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AlbumsMonoganon – Songs to Swim To
While the songs on Monoganon’s debut 12" may have been around in some format for a while now, to write this LP off as a redundant expansion would be a ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsBill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
Considering the frequency that ageing pops up as a lyrical theme on Everything’s Getting Older, it’s appropriate that it took former Arab Strap m... Read more »| 18 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsAsobi Seksu – Fluorescence
It may seem a trite observation applicable to any band, but Asobi Seksu are at their best when they sound like themselves. Often, the Seksu listening experie... Read more »| 12 Apr 2011 -
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Nick Hudson and the Academy of Sun – My Antique Son
Nick Hudson’s audial explorations over the past few years have garnered him an impressive collection of admirers, from Meredith Monk to Current 93&rsqu... Read more »| 11 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsThe Great Nostalgic – Hope We Live Like We Promised
Like a poorly preserved Elvis Costello action figure, The Great Nostalgic have a seventies charm that by now is starting to smell a bit off, and they bear th... Read more »| 08 Apr 2011 -
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The Donkeys – Born With Stripes
I’m no zoologist, but a Donkey Born with Stripes would imply zebra parentage, making these San Diegans zedonks. If we instead delineate their genus fro... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011
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AlbumsPrimevals – Disinhibitor
Formed in Glasgow in the early eighties, Primevals are still flaunting their rock’n’roll chops with Disinhibitor as they approach their thirtieth... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Acid House Kings – Music Sounds Better With You
Acid House Kings have been indie-pop darlings for nearly two decades now, and by this stage could likely knock out gorgeous, heart-on-sleeve melodies in thei... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Sleepingdog – With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields
Sleepingdog is the musical lovechild of True Bypass’ Chantal Acda and Adam Wiltzie of Stars of the Lid fame; as angelic a collaboration as anyone famil... Read more »| 06 Apr 2011 -
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Prefuse 73 – The Only She Chapters
Followers of Guillermo Scott Herren’s work as leftfield electronica conjurer Prefuse 73 will naturally expect the unexpected, but his latest full-lengt... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
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Ancient Astronauts - Into Bass and Time
Hip hop, in recent years, has brought us grime, crunk, hyphy and footwork. Producers like Missy Elliot, Timbaland, Kanye, Jay-Z, The Neptunes, Wiley and Ti... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
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Low – C'mon
Low have been making beautiful albums for almost two decades now, but ninth effort C’mon may stand as their most gorgeous yet. The Minnesota trio have ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
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About Group – Start & Complete
About Group is the oddball side project of Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, compromising John Coxon of Spiritualized, Charles Hayward of This Heat and session... Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
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The Goldberg Sisters – The Goldberg Sisters
Adam Goldberg is The Hebrew Hammer, director of I Love Your Work, Julie Delpy’s squeeze in Two Days in Paris – oh, and Chandler Bing’s nutt... Read more »| 31 Mar 2011 -
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tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
How do you follow a debut that fashioned pieces of Dictaphone recordings into a dog-eared – but utterly bewitching – showpiece of low-fidelity po... Read more »| 31 Mar 2011