released his debut and been directed to the label's more rock-orie... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
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The Pineapple Chunks – A Dog Walked In
It’s hard to figure where an oddity like The Pineapple Chunks might fit in the grand scheme of things. Theirs is a sound slick with nostalgia, with hea... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsMariachi el Bronx – Mariachi el Bronx II
What made Mariachi el Bronx’s debut such an intriguing listen was just how accomplished it was, especially given the style’s untried nature for t... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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CANT – Dreams Come True
Dreams Come True is a collaboration between Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow, and it sounds – hold on to your hats! &nd... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Molly Wagger – Flambeaux
It’s difficult to get a handle on Molly Wagger: an ‘alternative space rock’ outfit signed to a label known predominantly for disco and elec... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
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Thundercat – The Golden Age of Apocalypse
Adorned in Native American Indian garb and feathery headdress, Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat appears to have all the credentials. Hailing from the hub of Sou... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
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Achren – The Forgotten King
It seems that 2011 was finally Achren’s year. Not only has it seen the blood metallers take the stage at Metalcamp, Wacken and Bloodstock but, after ei... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011